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Catherine Keener
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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 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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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Daily Show
L.A. Law
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Forever
Modern Love
Captain Phillips
Switch
The Oscars
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Out of Sight
Incredibles 2
Into the Wild
The Adam Project
Synecdoche, New York
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
The Croods: A New Age
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The Croods
Joker: Folie à Deux
November Criminals
Kidding
Enough Said
The Interpreter
Get Out
An American Crime
Capote
Show Me a Hero
Trust
Where the Wild Things Are
Living in Oblivion
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Brand New Cherry Flavor
Seinfeld
Production Credits
Where the Wild Things Are
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