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.
Known For
The Daily Show
1996
Seinfeld
1989
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Get Out
2017
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
The Oscars
1953
Modern Love
2019
Kidding
2018
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
Incredibles 2
2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018
The Croods: A New Age
2020
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
The Croods
2013
The Adam Project
2022