Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener (born March 23, 1959 in Miami , Florida ) is an American actress .
life and career
Keener attended the Catholic Monsignor Edward Pace High School in Miami, after which she studied English and history at Wheaton College in Massachusetts until 1983 .
Keener starred in numerous films, including 1998 in Out of Sight alongside Jennifer Lopez , George Clooney , Dennis Farina and Michael Keaton . In 2000 she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Being John Malkovich . In the film Voll Frontal by Steven Soderbergh (2002), David Duchovny and Julia Roberts were her film partners. Keener often takes on roles in independent films . In 2005 she appeared in Capote as the writer Harper Lee alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman . For this performance she was again nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actress in 2006. Keener is also frequently seen in television roles. She played guest roles in series such as Seinfeld , LA Law and Ohara . She also appeared in the television films House of Silent Screams , Curse of the Com People , Journeys North and Heroine of Hell .
Keener was married to Dermot Mulroney from 1990 , with whom she has a son. The marriage was divorced in 2007.
Filmography (selection)
- 1986: Allison Tate (The Education of Allison Tate)
- 1986: Again like last night (About Last Night ...)
- 1989: Camp of the Lost Devils (Survival Quest)
- 1990: Catchfire
- 1991: Switch - The woman in the man (Switch)
- 1991: Johnny Suede
- 1992: Betty Lou - The normal madness (The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag)
- 1993: The Cemetery Club
- 1995: Living in Oblivion
- 1996: Walking and Talking
- 1996: Run Off
- 1996: Box of Moonlight
- 1996: House of Silent Screams (If These Walls Could Talk) - TV movie
- 1997: Real Blonde (The Real Blonde)
- 1998: Out of Sight
- 1998: Men, Women, and the Truth About Sex (Your Friends & Neighbors)
- 1999: 8mm - Eight Millimeters (8MM)
- 1999: Simpatico
- 1999: Being John Malkovich
- 2001: Lovely & Amazing
- 2002: Adaptation - The Orchid Thief (Adaptation.)
- 2002: Full Frontal (Full Frontal)
- 2002: Kill Smoochy (Death to Smoochy)
- 2002: S1m0ne
- 2005: The Ballad of Jack and Rose
- 2005: The Interpreter (The Interpreter)
- 2005: Virgo (40), male, looking for ... (The 40 Year-Old Virgin)
- 2005: Capote
- 2006: Friends with Money (Friends with Money)
- 2007: An American Crime
- 2007: Into the Wild
- 2008: Hamlet 2
- 2008: Inside Hollywood (What Just Happened)
- 2008: Synecdoche, New York
- 2008: Genova
- 2009: The Soloist (The Soloist)
- 2009: Where the Wild Things Are (Where the Wild Things Are)
- 2010: Please Give
- 2010: Cyrus
- 2010: Percy Jackson - Thieves in Olympus (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief)
- 2010: Trust
- 2010: Nailed
- 2011: My Best Friend's Daughter (The Oranges)
- 2011: Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
- 2012: Strings of Life (A Late Quartet)
- 2013: Enough Said (Enough Said)
- 2013: Can a Song Save Your Life?
- 2013: Die Croods (The Croods) - voice of "Udda"
- 2013: Captain Phillips
- 2013: Jackass: Bad Grandpa
- 2014: War Story
- 2014: Elephant Song
- 2014: How and Why (TV movie)
- 2015: Love without a health insurance certificate (Accidental Love)
- 2015: Show Me a Hero (miniseries, 5 episodes)
- 2016: Unless
- 2017: Get Out
- 2017: We Don't Belong Here
- 2018: The Incredibles 2 (Incredibles 2) - Voice
- 2018: Sicario 2 (Sicario: Day of the Soldado)
- 2020: No Future
Awards and nominations
- 1991: Johnny Suede: Nomination - Independent Spirit Award , best female lead
- 1996: Walking and Talking:
- Nomination— Independent Spirit Award , Best Female Lead
- Nomination— Chlotrudis Award , Best Female Leading Role
- 1999: Being John Malkovich
- Chlotrudis Award , best female supporting role
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Role
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Role
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Role
- Online Film Critics Society Award , Best Supporting Role
- Satellite Award , best supporting female role
- Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Role
- Nomination— Academy Award , Best Supporting Role
- Nomination— Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Role
- Nomination— Golden Globe Award , Best Supporting Actor
- Nomination — Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Role
- Nomination— Saturn Award , best female lead
- Nomination— Screen Actors Guild Award , Best Supporting Actor
- Nomination — Screen Actors Guild Award, Best Ensemble
- 2001
- Nomination— Independent Spirit Award , Best Female Lead
- Nomination— Chlotrudis Award , Best Female Leading Role
- Nomination — Satellite Award: Best Female Leading Role, Musical or Comedy
- 2005: The Ballad of Jack and Rose:
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Role
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Role
- 2005: The Interpreter: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Role
- 2005: The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Role
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Role
- 2005: Capote
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Role
- Chlotrudis Award for best female supporting role
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award, Best Supporting Role
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Role
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Role
- Nomination— Academy Award , Best Supporting Role
- Nomination— BAFTA Award , Best Supporting Female Role
- Nomination— Broadcast Film Critics Association Award , Best Supporting Role
- Nomination— Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Role
- Nomination— Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Role
- Nomination— Screen Actors Guild Award , Best Supporting Actor
- Nomination— Screen Actors Guild Award , Best Ensemble
- Nomination— Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award , Best Supporting Role
- 2007: An American Crime
- Nomination— Golden Globe Award , Best Leading Role
- Nomination — Primetime Emmy Award , Best Leading Role
- 2007: Into the Wild
- Nomination— Broadcast Film Critics Association Award , Best Supporting Role
- Nomination— Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Role
- Nomination— Screen Actors Guild Award , Best Supporting Actor
- Nomination— Screen Actors Guild Award , Best Ensemble
- 2008: Synecdoche, New York
- Gotham Award , best ensemble
- Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award
- 2009: Where the Wild Things Are
- Nomination— Saturn Award , best female lead
- 2010: Please Give
- Nomination— Comedy Film Award , Best Female Leading Role
- Nomination— Gotham Award , Best Ensemble
- Nomination— Satellite Award : Best Female Leading Role, Musical or Comedy
Web links
Commons : Catherine Keener - Collection of Images
- Catherine Keener in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- “Why are men afraid of you?” - Interview with Catherine Keener , Constantin Magnis, Cicero , January 2010
- On Divorce , extratv.warnerbros.com, October 31, 2007, accessed July 7, 2010.
- Catherine Keener in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keener, Catherine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miami , Florida , United States |