Acting
Catherine Keener
Born Mar 26, 1959 · Miami, Florida, USA
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.
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Acting
Love of Your Life
2026
Romance · Drama
Joker: Folie à Deux
2024
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Polar Bear
2022
Documentary · Family
The Adam Project
2022
Adventure · Science Fiction · Comedy
No Future
2021
Drama
Brand New Cherry Flavor
2021
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
2021
Animation · Comedy · Family
The Croods: A New Age
2020
Animation · Family · Adventure
Modern Love
2019
Comedy
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding
2018
Documentary
Forever
2018
Comedy · Drama
Kidding
2018
Drama · Comedy
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018
Action · Crime · Thriller
Incredibles 2
2018
Action · Adventure · Animation
Little Pink House
2018
Drama
Nostalgia
2018
Drama
November Criminals
2017
Crime · Drama · Mystery
We Don't Belong Here
2017
Drama · Family
Get Out
2017
Mystery · Thriller · Horror
Unless
2016
Drama
Show Me a Hero
2015
Crime · Drama · War & Politics
Elephant Song
2015
Drama · Mystery
Accidental Love
2015
Romance · Comedy
Begin Again
2014
Comedy · Music · Romance
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5
2014
Comedy · Documentary
War Story
2014
Drama
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
2013
Comedy
Captain Phillips
2013
Action · Drama · Thriller
Enough Said
2013
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Croods
2013
Animation · Adventure · Family
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home
2012
Documentary
A Late Quartet
2012
Music · Drama
Maladies
2012
Drama
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
2012
Documentary
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Oranges
2011
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Trust
2010
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Cyrus
2010
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Please Give
2010
Comedy · Drama
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
Adventure · Fantasy · Family
Where the Wild Things Are
2009
Adventure · Drama · Fantasy
Tell them anything you want: A portrait of Maurice Sendak
2009
Documentary
The Soloist
2009
Drama · Music
Genova
2009
Romance · Drama
Synecdoche, New York
2008
Drama
What Just Happened
2008
Comedy · Drama
Hamlet 2
2008
Comedy · Music
Into the Wild
2007
Adventure · Drama
An American Crime
2007
Crime · Drama · Horror
Friends with Money
2006
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Making Capote: Concept to Script
2006
Documentary
Capote
2005
Crime · Drama
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
2005
Comedy · Romance
The Interpreter
2005
Crime · Thriller
The Ballad of Jack and Rose
2005
Drama
Adaptation.
2002
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
Comedy · Documentary
S1m0ne
2002
Science Fiction · Comedy · Drama
Full Frontal
2002
Comedy · Romance
Lovely & Amazing
2002
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Death to Smoochy
2002
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Being John Malkovich
1999
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
Simpatico
1999
Comedy · Drama
8MM
1999
Thriller · Crime · Mystery
Your Friends & Neighbors
1998
Drama · Comedy
Out of Sight
1998
Romance · Comedy · Crime
The Real Blonde
1998
Comedy · Drama · Romance
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
TV Movie · Drama
Box of Moonlight
1996
Comedy · Drama
Walking and Talking
1996
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Boys
1996
Romance · Drama · Mystery
The Destiny of Marty Fine
1996
Drama · Crime
Heroine of Hell
1996
Drama · Thriller
Living in Oblivion
1995
Comedy
The Cemetery Club
1993
Comedy
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
Comedy · Thriller · Mystery
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Talk · Comedy
Johnny Suede
1991
Comedy · Romance
Switch
1991
Fantasy · Comedy
Catchfire
1990
Drama · Action · Thriller
Seinfeld
1989
Comedy
Survival Quest
1989
Action · Adventure
Ohara
1987
Drama · Crime
The Abduction of Allison Tate
1986
Thriller · Drama
About Last Night...
1986
Comedy · Drama · Romance