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Catherine Ann Keener 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 her roles as Maxine Lund in Being John Malkovich (1999) and Harper Lee in Capote (2005).
Birth Name
Catherine Ann Keener
Born
Monday, 23 March 1959
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Joker: Folie à Deux | 2024 | |
| Lucky Hank | Catherine Keener | 2023 |
| Polar Bear | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2022 |
| The Adam Project | Maya Sorian | 2022 |
| Brand New Cherry Flavor | Boro | 2021 |
| The Croods: A New Age | Ugga Crood (voice) / Ugga | 2020 |
| The Croods: A New Age 3D | Ugga / Ugga Crood (voice) | 2020 |
| No Future | Claire | 2020 |
| Modern Love | Julie | 2019 |
| The Movies | Amelia / Maxine Lund | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Joker: Folie à Deux | 2024 | |
| Lucky Hank | Catherine Keener | 2023 |
| Polar Bear | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2022 |
| The Adam Project | Maya Sorian | 2022 |
| Brand New Cherry Flavor | Boro | 2021 |
| The Croods: A New Age | Ugga Crood (voice) / Ugga | 2020 |
| The Croods: A New Age 3D | Ugga / Ugga Crood (voice) | 2020 |
| No Future | Claire | 2020 |
| Modern Love | Julie | 2019 |
| The Movies | Amelia / Maxine Lund | 2019 |
| Forever | Kase | 2018 |
| Kidding | Deirdre | 2018 |
| Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Cynthia Foards | 2018 |
| Incredibles 2 | Evelyn Deavor / Evelyn Deavor (voice) | 2018 |
| Little Pink House | Susette Kelo | 2018 |
| Nostalgia | Donna / Donna Beam | 2018 |
| November Criminals | Fiona | 2017 |
| We Don't Belong Here | Nancy Green | 2017 |
| Get Out | Missy Armitage | 2017 |
| Unless | Reta / Reta Winters | 2016 |
| Show Me a Hero | Mary Dorman | 2015 |
| Accidental Love | Rep. Pam Hendrickson | 2015 |
| Elephant Song | Nurse Susan Peterson | 2014 |
| Begin Again | Miriam / Miriam Hart | 2014 |
| War Story | Lee | 2014 |
| Bad Grandpa .5 | Ellie / Self | 2013 |
| Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa | Ellie / Ellie Zisman | 2013 |
| Captain Phillips | Andrea Phillips | 2013 |
| Enough Said | Marianne | 2013 |
| The Croods | Ugga / Ugga Crood (voice) | 2013 |
| Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home | Narrator | 2012 |
| A Late Quartet | Juliette Gelbart | 2012 |
| Maladies | Catherine | 2012 |
| Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | Diane Hudson | 2012 |
| The Oranges | Paige / Paige Walling | 2011 |
| Trust | Lynn / Lynn Cameron | 2010 |
| Cyrus | Jamie | 2010 |
| Please Give | Kate | 2010 |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Sally Jackson | 2010 |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Mom / Connie | 2009 |
| Collaborators | Herself / Self | 2009 |
| Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak | Self / Herself | 2009 |
| The Soloist | Mary Weston | 2009 |
| Synecdoche, New York | Adele Lack | 2008 |
| What Just Happened | Lou Tarnow | 2008 |
| A Summer in Genoa | Barbara | 2008 |
| Hamlet 2 | Brie Marschz | 2008 |
| Into the Wild | Jan Burres | 2007 |
| An American Crime | Gertrude Baniszewski | 2007 |
| Friends with Money | Christine | 2006 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2006 |
| Capote | Nelle Harper Lee / Harper Lee | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Trish / Trish Piedmont | 2005 |
| The Interpreter | Dot Woods | 2005 |
| The Ballad of Jack and Rose | Kathleen | 2005 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| Adaptation. | Catherine Keener | 2002 |
| S1m0ne | Elaine Christian | 2002 |
| Full Frontal | Lee | 2002 |
| Lovely & Amazing | Michelle Marks | 2002 |
| Death to Smoochy | Nora Wells | 2002 |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2000 |
| Being John Malkovich | Maxine Lund | 1999 |
| Simpatico | Cecilia | 1999 |
| 8MM | Amy Welles | 1999 |
| Your Friends and Neighbors | Terri | 1998 |
| Out of Sight | Adele | 1998 |
| The Real Blonde | Mary | 1998 |
| If These Walls Could Talk | Becky Donnelly (segment "1952") / Becky | 1996 |
| Box of Moonlight | Floatie Dupre | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Walking and Talking | Amelia | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Boys | Jilly | 1996 |
| The Destiny of Marty Fine | Lena | 1996 |
| Heroine of Hell | Magda | 1996 |
| Living in Oblivion | Nicole Springer | 1995 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | 1993 |
| The Cemetery Club | Esther's Daughter | 1993 |
| The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Suzanne | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Johnny Suede | Yvonne | 1991 |
| Switch | Steve's Secretary | 1991 |
| Catchfire | Trucker's Girl | 1990 |
| Seinfeld | Nina West | 1989 |
| Knightwatch | Rebecca | 1988 |
| Survival Quest | Cheryl | 1988 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Jan Engle | 1987 |
| Ohara | Lt. Cricket Sideris | 1987 |
| The Education of Allison Tate | Linda Kellogg | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | Waitress | 1986 |
| About Last Night | Cocktail Waitress | 1986 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| War Story | 2014 |
| Where the Wild Things Are | 2009 |
| God Grew Tired of Us | 2007 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2006 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2000 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2000 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
