Dianne Wiest

Biography

Born 03/28/1948

Academy Award-winning actress Dianne Wiest was a highly respected New York stage veteran who initially carved out a reputation for intense dramatic chops, but found herself more frequently cast in comedy when her career expanded to include feature films. A favorite of filmmaker Woody Allen, the...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2008, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
In 2006, received Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Dramatic
In 1997, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

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Highlights

In 2009, Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
In 2008, Cast as Paul's (Gabriel Byrne) own therapist and mentor in the HBO series, "In Treatment"; earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominatios in 2009 for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
In 2007, Played the mother of Dane Cook and Steve Carell in "Dan in Real Life"

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Family & Companions

Sam Cohn: together in the 1980s
father: Former reconnaissance pilot for the army; met Wiest's mother in Algiers during WWII
mother: Scottish; met Wiest's father in Algiers during WWII

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