Catherine Keener
  • Birthplace

    Miami, Florida, USA

  • Birthday
    March 23, 1959

    Deathday
    N/A

Catherine Keener

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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Catherine Keener awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2000 Chlotrudis Awards Winner Chlotrudis Award Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
2000 Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Winner FFCC Award Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
2000 Online Film Critics Society Awards Winner OFCS Award Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
2000 Satellite Awards Winner Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
2000 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Winner SEFCA Award Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
1999 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Winner KCFCC Award Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
1999 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Winner NYFCC Award Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2014 Behind the Voice Actors Awards Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film (Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke) The Croods
2010 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Actress (Catherine Keener) Where the Wild Things Are
2000 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
2000 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Nominee Saturn Award Best Actress (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
2000 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Nominee CFCA Award Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
2000 Golden Globes, USA Nominee Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
2000 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Nominee Sierra Award Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
2000 Online Film & Television Association Nominee OFTA Film Award Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominee Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominee Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture (Orson Bean, John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich, Mary Kay Place, Charlie Sheen) Being John Malkovich
1999 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
1999 Awards Circuit Community Awards Nominee ACCA Best Cast Ensemble (John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Orson Bean, Charlie Sheen, John Malkovich, Mary Kay Place) Being John Malkovich
1999 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards Nominee BSFC Award Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Keener) Being John Malkovich
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