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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1959-03-26 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

2024

Joker: Folie à Deux as Maryanne Stewart

2022

Polar Bear as Narrator (voice)
The Adam Project as Maya Sorian

2021

2020

The Croods: A New Age as Ugga Crood (voice)

2019

Modern Love as Julie

2018

Nostalgia as Donna Beam
Sicario: Day of the Soldado as Cynthia Foards
Incredibles 2 as Evelyn Deavor (voice)
Little Pink House as Susette Kelo
Forever as Kase
Kidding as Deirdre

2017

We Don't Belong Here as Nancy Green
Get Out as Missy Armitage

2016

Unless as Reta

2015

Elephant Song as Nurse Susan Peterson
Accidental Love as Rep. Pam Hendrickson
Show Me a Hero as Mary Dorman

2014

Begin Again as Miriam Hart
War Story as Lee

2013

2012

2011

The Oranges as Paige Walling

2010

Please Give as Kate
Trust as Lynn Cameron
Cyrus as Jamie

2009

2008

Synecdoche, New York as Adele Lack
Hamlet 2 as Brie Marschz
What Just Happened as Lou Tarnow

2007

Into the Wild as Jan Burres
An American Crime as Gertrude Baniszewski

2006

2005

The Interpreter as Dot Woods
Capote as Harper Lee
The 40 Year Old Virgin as Trish Piedmont

2003

2002

Death to Smoochy as Nora Wells
S1m0ne as Elaine Christian
Lovely & Amazing as Michelle Marks
Adaptation. as Catherine Keener (uncredited)

1999

Being John Malkovich as Maxine Lund
8MM as Amy Welles
Simpatico as Cecilia

1998

1996

1995

Living in Oblivion as Nicole Springer

1993

The Cemetery Club as Esther's Daughter (uncredited)

1992

1991

Johnny Suede as Yvonne
Switch as Steve's Secretary (Beth)

1990

Catchfire as Trucker's Girl

1989

Survival Quest as Cheryl
Seinfeld as Nina West

1987

1986

About Last Night... as Cocktail Waitress
L.A. Law as Waitress (uncredited)

1953

The Oscars as Self

Production

2009

Where the Wild Things Are as Associate Producer

2006

1986

About Last Night... as Casting Assistant