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.
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Full filmography
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Seinfeld (1989) as Nina West
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Get Out (2017) as Missy Armitage
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) as Sally Jackson
- Incredibles 2 (2018) as Evelyn Deavor (voice)
- Captain Phillips (2013) as Andrea Phillips
- Modern Love (2019) as Julie
- The Croods (2013) as Ugga (voice)
- Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) as Maryanne Stewart
- Into the Wild (2007) as Jan Burres
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) as Cynthia Foards
- Kidding (2018) as Deirdre Perera
- The Croods: A New Age (2020) as Ugga (voice)
- The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) as Trish Piedmont
- The Adam Project (2022) as Maya Sorian
- 8MM (1999) as Amy Welles
- Being John Malkovich (1999) as Maxine Lund
- Show Me a Hero (2015) as Mary Dorman
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Forever (2018) as Kase
- Begin Again (2014) as Miriam Hart