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Catherine Keener

  • Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA
  • Birthday: March 26, 1960

Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated actress Catherine Keener was a solid force in American independent cinema, where she built up a following in films from directors like Tom DiCillo and Nicole Holofcener during the 1990s. The effortless, naturalistic acting style that landed her roles as wry, likable bohemians and stern, archly observed professionals found wider audiences the following decade with diverse offerings like Spike Jonze’s “Being John Malkovich” (2000), Judd Apatow’s monster summer comedy “40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005), and th…more

Career Milestones

  • 2009

    Played a Los Angeles Times editor in "The Soloist"

  • 2009

    Played the mother in Spike Jonze's live-action adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are"

  • 2008

    Co-starred in Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut, "Synecdoche, New York"

  • 2007

    Played Jan Burres in Sean Penn's adaptation of the non-fiction book, "Into the Wild"; earned a SAG nomination for Supporting Actress

  • 2007

    Portrayed Gertrude Baniszewski, the seemingly ordinary housewife who imprisoned and tortured a beautiful teenager in Tommy O'Haver's "An American Crime"; earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress in a TV-movie

Awards

  • 2005

    Boston Society of Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 2005

    Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 2005

    Toronto Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 2000

    Florida Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 2000

    Golden Satellite Award: Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy)

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