
Catherine Keener
1 FOLLOWER • 34 CREDITS • MAR 23, 1959 • 66
Biography
Catherine Ann Keener (born March 23, 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.
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Known For

The Daily Show

L.A. Law

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Forever

Modern Love

Captain Phillips

Switch

The Oscars

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Incredibles 2

Out of Sight

Into the Wild

The Adam Project

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Synecdoche, New York

November Criminals

The Croods

The Croods: A New Age

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Joker: Folie à Deux

Kidding

Get Out

The Interpreter

Enough Said

An American Crime

Trust

The 40 Year Old Virgin

Brand New Cherry Flavor

Show Me a Hero

Capote

Living in Oblivion

Where the Wild Things Are

Seinfeld
Production Credits
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