Catherine Keener
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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
Credits
The Croods (2013)
as Ugga (voice)
Get Out (2017)
as Missy Armitage
Incredibles 2 (2018)
as Evelyn Deavor (voice)
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
as Cynthia Foards
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
as Maryanne Stewart
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
as Ugga (voice)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
as Sally Jackson
The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
as Trish Piedmont
The Adam Project (2022)
as Maya Sorian
Captain Phillips (2013)
as Andrea Phillips
Into the Wild (2007)
as Jan Burres
8MM (1999)
as Amy Welles
Being John Malkovich (1999)
as Maxine Lund
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
as Mom
Adaptation. (2002)
as Catherine Keener (uncredited)
Begin Again (2014)
as Miriam Hart
The Interpreter (2005)
as Dot Woods
Out of Sight (1998)
as Adele Delisi
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
as Adele Lack
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
as Ellie Zisman
The Soloist (2009)
as Mary Weston
November Criminals (2017)
as Fiona
Trust (2010)
as Lynn Cameron
S1m0ne (2002)
as Elaine Christian
Capote (2005)
as Harper Lee
An American Crime (2007)
as Gertrude Baniszewski
Death to Smoochy (2002)
as Nora Wells
Accidental Love (2015)
as Rep. Pam Hendrickson
Enough Said (2013)
as Marianne
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
as Terri
Friends with Money (2006)
as Christine
What Just Happened (2008)
as Lou Tarnow
About Last Night... (1986)
as Cocktail Waitress
Polar Bear (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Full Frontal (2002)
as Lee
A Late Quartet (2012)
as Juliette Gelbart
Catchfire (1990)
as Trucker's Girl
Living in Oblivion (1995)
as Nicole Springer
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (2014)
as Ellie / Self
Cyrus (2010)
as Jamie
Lovely & Amazing (2002)
as Michelle Marks
Johnny Suede (1991)
as Yvonne
Switch (1991)
as Steve's Secretary (Beth)
Please Give (2010)
as Kate
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
as Becky
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
as Diane Hudson
The Oranges (2011)
as Paige Walling
The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
as Kathleen
The Real Blonde (1998)
as Mary
We Don't Belong Here (2017)
as Nancy Green
Boys (1996)
as Jilly
Hamlet 2 (2008)
as Brie Marschz
Little Pink House (2018)
as Susette Kelo
Box of Moonlight (1996)
as Floatie Dupre
Elephant Song (2015)
as Nurse Susan Peterson
Love of Your Life (2026)
Actor
Simpatico (1999)
as Cecilia
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary (2002)
as Self
Nostalgia (2018)
as Donna Beam
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
as Suzanne
Unless (2016)
as Reta
Survival Quest (1989)
as Cheryl
No Future (2021)
as Claire
Walking and Talking (1996)
as Amelia
Collaborators (2009)
as Self
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks (2021)
as Ugga (voice)
The Cemetery Club (1993)
as Esther's Daughter (uncredited)
Genova (2009)
as Barbara
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding (2018)
as Self
Journeys North (1994)
as Magda
Heroine of Hell (1996)
as Magda
The Destiny of Marty Fine (1996)
as Lena
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set (2012)
as Self
Maladies (2012)
as Catherine
The Abduction of Allison Tate (1986)
as Linda Kellogg
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes (2002)
as Self
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009)
as Herself
How and Why (—)
as Alice
War Story (2014)
as Lee
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home (2012)
as Narrator
Making Capote: Concept to Script (2006)
as Self