Catherine Keener
Catherine Ann Keener (born March 23, 1959) is an American actress. 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). Keener also appeared in the critically acclaimed films Into the Wild (2007) and Synecdoche, New York (2008). Keener is also the noted muse of director Nicole Holofcener having appeared in every work of hers to date.
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| Full name at birth | Catherine Ann Keener
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Lt. Cricket Sideris in the ABC police procedural crime drama series Ohara, Nina West in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, Maxine Lund in the 1999 fantasy comedy film Being John Malkovich, Michelle Marks in the 2001 comedy-drama film Lovely & Amazing, Trish Piedmont in the 2005 sex comedy film The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Nelle Harper Lee in the 2005 biographical drama film Capote, Jan Burres in the 2007 biographical adventure drama film Into The Wild, Gertrude Baniszewski in the 2007 crime drama film An American Crime, Adele in the 2008 postmodern psychological drama film Synecdoche, New York, Kate in the 2010 dark comedy film Please Give, Sally Jackson in the 2010 action fantasy film Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Ugga (voice) in the 2013 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film The Croods and its 2020 sequel film The Croods: A New Age, Andrea Phillips in the 2013 biographical action thriller film Captain Phillips, Ellie Zisman in the 2013 hidden camera comedy film Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Mary Dorman in the HBO drama miniseries Show Me a Hero, Missy Armitage in the 2017 psychological horror film Get Out, Evelyn Deavor/Screenslaver (voice) in the 2018 animated superhero film Incredibles 2, Cynthia Foards in the 2018 action thriller film Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Deirdre "Didi" Perera in the Showtime original family tragicomedy series Kidding, and Julie in the Amazon Prime Video original romantic comedy anthology web series Modern Love
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| Date of birth | 23 March 1959
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| Place of birth | Little Havana, Miami, Florida, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Producer, Casting Director
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| Height | 5' 7" (170 cm)
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| Weight | 144 lbs (65 kg)
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| Dress size | 2
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| Shoe size | 8.5
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| Net worth | $8,000,000 USD
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| High school | Monsignor Pace High School, Miami, Florida, USA (1976)
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| University | Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, USA (1983)
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| Talent agency | The Gersh Agency, Inc. (LA)
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- Catherine has received the ‘Best Supporting Actress’ Oscar nominations for playing Maxine Lund in Being John Malkovich (1999) and the author Harper Lee in Capote (2005).
- She is often confused with the actress and ex-wife of Tom Cruise, Mimi Rogers.
- Her most notable film role is playing the author Harper Lee opposite Philip Seymour Hoffman‘s Oscar-winning performance as Truman Capote in the biographical drama, Capote (2005). Lee, who was Capote’s lifelong best friend, refused to meet Catherine for the role and did not cooperate with the filmmakers during the film’s production. However, once the film was released, Lee reached out to Keener saying that she enjoyed the film.
- As of 2024, 3 of her films have been Academy Award nominees for ‘Best Picture’: Capote (2005), Captain Phillips (2013), and Get Out (2017).
- Catherine starred opposite the then-unknown Brad Pitt in one of his earlier films Johnny Suede (1991). The two have maintained a close friendship over the years, and are known to attend each other’s movie premieres frequently. Lastly, she is also good friends with Pitt’s ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston.
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