Catherine Keener

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Female

Birthday

1959-03-26 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Catherine Keener

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.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • Incredibles 2

    Incredibles 2

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

  • Get Out

    Get Out

  • The 40 Year Old Virgin

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

  • Joker: Folie à Deux

    Joker: Folie à Deux

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • The Croods: A New Age

    The Croods: A New Age

  • Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    Sicario: Day of the Soldado

  • Captain Phillips

    Captain Phillips

  • The Croods

    The Croods

  • Kidding

    Kidding

  • Walking and Talking

    Walking and Talking

  • Into the Wild

    Into the Wild

  • 8MM

    8MM

  • Trust

    Trust

  • Enough Said

    Enough Said

  • The Adam Project

    The Adam Project

  • An American Crime

    An American Crime

  • Begin Again

    Begin Again

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Box of Moonlight

    Box of Moonlight

  • Where the Wild Things Are

    Where the Wild Things Are

  • The Interpreter

    The Interpreter

  • Brand New Cherry Flavor

    Brand New Cherry Flavor

  • Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

    Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

  • If These Walls Could Talk

    If These Walls Could Talk

  • Elephant Song

    Elephant Song

  • No Future

    No Future

  • Switch

    Switch

  • The Ballad of Jack and Rose

    The Ballad of Jack and Rose

  • Being John Malkovich

    Being John Malkovich

  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

  • Capote

    Capote

  • Forever

    Forever

  • The Destiny of Marty Fine

    The Destiny of Marty Fine

  • About Last Night...

    About Last Night...

  • Maladies

    Maladies

  • Making Capote: Concept to Script

    Making Capote: Concept to Script

  • Full Frontal

    Full Frontal

  • Catchfire

    Catchfire

  • Show Me a Hero

    Show Me a Hero

  • Genova

    Genova

  • Out of Sight

    Out of Sight

  • The Cemetery Club

    The Cemetery Club

  • Synecdoche, New York

    Synecdoche, New York

  • War Story

    War Story

  • Ohara

    Ohara

  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

  • Living in Oblivion

    Living in Oblivion

  • S1m0ne

    S1m0ne

  • Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak

    Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak

  • Johnny Suede

    Johnny Suede

  • A Late Quartet

    A Late Quartet

  • Death to Smoochy

    Death to Smoochy

  • What Just Happened

    What Just Happened

  • Hamlet 2

    Hamlet 2

  • Cyrus

    Cyrus

  • Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

    Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

  • Friends with Money

    Friends with Money

  • Adaptation.

    Adaptation.

  • Survival Quest

    Survival Quest

  • The Soloist

    The Soloist

  • Little Pink House

    Little Pink House

  • November Criminals

    November Criminals

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • Polar Bear

    Polar Bear

  • Love of Your Life

    Love of Your Life

  • Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

    Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

  • Simpatico

    Simpatico

  • The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

    The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

  • Heroine of Hell

    Heroine of Hell

  • We Don't Belong Here

    We Don't Belong Here

  • Lovely & Amazing

    Lovely & Amazing

  • The Abduction of Allison Tate

    The Abduction of Allison Tate

  • Your Friends & Neighbors

    Your Friends & Neighbors

  • Boys

    Boys

  • The Real Blonde

    The Real Blonde

  • Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

    Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

  • Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

    Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

  • The Oranges

    The Oranges

  • Please Give

    Please Give

  • All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

    All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

  • Unless

    Unless

  • Nostalgia

    Nostalgia

  • Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home

    Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home

  • Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

    Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

  • Collaborators

    Collaborators