Catherine Keener
Acting
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.
Known For
The Daily Show
Seinfeld
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Oscars
Kidding
Modern Love
Get Out
Incredibles 2
Joker: Folie à Deux
The Croods
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Forever
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Cyrus
8MM
The Adam Project
The Croods: A New Age
Captain Phillips
Into the Wild
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Adaptation.
Show Me a Hero
Brand New Cherry Flavor
Being John Malkovich
The Interpreter
Begin Again
Catchfire
Where the Wild Things Are
Full Frontal
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