Dianne Wiest to guest star on 'The Blacklist'

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Double Oscar-winning actress Dianne Wiest is to guest star next month on the U.S. drama series "The Blacklist," TVLine reported.

Wiest will play the kind, sympathetic head of Amnesty United, an organization opposed to the death penalty, the website said.

The actress' film credits include "Bullets Over Broadway," "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Practical Magic," "Edward Scissorhands" and "The Lost Boys."