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Catherine Keener

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1959-03-26 (Age: 67)

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.

Filmography (80)

⭐ 5.4 Role: Maryanne Stewart

Joker: Folie à Deux

2024
⭐ 7.2 Role: Narrator (voice)

Polar Bear

2022
⭐ 7.0 Role: Maya Sorian

The Adam Project

2022
⭐ 5.8 Role: Claire

No Future

2021
⭐ 6.8 Role: Ugga (voice)

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

2021
⭐ 7.4 Role: Ugga (voice)

The Croods: A New Age

2020
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding

2018
⭐ 6.9 Role: Cynthia Foards

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

2018
⭐ 7.5 Role: Evelyn Deavor (voice)

Incredibles 2

2018
⭐ 6.1 Role: Susette Kelo

Little Pink House

2018
⭐ 5.4 Role: Donna Beam

Nostalgia

2018
⭐ 5.3 Role: Fiona

November Criminals

2017
⭐ 5.6 Role: Nancy Green

We Don't Belong Here

2017
⭐ 7.6 Role: Missy Armitage

Get Out

2017
⭐ 4.8 Role: Reta

Unless

2016