--- name: "Catherine Keener" canonical: "https://film.one/person/catherine-keener" fi1m_id: "catherine-keener" imdb_id: "nm0001416" tmdb_id: 2229 wikidata_id: "Q230378" roles: ["Actor"] born: "26 March 1959" reviewed_on_fi1m: 20 average_fi1m_score: 73 average_as: "actor" average_over: 19 updated: "2026-10-11T04:05:03.421688+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Catherine Keener ## Identity Catherine Keener - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/catherine-keener - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** catherine-keener - **IMDb ID:** nm0001416 - **TMDB ID:** 2229 - **Wikidata ID:** Q230378 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Keener, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230378, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001416/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2229 Actor. Born 26 March 1959 in Miami, Florida, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 26 March 1959, Miami, Florida, USA - **Active:** 1998–present - **Also known as:** Catherine Ann Keener - **Titles on Fi1m:** 20: 19 acting, 1 other - **Frequently works with:** [Spike Jonze](https://film.one/person/spike-jonze.md), [Anthony Bregman](https://film.one/person/anthony-bregman.md), [Bob Balaban](https://film.one/person/bob-balaban.md), [Charlie Kaufman](https://film.one/person/charlie-kaufman.md), [Cloris Leachman](https://film.one/person/cloris-leachman.md), [Emma Stone](https://film.one/person/emma-stone.md), [Judd Apatow](https://film.one/person/judd-apatow.md), [Nicolas Cage](https://film.one/person/nicolas-cage.md) - **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations - **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 19 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (2), 2000s 72 (9), 2010s 75 (7), 2020s 62 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 68 across 19 titles - **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 3 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 4 of 19 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 10, Comedy 8, Adventure 5, Crime 5, Family 4, Romance 4 - **Screen time:** 33 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $3,447m across 17 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Keener, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230378, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001416/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2229 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Get Out*](https://film.one/film/get-out.md) (89), [*Incredibles 2*](https://film.one/film/incredibles-2.md) (80) - **The Roku Channel:** [*Synecdoche, New York*](https://film.one/film/synecdoche-new-york.md) (84), [*Capote*](https://film.one/film/capote.md) (84) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Captain Phillips*](https://film.one/film/captain-phillips.md) (83), [*Modern Love*](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md) (61) - **Hulu:** [*Where the Wild Things Are*](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md) (80), [*Show Me a Hero*](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md) (78) - **Peacock:** [*Begin Again*](https://film.one/film/begin-again.md) (73), [*The Croods: A New Age*](https://film.one/film/the-croods-a-new-age.md) (70) - **AMC+:** [*The 40 Year-Old Virgin*](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md) (79) - **Netflix:** [*The Interpreter*](https://film.one/film/the-interpreter.md) (62) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Catherine Keener > Catherine Keener can make cruelty sound like tiredness, then let us see the person doing the damage. Her dry humour is worth seeking out, though studio films have not always given her enough to do. In *Full Frontal* (2002), Catherine Keener asks a frightened employee to name the countries of Africa before sacking him. As Lee, she makes the cruelty sound like another tedious task, and the flat delivery gets laughs the rest of the film struggles to earn. Steven Soderbergh lets his unhappy characters talk at length, but Keener makes us listen for what Lee can no longer be bothered to disguise. We were moved by her scene with Mary McCormack, two sisters talking on a bed, because the camera stays still long enough for the exhaustion to feel like something lived through. It is a brief reason to care in a film we otherwise find tiresome. Her first lead came in Tom DiCillo’s *Johnny Suede* (1991), before the independent films of the 1990s made good use of her dry, understated delivery. *Being John Malkovich* (1999), in which she plays Maxine Lund, brought wider recognition. Moving between independent work and studio supporting parts has not always served her as well. Her five films with Nicole Holofcener and four with DiCillo suggest a better prospect: directors who keep finding something for her to do. Soderbergh’s *Out of Sight* (1998) is a much better film than *Full Frontal*, but a smaller pleasure for anyone watching chiefly for Keener. Her Adele Delisi gets one good scene in a cast that has more capable actors than it has room for. We recommend the film warmly, with a caveat about its busier, less charming Detroit stretch. It leaves us wishing Soderbergh had given her more to do. In *Joker: Folie à Deux* (2024), the limitation is harder to overlook. Keener’s Maryanne Stewart has a courtroom argument to deliver, and Jeff Groth’s unhurried cutting leaves the legal scenes sitting there in long two-shots. The material gives us little of the dry humour or complicated sympathy she can bring to an unhappy character. We do not need every part to be large, but we do need it to offer her more than explanation. Start with *Out of Sight* for the film; do not expect a generous helping of Keener. ## Biography Catherine Keener is an American actress. She was born on 26 March 1959 in Miami, Florida, and graduated from Wheaton College with a BA in English and history. She has appeared in independent and studio films including *Out of Sight* (1998) as Adele Delisi, *Being John Malkovich* (1999) as Maxine Lund, *Full Frontal* (2002) as Lee, *Get Out* (2017) as Missy Armitage, and *Joker: Folie à Deux* (2024) as Maryanne Stewart. She received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for *Being John Malkovich* and for her role as Harper Lee in *Capote* (2005). Keener has collaborated repeatedly with directors Nicole Holofcener, Tom DiCillo and Spike Jonze. She starred as Deirdre in the Showtime series *Kidding* (2018–2020). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (20) ### Performed in (19) — the average rests on these - *Joker: Folie à Deux* (2024), Fi1m 54, as Maryanne Stewart — [page](https://film.one/film/joker-folie-a-deux.md) - *The Croods: A New Age* (2020), Fi1m 70, as Ugga (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-croods-a-new-age.md) - *Modern Love* (2019), Fi1m 61, as Julie — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md) - *Incredibles 2* (2018), Fi1m 80, as Evelyn Deavor (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/incredibles-2.md) - *Get Out* (2017), Fi1m 89, as Missy Armitage — [page](https://film.one/film/get-out.md) - *Show Me a Hero* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Mary Dorman — [page](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md) - *Begin Again* (2013), Fi1m 73, as Miriam Hart — [page](https://film.one/film/begin-again.md) - *Captain Phillips* (2013), Fi1m 83, as Andrea Phillips — [page](https://film.one/film/captain-phillips.md) - *The Croods* (2013), Fi1m 60, as Ugga (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-croods.md) - *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Mom — [page](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md) - *Synecdoche, New York* (2008), Fi1m 84, as Adele Lack — [page](https://film.one/film/synecdoche-new-york.md) - *Into the Wild* (2007), Fi1m 78, as Jan Burres — [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md) - *Capote* (2005), Fi1m 84, as Harper Lee — [page](https://film.one/film/capote.md) - *The 40 Year-Old Virgin* (2005), Fi1m 79, as Trish Piedmont — [page](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md) - *The Ballad of Jack and Rose* (2005), Fi1m 54, as Kathleen — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-jack-and-rose.md) - *The Interpreter* (2005), Fi1m 62, as Dot Woods — [page](https://film.one/film/the-interpreter.md) - *Full Frontal* (2002), Fi1m 40, as Lee — [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md) - *Being John Malkovich* (1999), Fi1m 89, as Maxine Lund — [page](https://film.one/film/being-john-malkovich.md) - *Out of Sight* (1998), Fi1m 86, as Adele Delisi — [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-sight.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Adaptation.* (2002), Fi1m 83, as Catherine Keener (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/adaptation.md) ## Complete filmography (82) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Love of Your Life* (2026), Actor — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/love-of-your-life.md) - *Joker: Folie à Deux* (2024), as Maryanne Stewart — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/joker-folie-a-deux.md) - *Polar Bear* (2022), as Narrator (voice) - *The Adam Project* (2022), as Maya Sorian - *No Future* (2021), as Claire - *Brand New Cherry Flavor* (2021), series, as Boro - *Dear Diary: World's First Pranks* (2021), as Ugga (voice) - *The Croods: A New Age* (2020), as Ugga (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-croods-a-new-age.md) - *Modern Love* (2019), series, as Julie — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-love.md) - *Forever* (2018), series, as Kase - *Kidding* (2018), series, as Deirdre Perera - *Sicario: Day of the Soldado* (2018), as Cynthia Foards - *Incredibles 2* (2018), as Evelyn Deavor (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/incredibles-2.md) - *Little Pink House* (2018), as Susette Kelo - *Nostalgia* (2018), as Donna Beam - *November Criminals* (2017), as Fiona - *We Don't Belong Here* (2017), as Nancy Green - *Get Out* (2017), as Missy Armitage — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/get-out.md) - *Unless* (2016), as Reta - *Show Me a Hero* (2015), series, as Mary Dorman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/show-me-a-hero.md) - *Elephant Song* (2015), as Nurse Susan Peterson - *Accidental Love* (2015), as Rep. Pam Hendrickson - *Begin Again* (2014), as Miriam Hart — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/begin-again.md) - *Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5* (2014), as Ellie / Self - *War Story* (2014), as Lee - *Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa* (2013), as Ellie Zisman - *Captain Phillips* (2013), as Andrea Phillips — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/captain-phillips.md) - *Enough Said* (2013), as Marianne - *The Croods* (2013), as Ugga (voice) — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-croods.md) - *Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home* (2012), as Narrator - *A Late Quartet* (2012), as Juliette Gelbart - *Maladies* (2012), as Catherine - *Peace, Love & Misunderstanding* (2011), as Diane Hudson - *The Oranges* (2011), as Paige Walling - *Trust* (2010), as Lynn Cameron - *Cyrus* (2010), as Jamie - *Please Give* (2010), as Kate - *Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief* (2010), as Sally Jackson - *Where the Wild Things Are* (2009), as Mom · Associate Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/where-the-wild-things-are.md) - *The Soloist* (2009), as Mary Weston - *Genova* (2009), as Barbara - *Synecdoche, New York* (2008), as Adele Lack — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/synecdoche-new-york.md) - *What Just Happened* (2008), as Lou Tarnow - *Hamlet 2* (2008), as Brie Marschz - *Into the Wild* (2007), as Jan Burres — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md) - *An American Crime* (2007), as Gertrude Baniszewski - *God Grew Tired of Us* (2006), Producer - *Friends with Money* (2006), as Christine - *Capote* (2005), as Harper Lee — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/capote.md) - *The 40 Year-Old Virgin* (2005), as Trish Piedmont — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-40-year-old-virgin.md) - *The Interpreter* (2005), as Dot Woods — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-interpreter.md) - *The Ballad of Jack and Rose* (2005), as Kathleen — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-jack-and-rose.md) - *Adaptation.* (2002), as Catherine Keener (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/adaptation.md) - *S1m0ne* (2002), as Elaine Christian - *Full Frontal* (2002), as Lee — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/full-frontal.md) - *Lovely & Amazing* (2002), as Michelle Marks - *Death to Smoochy* (2002), as Nora Wells - *Being John Malkovich* (1999), as Maxine Lund — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/being-john-malkovich.md) - *Simpatico* (1999), as Cecilia - *8MM* (1999), as Amy Welles - *Your Friends & Neighbors* (1998), as Terri - *Out of Sight* (1998), as Adele Delisi — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/out-of-sight.md) - *The Real Blonde* (1998), as Mary - *If These Walls Could Talk* (1996), as Becky - *Box of Moonlight* (1996), as Floatie Dupre - *Walking and Talking* (1996), as Amelia - *Boys* (1996), as Jilly - *The Destiny of Marty Fine* (1996), as Lena - *Heroine of Hell* (1996), as Magda - *Living in Oblivion* (1995), as Nicole Springer - *Journeys North* (1994), as Magda - *The Cemetery Club* (1993), as Esther's Daughter (uncredited) - *The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag* (1992), as Suzanne - *Johnny Suede* (1991), as Yvonne - *Switch* (1991), as Steve's Secretary (Beth) - *Catchfire* (1990), as Trucker's Girl - *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Nina West — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md) - *Survival Quest* (1989), as Cheryl - *Ohara* (1987), series, Actor - *The Abduction of Allison Tate* (1986), as Linda Kellogg - *About Last Night...* (1986), as Cocktail Waitress · Casting Assistant - *How and Why*, as Alice ## Gallery - ![Catherine Keener as Missy Armitage in Get Out (2017)](https://film.one/media/title/14/still-890d5f06c226.jpg) Catherine Keener as Missy Armitage in *Get Out* (2017) — Image via TMDB - ![Catherine Keener as Trish Piedmont in The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)](https://film.one/media/title/5384/still-6a1040138753.jpg) Catherine Keener as Trish Piedmont in *The 40 Year-Old Virgin* (2005) — Image via TMDB - ![Catherine Keener](https://film.one/media/person/288/gallery-a23c58f5664f.jpg) Catherine Keener — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Catherine_Keener_-_The_40-Year-Old-Virgin.jpg/1280px-Catherine_Keener_-_The_40-Year-Old-Virgin.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Actress Catherine Keener leaving the press conference for Please Give (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/288/gallery-63cea10c8c1c.jpg) Actress Catherine Keener leaving the press conference for Please Give (2010) — Siebbi, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Catherine_Keener_%28Berlin_Film_Festival_2010%29.jpg/1280px-Catherine_Keener_%28Berlin_Film_Festival_2010%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Catherine Keener](https://film.one/media/person/288/gallery-3216c2c4dbb4.jpg) Catherine Keener — Image via TMDB - ![Catherine Keener](https://film.one/media/person/288/gallery-01db9a8235ff.jpg) Catherine Keener — Image via TMDB - ![Catherine Keener](https://film.one/media/person/288/gallery-66f06be7aa49.jpg) Catherine Keener — Image via TMDB - ![Catherine Keener](https://film.one/media/person/288/gallery-7340982a57b9.jpg) Catherine Keener — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated - 2006: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Capote* - 2000: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Being John Malkovich* ### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2006: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Capote* ### Golden Globes — 0 won, 1 nominated - 1999: Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (nominated), for *Being John Malkovich* ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2008: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (nominated), for *An American Crime* ### SAG Awards — 0 won, 6 nominated - 2008: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominated), for *Into the Wild* - 2008: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Into the Wild* - 2006: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Capote* - 2006: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominated), for *Capote* - 2000: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Being John Malkovich* - 2000: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominated), for *Being John Malkovich* ### Other awards — 6 won, 10 nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2010: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *Please Give* - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2007: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Into the Wild* - Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress 2006: Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Capote* - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress 2006: Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Capote* - Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress 2005: Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *The Ballad of Jack and Rose* - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2005: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Capote* - Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2005: Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Capote* - Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2005: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Capote* - Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2005: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *The Ballad of Jack and Rose* - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress 2005: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *The Ballad of Jack and Rose* - Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2005: Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Capote* - Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress 2005: Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *Capote* - Independent Spirit Awards 2003: Best Female Lead (nominated), for *Lovely & Amazing* - Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2003: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *Lovely & Amazing* - Independent Spirit Awards 1997: Best Female Lead (nominated), for *Walking and Talking* - Independent Spirit Awards 1993: Best Female Lead (nominated), for *Johnny Suede* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/catherine-keener