Catherine Keener
Biography
Catherine Ann Keener (born March 23, 1959) is an American actress. Considered one of the independent film industry's most reliable performers, Keener is known for portraying disgruntled and melancholic yet sympathetic women in independent films, as well as supporting roles in studio films. She has been twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Being John Malkovich (1999) and for her portrayal of author Harper Lee in Capote (2005). Keener also appeared in the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Into the Wild (2007), Synecdoche, New York (2008), and Get Out (2017), which were all well received by critics. Keener is the muse of director Nicole Holofcener, having appeared in each of Holofcener's first five films. She also appeared in each of director Tom DiCillo's first four films, and three films directed by Spike Jonze. From 2018 to 2020, she starred in the Showtime dramedy series Kidding.
Known For
Dot Woods
The Interpreter
Harper Lee
Capote
Maxine Lund
Being John Malkovich
Adele Delisi
Out of Sight
Adele Lack
Synecdoche, New York
Jan Burres
Into the Wild
Floatie Dupre
Box of Moonlight
Trish Piedmont
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Amy Welles
8MM
Christine
Friends with Money
Nicole Springer
Living in Oblivion
Barbara
Genova
Nora Wells
Death to Smoochy
Sally Jackson
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Elaine Christian
S1m0ne
Brie Marschz
Hamlet 2
Gertrude Baniszewski
An American Crime
Suzanne
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Kate
Please Give
Becky
If These Walls Could Talk
Mary
The Real Blonde
Lee
Full Frontal
Yvonne
Johnny Suede
Lynn Cameron
Trust
Mom
Where the Wild Things Are
Jamie
Cyrus
Kathleen
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Mary Weston
The Soloist
Ugga (voice)
The Croods
Amelia
Walking and Talking
Narrator (voice)
Polar Bear
Michelle Marks
Lovely & Amazing
Cecilia
Simpatico
Cheryl
Survival Quest
Paige Walling
The Oranges
Diane Hudson
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Juliette Gelbart
A Late Quartet
Andrea Phillips
Captain Phillips
Catherine
Maladies
Self
Making Capote: Concept to Script
Self
Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
Ellie Zisman
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Marianne
Enough Said
Miriam Hart
Begin Again
Self
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding
Lee
War Story
Maryanne Stewart
Joker: Folie à Deux
Nurse Susan Peterson
Elephant Song
Lou Tarnow
What Just Happened
Rep. Pam Hendrickson
Accidental Love
Nancy Green
We Don't Belong Here
Fiona
November Criminals
Terri
Your Friends & Neighbors
Ellie / Self
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Herself
Collaborators
Narrator
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
Trucker's Girl
Catchfire
Catherine Keener (uncredited)
Adaptation.
Reta
Unless
Missy Armitage
Get Out
Steve's Secretary (Beth)
Switch
Donna Beam
Nostalgia
Self
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
Cynthia Foards
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Jilly
Boys
Evelyn Deavor (voice)
Incredibles 2
Susette Kelo
Little Pink House
Ugga (voice)
The Croods: A New Age
Magda
Heroine of Hell
Linda Kellogg
The Abduction of Allison Tate
Herself
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Claire
No Future
Maya Sorian
The Adam Project
Cocktail Waitress
About Last Night...
Lena
The Destiny of Marty Fine
Ugga (voice)
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Esther's Daughter (uncredited)
The Cemetery Club
Self
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Self
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Female
Birthday
1959-03-26
Place of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Also Known As
Catherine Ann Keener