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