Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest: Biography in Details

Who is Dianne Wiest?

Dianne Wiest is an award-winning American actress.

She has won the Academy Award twice in her career for Hannah and Her Sisters in 1986 and for Bullets over Broadway in 1994. Some of her notable films include The Purple Rose of Cairo, Radio Days, September, and a few more.

Additionally, she has also starred in the hit series Law & Order, and currently, she is playing Joan Short in Life in Pieces. Moreover, the Oscar Award-winning actress has also received two Primetime Emmy Awards.

How old is Dianne Wiest?

Dianne was born on March 28, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Currently, she is 74 years old.

Talking about her nationality, she is American and her ethnicity is unknown. She is the daughter of Anne Stewart and Bernard John Wiest. Furthermore, she has two brothers Greg and Don.

From the beginning of her childhood, she had a keen interest in acting and she began to learn from a very early age.

Moving towards her education, Dianne Wiest attended theatre at Nurnberg American High School. Later in 1969, she completed her graduation from the University of Maryland in Arts and Sciences.

Dianne Wiest: Professional life, Career

Dianne began her career in a major role in the TV series Zalmen: or, The Madness of God in 1975. Later, she also appeared in a couple of TV series such as Great Performances: Out of Our Father’s House, Road to Avonlea, and a few more.

In 1980, she landed her first film role as Gail in It’s My Turn. Furthermore, she was also featured in a couple of movies such as Face of Rage, Independence Day, Falling in Love, and a few more.

Back in 1984, she starred as Vi Moore in the musical film Footloose along with Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, and John Lithgow. Moreover, she rose to fame after appearing as Holly in the hit film Hannah and Her Sisters in 1986.

In addition, Dianne Wiest landed various big roles in movies which include Radio Days, The Lost Boys, Parenthood, and Cookie. Besides this, the veteran actress has also starred in the 1990 film Edward Scissorhands along with Johnny Depp.

Additionally, her big films also include The Scout, Bullets over Broadway, The Humbling, and much more.

Furthermore, Dianne Wiest has also starred in the hit series Law & Order, and currently, she is playing Joan Short in Life in Pieces. Since 2015, she has been playing Joan Short in the hit TV series Life in Pieces.

Awards

As of now, Dianne Wiest has won several awards for her various roles such as two Academy Awar in her career for Hannah and Her Sisters in 1986 and for Bullets over Broadway in 1994.

Moreover, the Oscar Award-winning actress has also received two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Dianne Wiest: Salary, Net Worth

Being a famous actress, she earns a handsome amount of money from her profession.

As of 2022, she has a net worth of $18 million.

Is Dianne Wiest involved in any rumors and controversies?

So far, there are not any drastic rumors regarding her personal and professional life. Moreover, she has never faced any controversy in her career to date.

It seems Dianne Wiest has total focus on her work rather than being stuck in any controversy.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Dianne Wiest has a height of 5 ft 5 inches and her weight is unknown. Furthermore, she has a pair of beautiful hazel eyes and brown hair.

Besides this, there is not any information regarding her other body measurements.

Social Media

Dianne Wiest is not active on social media at all.

As of now, she doesn’t hold any of these social accounts such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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