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Catherine Keener
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn March 26, 1959 (66 years)
Catherine Ann Keener (born March 23, 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.
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.
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| 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux · as Maryanne Stewart |
| 2022 | Polar Bear · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | The Adam Project · as Maya Sorian |
| 2021 | No Future · as Claire |
| 2021 | Brand New Cherry Flavor (TV Series) · as Boro |
| 2021 | Dear Diary: World's First Pranks · as Ugga (voice) |
| 2020 | The Croods: A New Age · as Ugga (voice) |
| 2019 | Modern Love (TV Series) · as Julie |
| 2018 | Forever (2018) (TV Series) · as Kase |
| 2018 | Kidding (TV Series) · as Deirdre |
| 2018 | Sicario: Day of the Soldado · as Cynthia Foards |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 · as Evelyn Deavor (voice) |
| 2018 | Nostalgia · as Donna Beam |
| 2017 | Little Pink House · as Susette Kelo |
| 2017 | November Criminals · as Fiona |
| 2017 | We Don't Belong Here · as Nancy Green |
| 2017 | Get Out · as Missy Armitage |
| 2016 | Unless · as Reta |
| 2015 | Show Me a Hero (TV Series) · as Mary Dorman |
| 2015 | Accidental Love · as Rep. Pam Hendrickson |
| 2014 | Elephant Song · as Nurse Susan Peterson |
| 2014 | War Story · as Lee |
| 2014 | How and Why · as Alice |
| 2013 | Bad Grandpa.5 · as Ellie / Self |
| 2013 | Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa · as Ellie Zisman |
| 2013 | Enough Said · as Marianne |
| 2013 | Captain Phillips · as Andrea Phillips |
| 2013 | Begin Again · as Miriam Hart |
| 2013 | The Croods · as Ugga (voice) |
| 2012 | A Late Quartet · as Juliette Gelbart |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding · as Diane Hudson |
| 2011 | The Oranges · as Paige Walling |
| 2010 | Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home · as Narrator |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Cyrus · as Jamie |
| 2010 | Please Give · as Kate |
| 2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief · as Sally Jackson |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are · as Mom |
| 2009 | The Soloist · as Mary Weston |
| 2008 | What Just Happened · as Lou Tarnow |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York · as Adele Lack |
| 2008 | A Summer in Genoa · as Barbara |
| 2008 | Hamlet 2 · as Brie Marschz |
| 2007 | An American Crime · as Gertrude Baniszewski |
| 2007 | Into the Wild · as Jan Burres |
| 2006 | Friends with Money · as Christine |
| 2005 | Capote · as Harper Lee |
| 2005 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin · as Trish Piedmont |
| 2005 | The Interpreter · as Dot Woods |
| 2005 | The Ballad of Jack and Rose · as Kathleen |
| 2002 | Adaptation. · as Catherine Keener (uncredited) |
| 2002 | S1m0ne · as Elaine Christian |
| 2002 | Full Frontal · as Lee |
| 2002 | Death to Smoochy · as Nora Wells |
| 2001 | Lovely & Amazing · as Michelle Marks |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich · as Maxine Lund |
| 1999 | Simpatico · as Cecilia |
| 1999 | 8MM · as Amy Welles |
| 1998 | Your Friends and Neighbors · as Terri |
| 1998 | Out of Sight · as Adele Delisi |
| 1997 | The Real Blonde · as Mary |
| 1996 | If These Walls Could Talk · as Becky |
| 1996 | Box of Moonlight · as Floatie Dupre |
| 1996 | Walking and Talking · as Amelia |
| 1996 | Boys · as Jilly |
| 1996 | The Destiny of Marty Fine · as Lena |
| 1996 | Heroine of Hell · as Magda |
| 1995 | Living in Oblivion · as Nicole Springer |
| 1993 | The Cemetery Club · as Esther's Daughter (uncredited) |
| 1992 | The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag · as Suzanne |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Johnny Suede · as Yvonne |
| 1991 | Switch · as Steve's Secretary (beth) |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | Survival Quest · as Cheryl |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Nina West |
| 1988 | Knightwatch (TV Series) · as Rebecca |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) · as Jan Engle |
| 1987 | Ohara (TV Series) |
| 1986 | The Education of Allison Tate · as Linda Kellogg |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Waitress (uncredited) |
| 1986 | About Last Night · as Cocktail Waitress |