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Actor · age 78

Dianne Wiest

Best rated (acting): Edward Scissorhands (7.7)

Acting films
46
Acting avg
6.36
Peak run
1984’87
Oscar wins
2 of 3
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Dianne Wiest, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1984 to 1987, 7.123456781980198519901995200020052010201520202025Edward Scissorhands 7.7Let Them All Talk 5.6Career avg 6.36

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Dianne Wiest's career barcodecoolhot
198047 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.31 vs career 6.36 (−0.05)
  1. LLet Them All Talk2020 · 5.6−0.8
  2. WI Care a Lot2021 · 6.6+0.2
  3. WMy Father's Dragon2022 · 7.0+0.6
  4. LApartment 7A2024 · 6.1−0.3
  5. LPractical Magic 22026 · 6.3−0.1
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Dianne by the numbers

Average
6.36
41 rated films
Vote weighted
6.51
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.85
rating spread
Career
47y
1980 to 2026
Total votes
56.4K
across every film
Best
7.7
Edward Scissorhands
Worst
5.6
Let Them All Talk
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026Closing NightDiane·1
2026Practical Magic 2 posterPractical Magic 2Aunt Jet6.3110
2024Apartment 7A posterApartment 7AMinnie Castevet6.1431
2022My Father's Dragon posterMy Father's DragonIris the Rhinoceros (voice)7.0125
2021I Care a Lot posterI Care a LotJennifer Peterson6.63,097
2020Let Them All Talk posterLet Them All TalkSusan5.6310
2018The Mule posterThe MuleMary6.95,512
2018Always at The CarlyleSelf6.725
2016Five Nights in Maine posterFive Nights in MaineLucinda5.139
2015Sisters posterSistersDeana Ellis6.01,507
2014The Humbling posterThe HumblingCarol5.1158
2012The Odd Life of Timothy Green posterThe Odd Life of Timothy GreenMs. Bernice Crudstaff7.01,282
2012Darling Companion posterDarling CompanionPenny5.0100
2011The Big Year posterThe Big YearBrenda Harris6.0918
2010Rabbit Hole posterRabbit HoleNat6.6681
2009Rage posterRageMiss Roth3.526
2008Passengers posterPassengersToni6.11,047
2008Synecdoche, New York posterSynecdoche, New YorkEllen Bascomb / Millicent Weems7.51,694
2007Dan in Real Life posterDan in Real LifeNana6.61,403
2007Dedication posterDedicationCarol6.4109
Better together?

Dianne Wiest's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Woody Allen and Dianne Wiest movies · Mia Farrow and Dianne Wiest movies · Michael Ritchie and Dianne Wiest movies

Takes

On Dianne Wiest

3 nominations, 2 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1995
    Dianne Wiest
    Won
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1990
    Dianne Wiest
    Nominated
  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1987
    Dianne Wiest
    Won

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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