Catherine Keener
Born
March 26, 1959 (66 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
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.
Known For

Joker: Folie à Deux
Maryanne Stewart
2024

Polar Bear
Narrator (voice)
2022

The Adam Project
Maya Sorian
2022

No Future
Claire
2021

Brand New Cherry Flavor
Boro · (8 episodes)
2021

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Ugga (voice)
2021

The Croods: A New Age
Ugga (voice)
2020

Modern Love
Julie · (1 episode)
2019

Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding
Self
2018

Forever
Kase · (5 episodes)
2018

Kidding
Deirdre · (20 episodes)
2018

Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Cynthia Foards
2018

Incredibles 2
Evelyn Deavor (voice)
2018

Little Pink House
Susette Kelo
2018

Nostalgia
Donna Beam
2018

November Criminals
Fiona
2017

We Don't Belong Here
Nancy Green
2017

Get Out
Missy Armitage
2017

Unless
Reta
2016

Show Me a Hero
Mary Dorman · (6 episodes)
2015

Elephant Song
Nurse Susan Peterson
2015

Accidental Love
Rep. Pam Hendrickson
2015

Begin Again
Miriam Hart
2014

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
Ellie / Self
2014

War Story
Lee
2014

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Ellie Zisman
2013

Captain Phillips
Andrea Phillips
2013

Enough Said
Marianne
2013

The Croods
Ugga (voice)
2013

Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
Self
2013

Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
Narrator
2012

A Late Quartet
Juliette Gelbart
2012

Maladies
Catherine
2012

All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
Self
2012

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Diane Hudson
2011

The Oranges
Paige Walling
2011

Trust
Lynn Cameron
2010

Cyrus
Jamie
2010

Please Give
Kate
2010

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Sally Jackson
2010

Where the Wild Things Are
Mom
2009
Collaborators
Herself
2009

Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak
Herself
2009

The Soloist
Mary Weston
2009

Genova
Barbara
2009

Synecdoche, New York
Adele Lack
2008

What Just Happened
Lou Tarnow
2008

Hamlet 2
Brie Marschz
2008

Into the Wild
Jan Burres
2007

An American Crime
Gertrude Baniszewski
2007

Friends with Money
Christine
2006

Making Capote: Concept to Script
Self
2006

Capote
Harper Lee
2005

The 40 Year Old Virgin
Trish Piedmont
2005

The Interpreter
Dot Woods
2005

The Ballad of Jack and Rose
Kathleen
2005

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003

Adaptation.
Catherine Keener (uncredited)
2002
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Self
2002
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Self
2002

S1m0ne
Elaine Christian
2002

Full Frontal
Lee
2002

Lovely & Amazing
Michelle Marks
2002

Death to Smoochy
Nora Wells
2002

Being John Malkovich
Maxine Lund
1999

Simpatico
Cecilia
1999

8MM
Amy Welles
1999

Your Friends & Neighbors
Terri
1998

Out of Sight
Adele Delisi
1998

The Real Blonde
Mary
1998

If These Walls Could Talk
Becky
1996

Box of Moonlight
Floatie Dupre
1996

The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996

Walking and Talking
Amelia
1996

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1996

Boys
Jilly
1996

The Destiny of Marty Fine
Lena
1996

Heroine of Hell
Magda
1996

Living in Oblivion
Nicole Springer
1995

The Cemetery Club
Esther's Daughter (uncredited)
1993

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Suzanne
1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
1992

Johnny Suede
Yvonne
1991

Switch
Steve's Secretary (Beth)
1991

Catchfire
Trucker's Girl
1990

Seinfeld
Nina West · (1 episode)
1989

Survival Quest
Cheryl
1989

Ohara
(30 episodes)
1987

The Abduction of Allison Tate
Linda Kellogg
1986

L.A. Law
Waitress (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1986

About Last Night...
Cocktail Waitress
1986

The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953