Then and Now: What Happened to Your Fave 80s Actresses?

10. Dianne Wiest

A gifted actress, Dianne Wiest acted in many films in the 80s, many of them by iconic director Woody Allen like The Purple Rose of Cairo and September. Two other films, both directed by Woody Allen as well, was where she earned her two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress. They were Hannah and Her Sisters in 1986, and Bullets Over Broadway in 1994. For those that were born after her time, she might best be remembered as the character Peg Boggs in the movie Edward Scissorhands.

Wiest is also still actively working in both the big and small screens. Her latest project is a TV show called Life in Pieces, where she plays the character Joan Short. She has received two Primetime Emmy Awards for her work in television.