Catherine Keener

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

94

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

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Get Out

    Get Out

  • Incredibles 2

    Incredibles 2

  • The Croods

    The Croods

  • Joker: Folie à Deux

    Joker: Folie à Deux

  • The 40 Year Old Virgin

    The 40 Year Old Virgin

  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • If These Walls Could Talk

    If These Walls Could Talk

  • Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    Sicario: Day of the Soldado

  • The Croods: A New Age

    The Croods: A New Age

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • Into the Wild

    Into the Wild

  • Out of Sight

    Out of Sight

  • Trust

    Trust

  • The Adam Project

    The Adam Project

  • 8MM

    8MM

  • Begin Again

    Begin Again

  • Kidding

    Kidding

  • Accidental Love

    Accidental Love

  • Capote

    Capote

  • Switch

    Switch

  • War Story

    War Story

  • Being John Malkovich

    Being John Malkovich

  • Enough Said

    Enough Said

  • Captain Phillips

    Captain Phillips

  • Elephant Song

    Elephant Song

  • Johnny Suede

    Johnny Suede

  • Where the Wild Things Are

    Where the Wild Things Are

  • Cyrus

    Cyrus

  • Genova

    Genova

  • Catchfire

    Catchfire

  • Unless

    Unless

  • Show Me a Hero

    Show Me a Hero

  • The Oranges

    The Oranges

  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5

  • Brand New Cherry Flavor

    Brand New Cherry Flavor

  • Ohara

    Ohara

  • Lovely & Amazing

    Lovely & Amazing

  • Adaptation.

    Adaptation.

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Full Frontal

    Full Frontal

  • An American Crime

    An American Crime

  • The Interpreter

    The Interpreter

  • November Criminals

    November Criminals

  • Synecdoche, New York

    Synecdoche, New York

  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

  • Survival Quest

    Survival Quest

  • Simpatico

    Simpatico

  • Boys

    Boys

  • The Ballad of Jack and Rose

    The Ballad of Jack and Rose

  • Forever

    Forever

  • Hamlet 2

    Hamlet 2

  • The Soloist

    The Soloist

  • Living in Oblivion

    Living in Oblivion

  • Your Friends & Neighbors

    Your Friends & Neighbors

  • About Last Night...

    About Last Night...

  • Making Capote: Concept to Script

    Making Capote: Concept to Script

  • The Destiny of Marty Fine

    The Destiny of Marty Fine

  • Friends with Money

    Friends with Money

  • A Late Quartet

    A Late Quartet

  • The Abduction of Allison Tate

    The Abduction of Allison Tate

  • The Cemetery Club

    The Cemetery Club

  • We Don't Belong Here

    We Don't Belong Here

  • Please Give

    Please Give

  • Polar Bear

    Polar Bear

  • What Just Happened

    What Just Happened

  • The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

    The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

  • Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

    Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

  • Little Pink House

    Little Pink House

  • Box of Moonlight

    Box of Moonlight

  • Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home

    Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home

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

    Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak

  • Walking and Talking

    Walking and Talking

  • S1m0ne

    S1m0ne

  • Collaborators

    Collaborators

  • The Real Blonde

    The Real Blonde

  • Death to Smoochy

    Death to Smoochy

  • Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

    Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

  • Heroine of Hell

    Heroine of Hell

  • Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

    Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

  • No Future

    No Future

  • Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

    Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

  • Nostalgia

    Nostalgia

  • How and Why

    How and Why

  • Maladies

    Maladies

  • Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

    Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

  • Love of Your Life

    Love of Your Life

  • Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

    Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet

  • All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

    All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set