Catherine Keener
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.
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Credits
- 2024 · Joker: Folie à Deux as Maryanne Stewart
- 2022 · The Adam Project as Maya Sorian
- 2021 · No Future as Claire
- 2021 · Dear Diary: World's First Pranks as Ugga (voice)
- 2020 · The Croods: A New Age as Ugga (voice)
- 2019 · Modern Love as Julie
- 2018 · Kidding as Deirdre Perera
- 2018 · Sicario: Day of the Soldado as Cynthia Foards
- 2018 · Incredibles 2 as Evelyn Deavor (voice)
- 2018 · Nostalgia as Donna Beam
- 2017 · Get Out as Missy Armitage
- 2014 · Begin Again as Miriam Hart
- 2014 · War Story as Lee
- 2013 · Captain Phillips as Andrea Phillips
- 2013 · Enough Said as Marianne
- 2013 · The Croods as Ugga (voice)
- 2013 · Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet as Self
- 2012 · Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home as Narrator
- 2012 · Maladies as Catherine
- 2011 · The Oranges as Paige Walling
- 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
- 2007 · Into the Wild as Jan Burres
- 2006 · Friends with Money as Christine
- 2006 · Making Capote: Concept to Script as Self
- 2005 · The 40 Year Old Virgin as Trish Piedmont
- 2005 · The Interpreter as Dot Woods
- 2005 · The Ballad of Jack and Rose as Kathleen
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2002 · Adaptation. as Catherine Keener (uncredited)
- 2002 · Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary as Self
- 2002 · S1m0ne as Elaine Christian
- 1999 · Being John Malkovich as Maxine Lund
- 1999 · 8MM as Amy Welles
- 1998 · Out of Sight as Adele Delisi
- 1996 · If These Walls Could Talk as Becky
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · The Destiny of Marty Fine as Lena
- 1995 · Living in Oblivion as Nicole Springer
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · Johnny Suede as Yvonne
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Nina West
- 1989 · Survival Quest as Cheryl
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Love of Your Life as
- 2022 · Polar Bear as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Brand New Cherry Flavor as Boro
- 2018 · Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding as Self
- 2018 · Forever as Kase
- 2018 · Little Pink House as Susette Kelo
- 2017 · November Criminals as Fiona
- 2017 · We Don't Belong Here as Nancy Green
- 2016 · Unless as Reta
- 2015 · Show Me a Hero as Mary Dorman
- 2015 · Elephant Song as Nurse Susan Peterson
- 2015 · Accidental Love as Rep. Pam Hendrickson
- 2014 · Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 as Ellie / Self
- 2013 · Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa as Ellie Zisman
- 2012 · A Late Quartet as Juliette Gelbart
- 2012 · All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set as Self
- 2011 · Peace, Love & Misunderstanding as Diane Hudson
- 2010 · Trust as Lynn Cameron
- 2010 · Cyrus as Jamie
- 2010 · Please Give as Kate
- 2009 · Collaborators as Self
- 2009 · Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak as Herself
- 2009 · Genova as Barbara
- 2008 · Synecdoche, New York as Adele Lack
- 2008 · What Just Happened as Lou Tarnow
- 2008 · Hamlet 2 as Brie Marschz
- 2007 · An American Crime as Gertrude Baniszewski
- 2005 · Capote as Harper Lee
- 2002 · Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes as Self
- 2002 · Full Frontal as Lee
- 2002 · Lovely & Amazing as Michelle Marks
- 2002 · Death to Smoochy as Nora Wells
- 1999 · Simpatico as Cecilia
- 1998 · Your Friends & Neighbors as Terri
- 1998 · The Real Blonde as Mary
- 1996 · Box of Moonlight as Floatie Dupre
- 1996 · Walking and Talking as Amelia
- 1996 · Boys as Jilly
- 1996 · Heroine of Hell as Magda
- 1993 · The Cemetery Club as Esther's Daughter (uncredited)
- 1992 · The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag as Suzanne
- 1991 · Switch as Steve's Secretary (Beth)
- 1990 · Catchfire as Trucker's Girl
- 1987 · Ohara as
- 1986 · The Abduction of Allison Tate as Linda Kellogg
- 1986 · About Last Night... as Cocktail Waitress
- Future · How and Why as Alice
- Future · "American Arts & Culture" Presents John Horatio Malkovich: "Dance of Despair and Disillusionment" as Maxine