Dianne Wiest

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Dianne Wiest may be best known for her Oscar winning supporting roles in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters and Bullets Over Broadway but has had other important roles in Allen's films Radio Days, September and The Purple Rose of Cairo and was also nominated for an OscarÂ for Best Supporting Actress in Ron Howard's Parenthood. Other memorable film appearances include Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands and Mike Nichols' The Birdcage. Wiest last appeared onstage in Wendy Wasserstein's Third at Lincoln Center and on Broadway with Al Pacino in Salome directed by Estelle

Parsons. Other theater appearances include The Shawl, Hunting Cockroaches, After the Fall, Beyond Therapy and The Art of Dining.

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Dianne Wiest Facts

Occupation	Actress
Birthday	March 28, 1948 (60)
Sign	Aries
Birthplace	Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Awards	1995 Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (for Bullets Over Broadway)
	1995 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture (for Bullets Over Broadway)
	1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role (for Bullets Over Broadway)
	1987 Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (for Hannah and Her Sisters)

Selected Filmography

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