Actor

Catherine Keener

Acting

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Acting credits

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

3.2

Moderate attention

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Movies: 78Series: 12Crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 2229

IMDb ID: nm0001416

Known for: Acting

Born: March 26, 1959

Age: 67

Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2026

Years active: 74

Average TMDB rating: 6.31

Wikidata: Q230378

Also known as

Catherine Ann Keener

Other jobs

Associate Producer (1)Casting Assistant (1)Producer (1)

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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.