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