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Catherine Keener

Catherine Keener

Acting · Production

Born March 26, 1959, 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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (11)
  • 2018Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding — Self
  • 2012All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set — Self
  • 2009Collaborators — Self
  • 2009Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak — Herself
  • 2006Making Capote: Concept to Script — Self
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
  • 2002Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary — Self
  • 2002Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes — Self
  • The Daily Show — Self
  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self - Guest
  • The Oscars — Self
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