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Catherine Keener

Acting 66 years old Miami, Florida, USA ★ 2.0
Born: March 26, 1959

Biography

Catherine Ann Keener (born March 26, 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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (94)

Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux Maryanne Stewart 2024
Polar Bear
Polar Bear Narrator (voice) 2022
The Adam Project
The Adam Project Maya Sorian 2022
No Future
No Future Claire 2021
Brand New Cherry Flavor
Brand New Cherry Flavor Boro 2021
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks Ugga (voice) 2021
The Croods: A New Age
The Croods: A New Age Ugga (voice) 2020
Modern Love
Modern Love Julie 2019
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding Self 2018
Forever
Forever Kase 2018
Kidding
Kidding Deirdre Perera 2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Cynthia Foards 2018
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2 Evelyn Deavor (voice) 2018
Little Pink House
Little Pink House Susette Kelo 2018
Nostalgia
Nostalgia Donna Beam 2018
November Criminals
November Criminals Fiona 2017
We Don't Belong Here
We Don't Belong Here Nancy Green 2017
Get Out
Get Out Missy Armitage 2017
Unless
Unless Reta 2016
Show Me a Hero
Show Me a Hero Mary Dorman 2015
Elephant Song
Elephant Song Nurse Susan Peterson 2015
Accidental Love
Accidental Love Rep. Pam Hendrickson 2015
Begin Again
Begin Again Miriam Hart 2014
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 Ellie / Self 2014
War Story
War Story Lee 2014
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Ellie Zisman 2013
Captain Phillips
Captain Phillips Andrea Phillips 2013
Enough Said
Enough Said Marianne 2013
The Croods
The Croods Ugga (voice) 2013
Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet Self 2013
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home Narrator 2012
A Late Quartet
A Late Quartet Juliette Gelbart 2012
Maladies
Maladies Catherine 2012
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set Self 2012
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding Diane Hudson 2011
The Oranges
The Oranges Paige Walling 2011
Trust
Trust Lynn Cameron 2010
Cyrus
Cyrus Jamie 2010
Please Give
Please Give Kate 2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Sally Jackson 2010
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are Mom 2009
Collaborators
Collaborators Self 2009
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak Herself 2009
The Soloist
The Soloist Mary Weston 2009
Genova
Genova Barbara 2009
Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York Adele Lack 2008
What Just Happened
What Just Happened Lou Tarnow 2008
Hamlet 2
Hamlet 2 Brie Marschz 2008
Into the Wild
Into the Wild Jan Burres 2007
An American Crime
An American Crime Gertrude Baniszewski 2007
Friends with Money
Friends with Money Christine 2006
Making Capote: Concept to Script
Making Capote: Concept to Script Self 2006
Capote
Capote Harper Lee 2005
The 40 Year Old Virgin
The 40 Year Old Virgin Trish Piedmont 2005
The Interpreter
The Interpreter Dot Woods 2005
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
The Ballad of Jack and Rose Kathleen 2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Adaptation.
Adaptation. Catherine Keener (uncredited) 2002
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes Self 2002
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary Self 2002
S1m0ne
S1m0ne Elaine Christian 2002
Full Frontal
Full Frontal Lee 2002
Lovely & Amazing
Lovely & Amazing Michelle Marks 2002
Death to Smoochy
Death to Smoochy Nora Wells 2002
Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich Maxine Lund 1999
Simpatico
Simpatico Cecilia 1999
8MM
8MM Amy Welles 1999
Your Friends & Neighbors
Your Friends & Neighbors Terri 1998
Out of Sight
Out of Sight Adele Delisi 1998
The Real Blonde
The Real Blonde Mary 1998
If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk Becky 1996
Box of Moonlight
Box of Moonlight Floatie Dupre 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Walking and Talking
Walking and Talking Amelia 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self - Guest 1996
Boys
Boys Jilly 1996
The Destiny of Marty Fine
The Destiny of Marty Fine Lena 1996
Heroine of Hell
Heroine of Hell Magda 1996
Living in Oblivion
Living in Oblivion Nicole Springer 1995
The Cemetery Club
The Cemetery Club Esther's Daughter (uncredited) 1993
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag Suzanne 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Johnny Suede
Johnny Suede Yvonne 1991
Switch
Switch Steve's Secretary (Beth) 1991
Catchfire
Catchfire Trucker's Girl 1990
Seinfeld
Seinfeld Nina West 1989
Survival Quest
Survival Quest Cheryl 1989
Ohara
Ohara 1987
The Abduction of Allison Tate
The Abduction of Allison Tate Linda Kellogg 1986
About Last Night...
About Last Night... Cocktail Waitress 1986
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Love of Your Life
Love of Your Life
How and Why
How and Why Alice
"American Arts & Culture" Presents John Horatio Malkovich: "Dance of Despair and Disillusionment"
"American Arts & Culture" Presents John Horatio Malkovich: "Dance of Despair and Disillusionment" Maxine

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