Catherine Keener
Acting
Born: 1959-03-26 in Miami, Florida, USA
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 Daily Show
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Seinfeld
Nina West
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Get Out
Missy Armitage
Incredibles 2
Evelyn Deavor (voice)
The Croods
Ugga (voice)
The Adam Project
Maya Sorian
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Cynthia Foards
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Sally Jackson
The Oscars
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Joker: Folie à Deux
Maryanne Stewart
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
Trish Piedmont
The Croods: A New Age
Ugga (voice)
Into the Wild
Jan Burres
Kidding
Deirdre Perera
Captain Phillips
Andrea Phillips
Modern Love
Julie
8MM
Amy Welles
Adaptation.
Catherine Keener (uncredited)
The Interpreter
Dot Woods
Being John Malkovich
Maxine Lund
Begin Again
Miriam Hart
Out of Sight
Adele Delisi
Show Me a Hero
Mary Dorman
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Ellie Zisman
Synecdoche, New York
Adele Lack
Trust
Lynn Cameron
The Soloist
Mary Weston
Accidental Love
Rep. Pam Hendrickson
Where the Wild Things Are
Mom
Death to Smoochy
Nora Wells
November Criminals
Fiona
Love of Your Life
Capote
Harper Lee
Friends with Money
Christine
Enough Said
Marianne
S1m0ne
Elaine Christian
Forever
Kase
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
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