
Catherine Keener
1 FOLLOWER • 35 CREDITS • MAR 23, 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.
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Known For

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

The Oscars

Out of Sight

Incredibles 2

Into the Wild

The Adam Project

Synecdoche, New York

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

The Croods

November Criminals

Joker: Folie à Deux

The Croods: A New Age

Enough Said

Kidding

The Interpreter

Get Out

The 40 Year Old Virgin

Brand New Cherry Flavor

Capote

Trust

Living in Oblivion

Show Me a Hero

An American Crime

Where the Wild Things Are

Seinfeld
Production Credits
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