Catherine Keener
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1959-03-26 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Miami, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Catherine Ann Keener
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
TV Shows (12)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Seinfeld
1989
as Nina West
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Modern Love
2019
as Julie
Kidding
2018
as Deirdre Perera
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Show Me a Hero
2015
as Mary Dorman
Ohara
1987
Forever
2018
as Kase
Brand New Cherry Flavor
2021
as Boro
Movies (81)
Incredibles 2
2018
as Evelyn Deavor (voice)
Get Out
2017
as Missy Armitage
The Croods
2013
as Ugga (voice)
The Croods: A New Age
2020
as Ugga (voice)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
as Sally Jackson
The Adam Project
2022
as Maya Sorian
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
as Maryanne Stewart
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018
as Cynthia Foards
The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
as Trish Piedmont
Captain Phillips
2013
as Andrea Phillips
Into the Wild
2007
as Jan Burres
Being John Malkovich
1999
as Maxine Lund
8MM
1999
as Amy Welles
Begin Again
2014
as Miriam Hart
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
as Mom
November Criminals
2017
as Fiona
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Adele Lack
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
2013
as Ellie Zisman
Adaptation.
2002
as Catherine Keener (uncredited)
Accidental Love
2015
as Rep. Pam Hendrickson
Friends with Money
2006
as Christine
A Late Quartet
2012
as Juliette Gelbart
The Interpreter
2005
as Dot Woods
Out of Sight
1998
as Adele Delisi
Enough Said
2013
as Marianne
Trust
2010
as Lynn Cameron
Lovely & Amazing
2002
as Michelle Marks
About Last Night...
1986
as Cocktail Waitress
Your Friends & Neighbors
1998
as Terri
An American Crime
2007
as Gertrude Baniszewski
Switch
1991
as Steve's Secretary (Beth)
S1m0ne
2002
as Elaine Christian
Catchfire
1990
as Trucker's Girl
Polar Bear
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
2014
as Ellie / Self
The Oranges
2011
as Paige Walling
Full Frontal
2002
as Lee
Cyrus
2010
as Jamie
Simpatico
1999
as Cecilia
The Soloist
2009
as Mary Weston
Death to Smoochy
2002
as Nora Wells
Capote
2005
as Harper Lee
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Becky
Boys
1996
as Jilly
What Just Happened
2008
as Lou Tarnow
We Don't Belong Here
2017
as Nancy Green
Nostalgia
2018
as Donna Beam
Love of Your Life
2026
Please Give
2010
as Kate
Walking and Talking
1996
as Amelia
Unless
2016
as Reta
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
as Diane Hudson
Living in Oblivion
1995
as Nicole Springer
Elephant Song
2015
as Nurse Susan Peterson
The Real Blonde
1998
as Mary
The Cemetery Club
1993
as Esther's Daughter (uncredited)
Johnny Suede
1991
as Yvonne
No Future
2021
as Claire
Collaborators
2009
as Self
Hamlet 2
2008
as Brie Marschz
Little Pink House
2018
as Susette Kelo
Survival Quest
1989
as Cheryl
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
as Kathleen
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
as Suzanne
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
2002
as Self
Box of Moonlight
1996
as Floatie Dupre
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
2021
as Ugga (voice)
The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
as Lena
Genova
2009
as Barbara
Heroine of Hell
1996
as Magda
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
2012
as Self
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
as Self
Journeys North
1994
as Magda
War Story
2014
as Lee
Maladies
2012
as Catherine
The Abduction of Allison Tate
1986
as Linda Kellogg
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding
2018
as Self
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
2009
as Herself
Making Capote: Concept to Script
2006
as Self
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
2012
as Narrator
How and Why
as Alice
About Catherine Keener
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),… With 93 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Catherine Keener has appeared in 81 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Catherine Keener Movies
- Incredibles 2 (2018) — as Evelyn Deavor (voice)
- Get Out (2017) — as Missy Armitage
- The Croods (2013) — as Ugga (voice)
- The Croods: A New Age (2020) — as Ugga (voice)
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) — as Sally Jackson
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