Catherine Keener
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 26, 1959
- Birthplace
- Miami, Florida, USA
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
- How and Why
How and Why TBA
as Alice
Love of Your Life 2026
as Ruth
Joker: Folie à Deux 2024
as Maryanne Stewart
Polar Bear 2022
as Narrator (voice)
The Adam Project 2022
as Maya Sorian
No Future 2021
as Claire
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks 2021
as Ugga (voice)
The Croods: A New Age 2020
as Ugga (voice)
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding 2018
as Self
Sicario: Day of the Soldado 2018
as Cynthia Foards
Incredibles 2 2018
as Evelyn Deavor (voice)
Little Pink House 2018
as Susette Kelo
Nostalgia 2018
as Donna Beam
November Criminals 2017
as Fiona
We Don't Belong Here 2017
as Nancy Green
Get Out 2017
as Missy Armitage
Unless 2016
as Reta
Elephant Song 2015
as Nurse Susan Peterson
Accidental Love 2015
as Pam Hendrickson
Begin Again 2014
as Miriam Hart
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 2014
as Ellie / Self
War Story 2014
as Lee
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 2013
as Ellie Zisman
Captain Phillips 2013
as Andrea Phillips
Enough Said 2013
as Marianne
The Croods 2013
as Ugga (voice)
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home 2012
as Narrator
A Late Quartet 2012
as Juliette Gelbart
Maladies 2012
as Catherine
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set 2012
as Self
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding 2011
as Diane Hudson
The Oranges 2011
as Paige Walling
Trust 2010
as Lynn Cameron
Cyrus 2010
as Jamie
Please Give 2010
as Kate
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 2010
as Sally Jackson
Where the Wild Things Are 2009
as Mom, Associate Producer
- Collaborators
Collaborators 2009
as Self
Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak 2009
as Herself
The Soloist 2009
as Mary Weston
Genova 2009
as Barbara
Synecdoche, New York 2008
as Adele Lack
What Just Happened 2008
as Lou Tarnow
Hamlet 2 2008
as Brie Marschz
Into the Wild 2007
as Jan Burres
An American Crime 2007
as Gertrude Baniszewski
God Grew Tired of Us 2006
Producer
Friends with Money 2006
as Christine
Making Capote: Concept to Script 2006
as Self
Capote 2005
as Harper Lee
The 40 Year-Old Virgin 2005
as Trish Piedmont
The Interpreter 2005
as Dot Woods
The Ballad of Jack and Rose 2005
as Kathleen
Adaptation. 2002
as Catherine Keener (uncredited)
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary 2002
as Self
- Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes 2002
as Self
S1m0ne 2002
as Elaine Christian
Lovely & Amazing 2002
as Michelle Marks
Full Frontal 2002
as Lee
Death to Smoochy 2002
as Nora Wells
Being John Malkovich 1999
as Maxine Lund
Simpatico 1999
as Cecilia
8MM 1999
as Amy Welles
Your Friends & Neighbors 1998
as Terri
Out of Sight 1998
as Adele Delisi
The Real Blonde 1998
as Mary
If These Walls Could Talk 1996
as Becky
Box of Moonlight 1996
as Floatie Dupre
Walking and Talking 1996
as Amelia
Boys 1996
as Jilly
The Destiny of Marty Fine 1996
as Lena
Heroine of Hell 1996
as Magda
Living in Oblivion 1995
as Nicole Springer
- Journeys North
Journeys North 1994
as Magda
The Cemetery Club 1993
as Esther's Daughter (uncredited)
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag 1992
as Suzanne
Johnny Suede 1991
as Yvonne
Switch 1991
as Steve's Secretary (Beth)
Catchfire 1990
as Trucker's Girl
Survival Quest 1989
as Cheryl
The Abduction of Allison Tate 1986
as Linda Kellogg
About Last Night... 1986
as Cocktail Waitress, Casting Assistant
Credits from TMDB.