Catherine Keener
Actor
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.
Filmography
Incredibles 2
as Evelyn Deavor (voice) 2018
Into the Wild
as Jan Burres 2007
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
as Sally Jackson 2010
The Croods
as Ugga (voice) 2013
Captain Phillips
as Andrea Phillips 2013
The 40 Year Old Virgin
as Trish Piedmont 2005
The Adam Project
as Maya Sorian 2022
Being John Malkovich
as Maxine Lund 1999
The Croods: A New Age
as Ugga (voice) 2020
Begin Again
as Miriam Hart 2014
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
as Cynthia Foards 2018
Joker: Folie à Deux
as Maryanne Stewart 2024
Adaptation.
as Catherine Keener (uncredited) 2002
8MM
as Amy Welles 1999
Where the Wild Things Are
as Mom 2009
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
as Ellie Zisman 2013