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Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Department: Acting

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.

Known For

The Interpreter

The Interpreter

2005

Capote

Capote

2005

Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

1999

Out of Sight

Out of Sight

1998

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008

Into the Wild

Into the Wild

2007

Box of Moonlight

Box of Moonlight

1996

The 40 Year Old Virgin

The 40 Year Old Virgin

2005

8MM

8MM

1999

Friends with Money

Friends with Money

2006

Living in Oblivion

Living in Oblivion

1995

Genova

Genova

2009

Death to Smoochy

Death to Smoochy

2002

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010

Hamlet 2

Hamlet 2

2008

S1m0ne

S1m0ne

2002

An American Crime

An American Crime

2007

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

Please Give

Please Give

2010

If These Walls Could Talk

If These Walls Could Talk

1996

The Real Blonde

The Real Blonde

1998

Full Frontal

Full Frontal

2002

Johnny Suede

Johnny Suede

1991

Trust

Trust

2010

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009

Cyrus

Cyrus

2010

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

The Ballad of Jack and Rose

2005

The Soloist

The Soloist

2009

The Croods

The Croods

2013

Walking and Talking

Walking and Talking

1996

Polar Bear

Polar Bear

2022

Lovely & Amazing

Lovely & Amazing

2002

Simpatico

Simpatico

1999

Survival Quest

Survival Quest

1989

The Oranges

The Oranges

2011

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

2011

A Late Quartet

A Late Quartet

2012

Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips

2013

Maladies

Maladies

2012

Making Capote: Concept to Script

Making Capote: Concept to Script

2006

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

2013

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

2013

Enough Said

Enough Said

2013

Begin Again

Begin Again

2014

Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

2018

War Story

War Story

2014

Joker: Folie à Deux

Joker: Folie à Deux

2024

Elephant Song

Elephant Song

2015

What Just Happened

What Just Happened

2008

Accidental Love

Accidental Love

2015

We Don't Belong Here

We Don't Belong Here

2017

November Criminals

November Criminals

2017

Your Friends & Neighbors

Your Friends & Neighbors

1998

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

2014

Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home

Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home

2012

Collaborators

Collaborators

2009

Catchfire

Catchfire

1990

Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002

Unless

Unless

2016

Get Out

Get Out

2017

Switch

Switch

1991

Nostalgia

Nostalgia

2018

All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

2012

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

2018

Boys

Boys

1996

Incredibles 2

Incredibles 2

2018

Little Pink House

Little Pink House

2018

The Croods: A New Age

The Croods: A New Age

2020

Heroine of Hell

Heroine of Hell

1996

The Abduction of Allison Tate

The Abduction of Allison Tate

1986

Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak

Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak

2009

No Future

No Future

2021

The Adam Project

The Adam Project

2022

The Destiny of Marty Fine

The Destiny of Marty Fine

1996

About Last Night...

About Last Night...

1986

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

2021

The Cemetery Club

The Cemetery Club

1993

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

2002

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

2002

Love of Your Life

Love of Your Life

How and Why

How and Why

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Ohara

Ohara

1987

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Brand New Cherry Flavor

Brand New Cherry Flavor

2021

Forever

Forever

2018

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989

Show Me a Hero

Show Me a Hero

2015

Kidding

Kidding

2018

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

Modern Love

Modern Love

2019