Dianne Wiest Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography, Children

Posted by Merna Tatro on Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Dianne Wiest Quick Info
Height5 ft 4½ in
Weight63 kg
Date of BirthMarch 28, 1948
Zodiac SignAries
Eye ColorBlue-Green

Dianne Wiest is an Oscar-winning American actress who has given stellar performances in films like Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Bullets over Broadway (1994), Footloose (1984), The Lost Boys (1987), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Synecdoche, New York (2008), etc.

Born Name

Dianne Evelyn Wiest

Nick Name

Dianne

Sun Sign

Aries

Born Place

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Dianne attended the Nurnberg American High School. She earned a degree in Arts and Sciences from the University of Maryland in 1969.

Occupation

Actress

Family

  • Father – Bernard Wiest (Psychiatric Social Worker, College Dean)
  • Mother – Anne Keddie (Nurse)
  • Siblings – Greg Wiest (Brother), Don Wiest (Brother)

Net Worth

Dianne’s net worth was $500,000 according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 4½ in or 164 cm

Weight

63 kg or 139 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Dianne Wiest has dated –

  • Sam Cohn – During the 1980s, the Life in Pieces actress was in a relationship with talent agent Sam Cohn for nearly 3 years.
  • She has adopted 2 daughters named Emily Wiest and Lily Wiest.
  • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    She has Scottish ancestry on her mother’s side and is of German, Croatian, and Italian descent on her father’s side.

    Hair Color

    Red

    Eye Color

    Blue-Green

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Soft-spoken voice

    Dianne Wiest Facts

  • She bears a striking resemblance to another Oscar-winning actress, Renee Zellweger.
  • Her last name is pronounced as ‘Wee-st’.
  • She won both of her ‘Best Supporting Actress’ Oscars for Hannah and Her Sisters in 1987 and Bullets Over Broadway in 1995 under the direction of Woody Allen.
  • Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt named Wiest as his all-time favorite actress.
  • She appeared as District Attorney Nora Lewin in 3 different television series: Law & Order (2000-2002), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2001-2002), and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).
  • Featured Image by MC1 Chad J. McNeeley, U.S. Navy / Wikimedia / Public Domain

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