Dianne Wiest

Academy Award-winning actress Dianne Wiest was a highly respected New York stage veteran who initially carved out a reputation for intense dramatic chops, but found herself more frequently cast in comedy when her career expanded to include feature films. A favorite of filmmaker Woody Allen, the director offered her every stage actress’ dream of playing complex, well-developed characters which she brought to sparkling life in films including “Hannah & Her Sisters” (1986) and “Bullets Over Broadway” (1994). Hollywood generally gave the versatile actress less adventurous work and Wiest obliged