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