Catherine Keener

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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

The Croods 2	Ugga (voice) / Ugga Crood (voice)	2020
Modern Love	Julie	2019
The Movies	Amelia / Maxine Lund (archive footage)	2019
Forever	Kase	2018
Kidding	Deirdre	2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado	Cynthia Foards	2018
Incredibles 2	Evelyn Deavor	2018
Little Pink House	Susette Kelo	2018
Nostalgia	Donna	2018
November Criminals	Fiona	2017

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Actress Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Croods 2	Ugga (voice) / Ugga Crood (voice)	2020
Modern Love	Julie	2019
The Movies	Amelia / Maxine Lund (archive footage)	2019
Forever	Kase	2018
Kidding	Deirdre	2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado	Cynthia Foards	2018
Incredibles 2	Evelyn Deavor	2018
Little Pink House	Susette Kelo	2018
Nostalgia	Donna	2018
November Criminals	Fiona	2017
We Don't Belong Here	Nancy Green	2017
Get Out	Missy Armitage	2017
Unless	Reta	2016
Show Me a Hero	Mary Dorman	2015
Accidental Love	Rep. Pam Hendrickson	2015
Elephant Song	Nurse Susan Peterson	2014
War Story	Lee	2014
Begin Again	Miriam	2014
Bad Grandpa .5	Ellie	2014
Bad Grandpa	Ellie	2013
Captain Phillips	Andrea Phillips	2013
Enough Said	Marianne	2013
The Croods	Ugga (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	2011
Trust	Lynn	2010
Cyrus	Jamie	2010
Please Give	Kate	2010
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief	Sally Jackson	2010
Where The Wild Things Are	Mom	2009
Collaborators	Herself	2009
The Soloist	Mary Weston	2009
Synecdoche, New York	Adele Lack	2008
What Just Happened	Lou Tarnow	2008
Hamlet 2	Brie Marschz	2008
A Summer in Genoa	Barbara	2008
Into the Wild	Jan Burres	2007
An American Crime	Gertrude Baniszewski	2007
Friends With Money	Christine	2006
Made in Hollywood	Self	2005
Capote	Nelle Harper Lee	2005
The 40-Year-Old Virgin	Trish	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
Being John Malkovich	Maxine Lund	1999
Simpatico	Cecilia	1999
8Mm	Amy Welles	1999
Your Friends & Neighbors	Terri	1998
Out of Sight	Adele	1998
The Real Blonde	Mary	1998
If These Walls Could Talk	Becky Donnelly	1996
Box Of Moonlight	Floatie Dupre	1996
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah	Herself - Guest	1996
Walking and Talking	Amelia	1996
Boys	Jilly	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	Herself	1993
The Cemetery Club	Esther's Daughter	1993
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag	Suzanne	1992
HBO First Look	Herself	1992
Johnny Suede	Yvonne	1991
Switch	Steve's Secretary	1991
Catchfire	Trucker's Girl	1990
Seinfeld	Nina	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

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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