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Catherine Keener

1959-03-26

The Biography

Catherine Ann Keener (born March 23, 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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Movies

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Get Out

7.619 average rating
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Joker: Folie à Deux

5.434 average rating
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The Croods: A New Age

7.467 average rating
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

6.211 average rating
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The Croods

6.928 average rating
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado

6.934 average rating
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Incredibles 2

7.456 average rating
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The 40 Year Old Virgin

6.408 average rating
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Into the Wild

7.798 average rating
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The Adam Project

7 average rating
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Being John Malkovich

7.415 average rating
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8MM

6.461 average rating
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Captain Phillips

7.54 average rating
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Adaptation.

7.351 average rating
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Out of Sight

6.673 average rating
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An American Crime

7.314 average rating
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Where the Wild Things Are

6.502 average rating
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Begin Again

7.232 average rating
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The Interpreter

6.312 average rating
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Synecdoche, New York

7.6 average rating