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Dianne Wiest

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  • Birth Place: Kansas City, MO
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/28/1948, Aries
  • 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:
  • 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 1999 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended the University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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