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.
Acting
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Get Out
as Missy Armitage
2017
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Incredibles 2
as Evelyn Deavor (voice)
2018
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Into the Wild
as Jan Burres
2007
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Sally Jackson
2010
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The Croods
as Ugga (voice)
2013
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Captain Phillips
as Andrea Phillips
2013
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The 40 Year Old Virgin
as Trish Piedmont
2005
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The Adam Project
as Maya Sorian
2022
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Being John Malkovich
as Maxine Lund
1999
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The Croods: A New Age
as Ugga (voice)
2020
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado
as Cynthia Foards
2018
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Begin Again
as Miriam Hart
2014
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Joker: Folie à Deux
as Maryanne Stewart
2024
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Adaptation.
as Catherine Keener (uncredited)
2002
TV
Seinfeld
as Nina West
1989
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8MM
as Amy Welles
1999
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Where the Wild Things Are
as Mom
2009
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
as Ellie Zisman
2013
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Capote
as Harper Lee
2005
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Synecdoche, New York
as Adele Lack
2008
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The Interpreter
as Dot Woods
2005
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Out of Sight
as Adele Delisi
1998
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Trust
as Lynn Cameron
2010
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S1m0ne
as Elaine Christian
2002
