Catherine Keener
Acting
1959-03-26 · Miami, Florida, USA
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.
movieWar Story
as Lee · 2014 · 4.1
movieJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
as Ellie Zisman · 2013 · 6.2
movieCaptain Phillips
as Andrea Phillips · 2013 · 7.5
movieEnough Said
as Marianne · 2013 · 6.7
movieThe Croods
as Ugga (voice) · 2013 · 6.9
movieDiscord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
as Self · 2013 · 2.0
movieLost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
as Narrator · 2012 · 6.4
movieA Late Quartet
as Juliette Gelbart · 2012 · 6.7
movieMaladies
as Catherine · 2012 · 5.3
movieAll Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
as Self · 2012 · 0.0
moviePeace, Love & Misunderstanding
as Diane Hudson · 2011 · 5.8
movieThe Oranges
as Paige Walling · 2011 · 5.5
movieTrust
as Lynn Cameron · 2010 · 6.5
movieCyrus
as Jamie · 2010 · 5.9
moviePlease Give
as Kate · 2010 · 6.2
moviePercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Sally Jackson · 2010 · 6.2
movieWhere the Wild Things Are
as Mom · 2009 · 6.5
movieCollaborators
as Self · 2009 · 0.0
movieTell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
as Herself · 2009 · 8.0
movieThe Soloist
as Mary Weston · 2009 · 6.7
movieGenova
as Barbara · 2009 · 5.6
movieSynecdoche, New York
as Adele Lack · 2008 · 7.5
movieWhat Just Happened
as Lou Tarnow · 2008 · 5.4
movieHamlet 2
as Brie Marschz · 2008 · 5.9