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Early life. Wiest was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Her mother, Anne Stewart ( née Keddie), was a nurse. Her father, Bernard John Wiest, was a college dean and former psychiatric social worker for the U.S. Army. Her parents met in Algiers.
Playing Helen Buckman, the divorced mother of two difficult teenagers, Wiest was both touching and hilarious, and received her second Oscar nomination. Arguably her most beloved role came as Peg Boggs, the kindly Avon Lady who discovers the titular Edward Scissorhands (1990).
- Actress, Soundtrack
- March 28, 1946
Playing Helen Buckman, the divorced mother of two difficult teenagers, Wiest was both touching and hilarious, and received her second Oscar nomination. Arguably her most beloved role came as Peg Boggs, the kindly Avon Lady who discovers the titular Edward Scissorhands (1990) .
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Jun 28, 2023 · Dianne Wiest Parents: Meet Anne Stewart Wiest and Bernard John Wiest. Her mother, Anne Stewart (formerly Keddie), was a nurse and her father, Bernard John Wiest, was a college dean and former psychiatric social worker for the U.S. Army.
Dianne Wiest (actually Dianne E. Wiest) is an American stage, film and TV actress. Wiest was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Her mother, Anne Stewart (née Keddie), was born in Auchtermuchty, Scotland, and worked as a nurse.
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Dianne Wiest is an American actress. She portrays Mariam McLusky on Paramount+'s Mayor of Kingstown. Wiest was born in the city of Kansas City in the state of Missouri. Anne Stewart (née Keddie), her mother, was a nurse. Bernard John Wiest, her father, was a college dean and a former mental...
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