Two-time Academy Award(tm)-winner DIANNE WIEST (Diane Booker) has made unforgettable appearances in five Woody Allen films, including "The Purple Rose of Cairo," "September," "Radio Days," "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "Bullets Over Broadway." Wiest received the Academy Award(tm) for Best Supporting Actress for "Hannah and Her Sisters" and won the Academy Award(tm) for Best Actress for her outstanding portrayal of theater legend Helen Sinclaire in "Bullets Over Broadway."
Wiest also received an Academy Award(tm) nomination for her performance in Ron Howard's "Parenthood." Recently she starred in "The Birdcage" opposite Robin Williams and Nathan Lane, "The Associate" opposite Whoopi Goldberg, as well as in the forthcoming features "Practical Magic" and "Portofino."
In 1980, Wiest made her feature film debut in "It's My Turn," subsequently appearing in "I'm Dancing As Fast As I Can," "Falling in Love," "Footloose," "The Lost Boys," "Cookie," "Edward Scissorhands," "Little Man Tate," "The Scout" and "Cops and Robbersons." She starred in Peter Cohn's "Drunks," which was screened at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival, where the actress was personally honored with the Piper-Heidsieck Tribute for Independent Vision.
Wiest began her performing career touring with the American Shakespeare Company. In 1983, she won the Obie, Clarence Derwent and Theater World Awards for Best Actress for her off-Broadway performance in "The Art of Dining." She made her stage directing debut in "Not About Heroes" at the Williamstown Playhouse in 1985, and has starred in "In The Summer House," presented at Lincoln Center.
On television, Wiest starred in telefilms and as Lillian Hepworth on the Canadian series "Road to Avonlea," for which she won an Emmy Award in 1997.
