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Dianne Wiest (1948-) is an Oscar® winning American actress. She has twice won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for the Woody Allen films Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Bullets over Broadway (1994). Dianne Wiest’s IMDb page shows over 60 acting credits since 1975. This page will rank Dianne Wiest movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.
Dianne Wiest Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Dianne Wiest Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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The Best of IMDb Trivia on Dianne Wiest
1. Dianne Wiest was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1948.
2. Along with Shelley Winters, Dianne Wiest is one of only two actresses to have won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actress on two occasions: Winters won for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965) and Wiest won for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Bullets Over Broadway (1994).
3. Dianne Wiest appeared in five films directed by Woody Allen: The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Radio Days (1987), September (1987) and Bullets Over Broadway (1994).
4. Dianne Wiest is just 9ye ars older than Lori Singer, who played her daughter in Footloose (1984)
Check out Dianne Wiest’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Dianne is # 742 on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors she has appeared with on the list.
2 HARVEY KEITEL Falling in Love (1984)
5 MICHAEL CAINE Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
6 ROBERT DE NIRO Falling in Love (1984)
12 MAX VON SYDOW Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
39 JIM BROADBENT Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
39 JIM BROADBENT Robots (2005)
61 JACK PALANCE Cops and Robbersons (1994)
64 TOM WILKINSON DEDICATION (2007)
69 ALAN ARKIN Edward Scissorhands (1990)
72 KIEFER SUTHERLAND Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
72 KIEFER SUTHERLAND The Lost Boys (1987)
74 GENE HACKMAN The Birdcage (1996)
78 JASON ROBARDS Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
78 JASON ROBARDS Parenthood (1989)
83 RICHARD JENKINS DARLING COMPANION (2012)
83 RICHARD JENKINS Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
85 JACK WARDEN Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
85 JACK WARDEN September (1987)
88 SAM NEILL The Horse Whisperer (1998)
95 JAMES EARL JONES Robots (2005)
99 JOHN TURTURRO Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
100 ELI WALLACH The Associate (1996)
103 CLINT EASTWOOD THE MULE (2018)
108 M. EMMET WALSH Cops and Robbersons (1994)
118 STEVE BUSCEMI Rage (2009/I)
136 JOHNNY DEPP Edward Scissorhands (1990)
148 WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Associate (1996)
169 CLINT HOWARD Parenthood (1989)
174 ANJELICA HUSTON The Big Year (2011)
176 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Robots (2005)
184 NICOLE KIDMAN Practical Magic (1998)
184 NICOLE KIDMAN Rabbit Hole (2010)
185 JOHN CUSACK Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
186 MICHAEL DOUGLAS It’s My Turn (1980)
188 MICHELLE PFEIFFER I Am Sam (2001)
190 MIKE STARR Radio Days (1987)
190 MIKE STARR The Birdcage (1996)
196 JUDI DENCH Rage (2009/I)
202 ERIC ROBERTS A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
205 PETER FALK Cookie (1989)
206 STANLEY TUCCI Robots (2005)
207 DENHOLM ELLIOTT September (1987)
209 KEANU REEVES Parenthood (1989)
219 OWEN WILSON The Big Year (2011)
225 BOB BALABAN Dedication (2007)
225 BOB BALABAN Little Man Tate (1991)
225 BOB BALABAN Rage (2009/I)
236 FAYE DUNAWAY Drunks (1995)
237 MERYL STREEP Falling in Love (1984)
247 JOHN WOOD The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
248 WOODY ALLEN Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
248 WOODY ALLEN Radio Days (1987)
251 SIMON CALLOW MERCI DR REY! (2002)
252 ROSARIO DAWSON A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
255 EDWARD HERRMANN The Lost Boys (1987)
255 EDWARD HERRMANN The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
262 WALLACE SHAWN Radio Days (1987)
263 DANNY AIELLO Radio Days (1987)
263 DANNY AIELLO The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
267 ROBIN WILLIAMS Robots (2005)
267 ROBIN WILLIAMS The Birdcage (1996)
274 MIA FARROW Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
274 MIA FARROW Radio Days (1987)
274 MIA FARROW September (1987)
274 MIA FARROW The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
275 PAUL GIAMATTI Robots (2005)
278 AUSTIN PENDLETON The Associate (1996)
293 ALLISON JANNEY THE ASSOCIATE (1996)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN I Am Sam (2001)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN Parenthood (1989)
306 JOHN LEGUIZAMO Rage (2009/I)
306 JOHN LEGUIZAMO SISTERS (2015)
307 DAN HEDAYA I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
307 DAN HEDAYA Robots (2005)
307 DAN HEDAYA THE HUMBLING (2015)
317 ANDY GARCIA THE MULE (2018)
318 STOCKARD CHANNING Practical Magic (1998)
320 BOB GUNTON Cookie (1989)
334 ROBERT REDFORD The Horse Whisperer (1998)
336 JACK BLACK The Big Year (2011)
340 ROBERT DAVI Cops and Robbersons (1994)
350 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS The Horse Whisperer (1998)
351 BRENDAN FRASER The Scout (1994)
354 WILLIAM H. MACY Radio Days (1987)
359 DIANE KEATON DARLING COMPANION (2012)
359 DIANE KEATON Radio Days (1987)
361 JOHN LITHGOW Footloose (1984)
361 JOHN LITHGOW I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
362 KEVIN POLLAK The Big Year (2011)
363 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Synecdoche, New York (2008)
377 JEFF DANIELS Radio Days (1987)
377 JEFF DANIELS The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
378 JODIE FOSTER Little Man Tate (1991)
382 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
385 LAURENCE FISHBURNE THE MULE (2018)
392 BRIAN DENNEHY The Big Year (2011)
403 AL PACINO THE HUMBLING (2015)
413 RANCE HOWARD Parenthood (1989)
423 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH Synecdoche, New York (2008)
433 JAMES BROLIN SISTERS (2015)
436 JANE BIRKIN MERCI DR REY! (2002)
440 JUDE LAW Rage (2009/I)
444 DEBI MAZAR Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
444 DEBI MAZAR Little Man Tate (1991)
450 KEVIN BACON Footloose (1984)
454 JAMES GAMMON It’s My Turn (1980)
460 SEAN PENN I Am Sam (2001)
464 BEN STILLER DEDICATION (2007)
464 BEN STILLER THE BIG YEAR (2011)
468 EWAN MCGREGOR Robots (2005)
469 VINCENT PRICE Edward Scissorhands (1990)
472 JACK KEHLER Cops and Robbersons (1994)
480 KEVIN CORRIGAN Drunks (1995)
492 DYLAN BAKER THE HUMBLING (2015)
493 SAM WATERSTON Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
493 SAM WATERSTON September (1987)
508 BARBARA HERSHEY Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
522 WINONA RYDER Edward Scissorhands (1990)
538 AMANDA PLUMMER Drunks (1995)
546 STEVE MARTIN Parenthood (1989)
546 STEVE MARTIN The Big Year (2011)
573 RICHARD SCHIFF I Am Sam (2001)
584 JENNIFER TILLY Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
587 CHRIS PENN Footloose (1984)
605 LIONEL STANDER Cookie (1989)
617 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Rabbit Hole (2010)
620 HANK AZARIA THE BIRDCAGE (1996)
630 MIRIAM MARGOLYES Not Afraid, Not Afraid (2001)
633 CHEVY CHASE Cops and Robbersons (1994)
659 SAM SHEPARD Darling Companion (2012)
670 J.T. WALSH Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
679 RICHARD MASUR I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
680 PARKER POSEY Drunks (1995)
686 SAM ROCKWELL Drunks (1995)
694 KEVIN KLINE DARLING COMPANION (2012)
706 RICHARD PORTNOW Radio Days (1987)
710 SETH GREEN RADIO DAYS (1987)
716 TOM NOONAN SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (2008)
735 SCARLETT JOHANSSON The Horse Whisperer (1998)
735 SCARLETT JOHANSSON Woody Allen: A Documentary (2012)
778 SANDRA BULLOCK Practical Magic (1998)
786 CORBIN BERNSEN The Big Year (2011)
789 EMILY BLUNT DAN IN REAL LIFE (2007)
806 TIM BLAKE NELSON THE BIG YEAR (2011)
813 DAVID MORSE PASSENGERS (2008)
813 DAVID MORSE THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN (2012)
826 MICHAEL PENA THE MULE (2018)
831 COLLEEN CAMP The Associate (1996)
836 JOSEF SOMMER Independence Day (1983)
843 CHRIS COOPER The Horse Whisperer (1998)
856 VICTOR ARGO Falling in Love (1984)
874 DAVID KEITH Independence Day (1983)
877 LLOYD NOLAN Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
879 JAY LENO Robots (2005)
879 JAY LENO The Birdcage (1996)
880 SARAH JESSICA PARKER Footloose (1984)
895 TIM GUINEE THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN (2012)
905 CHRISTINE BARANSKI THE BIRDCAGE (1996)
911 EDIE FALCO BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (1994)
919 ANTHONY ANDERSON THE BIG YEAR (2011)
926 AIDAN QUINN Practical Magic (1998)
929 CATHERINE KEENER Synecdoche, New York (2008)
930 DANIEL STERN Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
930 DANIEL STERN I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
930 DANIEL STERN It’s My Turn (1980)
951 GREG KINNEAR Robots (2005)
952 SANDRA OH RABBIT HOLE (2010)
965 KATHLEEN QUINLAN Independence Day (1983)
986 KENNETH WELSH Falling in Love (1984)
986 KENNETH WELSH Radio Days (1987)
997 NATHAN LANE THE BIRDCAGE (1996)
HM (655) J. K. SIMMONS The Scout (1994)
HM (834) NICOL WILLIAMSON I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
Dianne has appeared with 32 Oscar winners.
AL PACINO THE HUMBLING (2015)
ALAN ARKIN Edward Scissorhands (1990)
ALLISON JANNEY THE ASSOCIATE (1996)
ANJELICA HUSTON The Big Year (2011)
ANNE HATHAWAY Passengers (2008)
CHRIS COOPER The Horse Whisperer (1998)
DIANE KEATON DARLING COMPANION (2012)
DIANE KEATON Radio Days (1987)
FAYE DUNAWAY Drunks (1995)
GENE HACKMAN The Birdcage (1996)
GERALDINE PAGE I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
HALLE BERRY Robots (2005)
J. K. SIMMONS The Scout (1994)
JACK PALANCE Cops and Robbersons (1994)
JASON ROBARDS Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
JASON ROBARDS Parenthood (1989)
JIM BROADBENT Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
JIM BROADBENT Robots (2005)
JODIE FOSTER Little Man Tate (1991)
JOE PESCI I’m Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
JUDI DENCH Rage (2009/I)
JULIETTE BINOCHE DAN IN REAL LIFE (2007/I)
KEVIN KLINE DARLING COMPANION (2012)
MARY STEENBURGEN I Am Sam (2001)
MARY STEENBURGEN Parenthood (1989)
MERYL STREEP Falling in Love (1984)
MICHAEL CAINE Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
MICHAEL DOUGLAS It’s My Turn (1980)
NICOLE KIDMAN Practical Magic (1998)
NICOLE KIDMAN Rabbit Hole (2010)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Synecdoche, New York (2008)
ROBERT DE NIRO Falling in Love (1984)
ROBIN WILLIAMS Robots (2005)
ROBIN WILLIAMS The Birdcage (1996)
SAM ROCKWELL Drunks (1995)
SANDRA BULLOCK Practical Magic (1998)
SEAN PENN I Am Sam (2001)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Associate (1996)
Hey Dan. Thanks for these trivia filled lists on Dianne Wiest. I would have thought her ranking was close to the 742nd that you mention. She has been a pretty busy actress since the 1980s…though she seems to be slowing down now. Looking at the first list…and the most frequent co-star is Mia Farrow which is not really a surprise…especially when you consider the Woody Allen factor. 32 Oscar winning co-stars is better than average. Although she and Michael Caine won Oscars for Hannah and Her Sisters….not thinking they did much acting together. Seems he did most of his scenes with Farrow and Hershey and she did most of her scenes with Farrow, Hershey and Caine. Good stuff as always.
I’ve seen 6 of the 39 films on the chart, less than I thought.
Favorite movies are – The Lost Boys, Parenthood, Robots and Edward Scissorhands.
I’ve also seen – The Purple Rose of Cairo and Bright Lights Big City.
I’ve only seen bits of her highest rated film Hannah and her Sisters, and her most successful film The Birdcage.
The Lost Boys is an old favorite I’ve watched many times over the decades, usually at Halloween.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
p.s. Holly Hunter is still floating around at the top of the page.
Hey Steve. Thanks for the input on our Diannnne Holly Wiest Hunter page. I have seen 27 of her movies. Surprised you have only seen 6 of her movies…..especially since many are pretty big movies. Hannah and Her Sisters, The Mule, Footloose and Birdcage seem like movies you would have seen. As for your favorites…right there with you on Parenthood and The Lost Boys. I am not a huge music person…but I love the music in that one. Thanks for the headsup and yet another error that was in this page. Good stuff.
Hey Bob….I am thinking I should delete this message.
GOOD THINKING BATMAN!
I would be grateful if you WOULD delete yesterday’s 9.47am post. As you can see it is a jumble that somehow came together from 3 different copy posts in my archives and I then posted the result by mistake.
I realized my error about halfway thru the 5 mins you allow for editing and I actually requested a cancellation and was told by your system that the request had been granted, but obviously the latter didn’t proceed. Apologies for the inconvenience.
I have seen 6 Dianne Wiest movies.
The HIGHEST Rated movie I have seen is The Birdcage.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Parenthood.
Favourite Dianne Wiest Movies:
Edward Sissorhands
The Birdcage
The Horse Whisperer
Footloose
Other Dianne Wiest Movies I Have Seen:
I Am Sam
Bright Lights, Big City
Hey Flora. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Dianne Wiest. I am impressed with your movie count. I would have guessed a smaller total. I have seen 27 of her movies…..including the six you have seen. I did not enjoy The Birdcage as much as I thought I would…mainly because I did not find it very funny. I would recommend Parenthood… I think you would enjoy it. Good stuff as always.
Dianne has a reported net worth of $18 million dollars and IMDB credits her with 34 acting awards and 27 noms. Most if not all of the awards and noms are in the official supporting actress category.
I have tended at times to confuse Dianne with Louise Fletcher of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest as to my eye they have borne a physical resemblance to each other at certain stages of the lives.
However I’m not overly-familiar with the work of either actress and I have seen just 2 of Dianne’s films: Falling in Love and The Horse Whisperer.
Hey Bob. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Surprised that you have only seen two of her movies. Shocked that you have not seen one of the movies that Sir Michael Caine won an Oscar for…..Hannah and Her Sisters. Tally count: Me 27,Flora 6 and you two. Interesting that you get her mixed up with Louise Fletcher. No argument from me about her being a supporting actress. Looks like supporting thespians can earn some good money too. Good stuff.
Although it featured two of my own all-time faves [Sir Maurice and Babs Hershey] I never watched Myrna and Her Sisters because I didn’t like Woody Allen when the film came out.
However since then I’ve seen his Blue Jasmine and Midnight in Manchester so I have revised my opinion of the great Allen Stewart Konigsberg as a director/writer [though not as a performer] and ‘Sisters’ is therefore on my ‘to see as soon as possible’ list.
So I am like the guy with the wheelbarrow: it’s all in front of me! Take care