Catherine Keener
Acting
Born: Mar 26, 1959
From: Miami, Florida, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Croods | Ugga (voice) | 2013 | 6.935 |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Sally Jackson | 2010 | 6.2 |
| Please Give | Kate | 2010 | 6.2 |
| Trust | Lynn Cameron | 2010 | 6.548 |
| Cyrus | Jamie | 2010 | 5.932 |
| Genova | Barbara | 2009 | 5.6 |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Mom | 2009 | 6.501 |
| The Soloist | Mary Weston | 2009 | 6.671 |
| Synecdoche, New York | Adele Lack | 2008 | 7.546 |
| Hamlet 2 | Brie Marschz | 2008 | 5.9 |
| Into the Wild | Jan Burres | 2007 | 7.798 |
| An American Crime | Gertrude Baniszewski | 2007 | 7.304 |
| Friends with Money | Christine | 2006 | 5.148 |
| The Interpreter | Dot Woods | 2005 | 6.315 |
| Capote | Harper Lee | 2005 | 6.979 |
| The 40 Year Old Virgin | Trish Piedmont | 2005 | 6.42 |
| The Ballad of Jack and Rose | Kathleen | 2005 | 6.139 |
| Death to Smoochy | Nora Wells | 2002 | 5.925 |
| S1m0ne | Elaine Christian | 2002 | 5.975 |
| Full Frontal | Lee | 2002 | 4.637 |
| Being John Malkovich | Maxine Lund | 1999 | 7.4 |
| 8MM | Amy Welles | 1999 | 6.479 |
| Out of Sight | Adele Delisi | 1998 | 6.681 |
| The Real Blonde | Mary | 1998 | 5.379 |
| Box of Moonlight | Floatie Dupre | 1996 | 6.812 |
| If These Walls Could Talk | Becky | 1996 | 6.654 |
| Walking and Talking | Amelia | 1996 | 6.054 |
| Living in Oblivion | Nicole Springer | 1995 | 7.191 |
| The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Suzanne | 1992 | 5.118 |
| Johnny Suede | Yvonne | 1991 | 5.171 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1959 |
| From | Miami, Florida, USA |