Catherine Keener

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

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

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Get Out

    Get Out

  • Incredibles 2

    Incredibles 2

  • Kidding

    Kidding

  • Elephant Song

    Elephant Song

  • The Croods: A New Age

    The Croods: A New Age

  • Trust

    Trust

  • Catchfire

    Catchfire

  • Adaptation.

    Adaptation.

  • Capote

    Capote

  • November Criminals

    November Criminals

  • Lovely & Amazing

    Lovely & Amazing

  • The 40 Year Old Virgin

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

  • Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    Sicario: Day of the Soldado

  • Full Frontal

    Full Frontal

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • Joker: Folie à Deux

    Joker: Folie à Deux

  • An American Crime

    An American Crime

  • The Croods

    The Croods

  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

  • Cyrus

    Cyrus

  • Switch

    Switch

  • Into the Wild

    Into the Wild

  • Simpatico

    Simpatico

  • Synecdoche, New York

    Synecdoche, New York

  • Captain Phillips

    Captain Phillips

  • The Adam Project

    The Adam Project

  • 8MM

    8MM

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • Unless

    Unless

  • Being John Malkovich

    Being John Malkovich

  • Genova

    Genova

  • Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

    Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

  • Heroine of Hell

    Heroine of Hell

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Polar Bear

    Polar Bear

  • Brand New Cherry Flavor

    Brand New Cherry Flavor

  • Boys

    Boys

  • Your Friends & Neighbors

    Your Friends & Neighbors

  • Show Me a Hero

    Show Me a Hero

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Please Give

    Please Give

  • The Real Blonde

    The Real Blonde

  • Where the Wild Things Are

    Where the Wild Things Are

  • Begin Again

    Begin Again

  • The Interpreter

    The Interpreter

  • Little Pink House

    Little Pink House

  • Out of Sight

    Out of Sight

  • Ohara

    Ohara

  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

  • S1m0ne

    S1m0ne

  • Friends with Money

    Friends with Money

  • About Last Night...

    About Last Night...

  • What Just Happened

    What Just Happened

  • Collaborators

    Collaborators

  • The Soloist

    The Soloist

  • If These Walls Could Talk

    If These Walls Could Talk

  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

  • Death to Smoochy

    Death to Smoochy

  • Enough Said

    Enough Said

  • Living in Oblivion

    Living in Oblivion

  • The Oranges

    The Oranges

  • Nostalgia

    Nostalgia

  • Johnny Suede

    Johnny Suede

  • The Ballad of Jack and Rose

    The Ballad of Jack and Rose

  • Box of Moonlight

    Box of Moonlight

  • We Don't Belong Here

    We Don't Belong Here

  • Hamlet 2

    Hamlet 2

  • The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

    The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

  • A Late Quartet

    A Late Quartet

  • No Future

    No Future

  • The Cemetery Club

    The Cemetery Club

  • War Story

    War Story

  • Love of Your Life

    Love of Your Life

  • Maladies

    Maladies

  • Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

    Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

  • Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

    Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

  • Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

    Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

  • Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

    Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

  • Walking and Talking

    Walking and Talking

  • Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

    Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

  • The Destiny of Marty Fine

    The Destiny of Marty Fine

  • Survival Quest

    Survival Quest

  • All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

    All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

  • Making Capote: Concept to Script

    Making Capote: Concept to Script

  • How and Why

    How and Why

  • Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home

    Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home

  • The Abduction of Allison Tate

    The Abduction of Allison Tate

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

    Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak

  • "American Arts & Culture" Presents John Horatio Malkovich: "Dance of Despair and Disillusionment"

    "American Arts & Culture" Presents John Horatio Malkovich: "Dance of Despair and Disillusionment"