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Acting · age 78

Dianne Wiest

Best rated: Edward Scissorhands (7.8)

Films
37
Avg rating
6.49
Peak run
1984’87
Oscar wins
2 of 3
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Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Dianne Wiest, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1984 to 1987, 7.105678198519901995200020052010201520202025Edward Scissorhands 7.8Cops and Robbersons 5.3Career avg 6.49

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Dianne Wiest's career barcodecoolhot
198237 films2026
Current formLast 5: 6.24 vs career 6.49 (−0.25)
  1. LLet Them All Talk2020 · 6.1−0.4
  2. LI Care a Lot2020 · 6.4−0.1
  3. WMy Father's Dragon2022 · 6.50.0
  4. LApartment 7A2024 · 5.9−0.6
  5. LPractical Magic 22026 · 6.3−0.2
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Dianne by the numbers

Average
6.49
32 rated films
Vote weighted
6.56
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.73
rating spread
Career
45y
1982 to 2026
Total votes
2.16M
across every film
Best
7.8
Edward Scissorhands
Worst
5.3
Cops and Robbersons
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
2026Practical Magic 2 posterPractical Magic 2Jet6.311,336
2026Closing NightDiane·44
2024Apartment 7A posterApartment 7AMinnie Castevet5.921,385
2022My Father's DragonIris6.54,324
2020Let Them All Talk posterLet Them All TalkSusan6.114,774
2020I Care a Lot posterI Care a LotJennifer Peterson6.4161K
2015Sisters posterSistersDeana Ellis6.074,014
2015Five Nights in MaineLucinda·961
2014The HumblingCarol5.57,653
2012Darling CompanionPenny5.24,142
2010Rabbit Hole posterRabbit HoleNat6.953,071
2008Passengers posterPassengersToni5.841,876
2007Dan in Real Life posterDan in Real LifeNana6.8112K
2006A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints posterA Guide to Recognizing Your SaintsFlori6.928,843
2002Thank You, Doctor ReyElisabeth Beaumont·613
2001I Am Sam posterI Am SamAnnie7.6164K
1998The Horse Whisperer posterThe Horse WhispererDiane Booker6.747,114
1998Practical Magic posterPractical MagicAunt Jet6.4124K
1996The AssociateSally6.29,767
1996The Birdcage posterThe BirdcageLouise Keeley7.3119K
Better together?

Dianne Wiest's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

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

Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.

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