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Dianne Wiest

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Dianne Wiest: Biography

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Birth Place: Kansas City, MO
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/28/1948
Profession: Actor

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Dianne Wiest Fast Facts:

Was raised in Germany and all over the U.S. due to her father being in the Army.
Studied at New York's School of American Ballet.
During the 1979 production of The Art of Dining, a flaming dessert ignited her costume. She spent three weeks in the hospital with burns.
After watching the first-day rushes of Bullets Over Broadway, she was so disheartened with her "awful" performance that she asked director Woody Allen to fire her. He refused and she went on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her work.
Was the first actor to win two Oscars — for her work in 1985's Hannah and Her Sisters and 1994's Bullets Over Broadway — in films directed by same person (Allen).

Dianne Wiest Relationships:
Greg Wiest - Brother
Don Wiest - Brother
Emily Wiest - Daughter
Lily Wiest - Daughter
Melissa Winstone Wiest - Mother
Dianne Wiest Awards:
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Winner
1989 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1994 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
1986 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
2009 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
2006 Sundance Film Festival: Dramatic Special Jury Award: Best Ensemble Performance - Winner
1987 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
1994 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
College:
Attended University of Maryland, College Park, MD