Acting
Catherine Keener
EN cinema · 82 credits
Born
26 March 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace
Miami, Florida, USA
Also known as Catherine Ann 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), 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
Filmography
Joker: Folie à Deux
as Maryanne Stewart
Polar Bear
as Narrator (voice)
The Adam Project
as Maya Sorian
No Future
as Claire
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
as Ugga (voice)
The Croods: A New Age
as Ugga (voice)
Nostalgia
as Donna Beam
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
as Cynthia Foards
Incredibles 2
as Evelyn Deavor (voice)
Little Pink House
as Susette Kelo
We Don't Belong Here
as Nancy Green
November Criminals
as Fiona
Get Out
as Missy Armitage
Unless
as Reta
Elephant Song
as Nurse Susan Peterson
Accidental Love
as Pam Hendrickson
Begin Again
as Miriam Hart
War Story
as Lee
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
as Ellie / Self
The Croods
as Ugga (voice)
Captain Phillips
as Andrea Phillips
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
as Ellie Zisman
Enough Said
as Marianne
A Late Quartet
as Juliette Gelbart
Maladies
as Catherine
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
as Narrator
The Oranges
as Paige Walling
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
as Diane Hudson
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Sally Jackson
Please Give
as Kate
Trust
as Lynn Cameron
Cyrus
as Jamie
Genova
as Barbara
Where the Wild Things Are
as Mom, Associate Producer
The Soloist
as Mary Weston
Synecdoche, New York
as Adele Lack
Hamlet 2
as Brie Marschz
What Just Happened
as Lou Tarnow
Into the Wild
as Jan Burres
An American Crime
as Gertrude Baniszewski
Friends with Money
as Christine
God Grew Tired of Us
Producer
The Interpreter
as Dot Woods
Capote
as Harper Lee
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
as Trish Piedmont
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
as Kathleen
Death to Smoochy
as Nora Wells
S1m0ne
as Elaine Christian
Full Frontal
as Lee
Lovely & Amazing
as Michelle Marks
Adaptation.
as Catherine Keener (uncredited)
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
2002
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
as Self
Being John Malkovich
as Maxine Lund
8MM
as Amy Welles
Simpatico
as Cecilia
Out of Sight
as Adele Delisi
The Real Blonde
as Mary
Box of Moonlight
as Floatie Dupre
Walking and Talking
as Amelia
Boys
as Jilly
Heroine of Hell
as Magda
Living in Oblivion
as Nicole Springer
The Cemetery Club
as Esther's Daughter (uncredited)
Johnny Suede
as Yvonne
Switch
as Steve's Secretary (Beth)
Catchfire
as Trucker's Girl
Survival Quest
as Cheryl
The Abduction of Allison Tate
as Linda Kellogg
About Last Night...
as Cocktail Waitress, Casting Assistant