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