
Catherine Keener
1 FOLLOWER • 36 CREDITS • MAR 26, 1959 • 66
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

Seinfeld

The Oscars

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Daily Show

L.A. Law

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Forever

Modern Love

Captain Phillips

Switch

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Out of Sight

8MM

The Adam Project

Into the Wild

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Incredibles 2

Synecdoche, New York

November Criminals

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Joker: Folie à Deux

The Croods

The Croods: A New Age

The Interpreter

Enough Said

Kidding

Get Out

Living in Oblivion

Show Me a Hero

An American Crime

Trust

Where the Wild Things Are

Capote

The 40 Year Old Virgin

Brand New Cherry Flavor
Production Credits
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