Person · Actress · Active since 1986
Catherine Keener
b. 1959, Miami
American actress, born in Miami. Nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Appeared in 55 films on this site, including Into the Wild (2007), Captain Phillips (2013) and Get Out (2017). Among the 269 actors and directors Catherine Keener shares films with on this site, the most frequent are Chris Cooper (4 films), Dermot Mulroney (4) and Spike Jonze (4).
Keener was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Being John Malkovich (1999) and for her portrayal of author Harper Lee in Capote (2005).
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Her performance as Gertrude Baniszewski in An American Crime (2007) earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.
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Partners by shared films
Who Catherine Keener made films with
Directors
- 4Spike Jonze director and actorBeing John Malkovich, Adaptation, Where the Wild Things Are and 1 more
- 2Steven Soderbergh director and actorOut of Sight, Full Frontal
- 2David O. Russell director and actorAdaptation, Accidental Love
One film together
- Catchfire 1989Dennis Hopper
- Switch 1991Blake Edwards
- 8mm 1999Joel Schumacher
- Death to Smoochy 2002Danny DeVito
- S1m0ne 2002Andrew Niccol
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin 2005Judd Apatow
- The Interpreter 2005Sydney Pollack
- Synecdoche, New York 2008Charlie Kaufman
- What Just Happened 2008Barry Levinson
- The Soloist 2009Joe Wright
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 2010Chris Columbus
- Trust 2010David Schwimmer
- Captain Phillips 2013Paul Greengrass
- Get Out 2017Jordan Peele
- The Adam Project 2022Shawn Levy
- Joker: Folie à Deux 2024Todd Phillips
Co-stars
- 4Chris Cooper actorBoys, Adaptation, Capote and 1 more
- 4Dermot Mulroney actorSurvival Quest, Living in Oblivion, Box of Moonlight and 1 more
- 3Winona Ryder actressBoys, Being John Malkovich, S1m0ne
- 3Sean Penn director and actorBeing John Malkovich, The Interpreter, Into the Wild
- 3James Gandolfini actor8mm, Where the Wild Things Are, Enough Said
- 3Philip Seymour Hoffman actorCapote, Synecdoche, New York, A Late Quartet
29 more partners with two or more films
- 3Mark Ruffalo actorWhere the Wild Things Are, Begin Again, The Adam Project
- 3John Turturro actorCatchfire, Box of Moonlight, What Just Happened
- 3Jena Malone actressThe Ballad of Jack and Rose, Into the Wild, The Soloist
- 3Steve Coogan actorHamlet 2, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Joker: Folie à Deux
- 2Brad Pitt actorJohnny Suede, Being John Malkovich
- 2Nicolas Cage actor8mm, Adaptation
- 2Kristen Stewart actressInto the Wild, What Just Happened
- 2Samuel L. Jackson actorJohnny Suede, Out of Sight
- 2Joaquin Phoenix actor8mm, Joker: Folie à Deux
- 2Jake Gyllenhaal actorLovely & Amazing, Accidental Love
- 2Viola Davis actressOut of Sight, Trust
- 2John Malkovich actorBeing John Malkovich, Adaptation
- 2Steve Buscemi actorLiving in Oblivion, The Real Blonde
- 2Ellen Burstyn actressThe Cemetery Club, Nostalgia
- 2David Fincher actorBeing John Malkovich, Full Frontal
- 2John Cusack actorBeing John Malkovich, Adaptation
- 2Octavia Spencer actressBeing John Malkovich, The Soloist
- 2John C. Reilly actorBoys, Cyrus
- 2Allison Janney actressWalking and Talking, The Oranges
- 2Stanley Tucci actorThe Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, What Just Happened
- 2Jonah Hill actorThe 40-Year-Old Virgin, Cyrus
- 2Wallace Shawn actorThe Cemetery Club, A Late Quartet
- 2Paul Dano actorThe Ballad of Jack and Rose, Where the Wild Things Are
- 2Hope Davis actressGenova, Synecdoche, New York
- 2Oliver Platt actorPlease Give, The Oranges
- 2Bradley Whitford actorAn American Crime, Get Out
- 2Stephen Root actorThe Soloist, Get Out
- 2Matthew Modine actorThe Real Blonde, Sicario: Day of the Soldado
- 2Bruce Greenwood actorCapote, Elephant Song
One film together
- Catchfire 1989Bob Dylan, Jodie Foster, Charlie Sheen, Joe Pesci, Vincent Price, Julie Adams, Dean Stockwell, Fred Ward, Tony Sirico
- Survival Quest 1989Lance Henriksen
- Johnny Suede 1991Nick Cave
- Switch 1991Téa Leoni, Ellen Barkin, Lorraine Bracco, Perry King, Jimmy Smits
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag 1992Julianne Moore, Meat Loaf, Alfre Woodard, Penelope Ann Miller, Xander Berkeley
- The Cemetery Club 1993Christina Ricci, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Diane Ladd, Jerry Orbach
- Living in Oblivion 1995Peter Dinklage
- Box of Moonlight 1996Sam Rockwell
- Boys 1996Skeet Ulrich
- Walking and Talking 1996Liev Schreiber, Anne Heche, Vincent Pastore
- The Real Blonde 1997Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Daryl Hannah, Dave Chappelle, Elizabeth Berkley, Denis Leary
- Out of Sight 1998Jennifer Lopez, George Clooney, Michael Keaton, Don Cheadle, Steve Zahn, Ving Rhames, Luis Gómez, Albert Brooks, Nancy Allen
- Your Friends & Neighbors 1998Ben Stiller, Nastassja Kinski, Aaron Eckhart, Amy Brenneman
- 8mm 1999Norman Reedus, Peter Stormare
- Being John Malkovich 1999Cameron Diaz, Dustin Hoffman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gary Sinise
- Simpatico 1999Sharon Stone, Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte, Albert Finney, Angus T. Jones
- Lovely & Amazing 2001Clark Gregg, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer, Scott Adsit
- Adaptation 2002Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brian Cox, Judy Greer
- Death to Smoochy 2002Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Jon Stewart, Martin Klebba, Harvey Fierstein, Vincent Schiavelli
- Full Frontal 2002Julia Roberts, David Duchovny, Jeff Garlin, Sandra Oh, Rashida Jones, Terence Stamp, January Jones, Rainn Wilson
- S1m0ne 2002Al Pacino, Rebecca Romijn, Evan Rachel Wood, Jason Schwartzman, Jay Mohr
- Capote 2005Amy Ryan, Mark Pellegrino
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin 2005Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Hart, Jane Lynch, Kat Dennings, Seth Rogen, Stormy Daniels, Leslie Mann, Mindy Kaling
- The Ballad of Jack and Rose 2005Daniel Day-Lewis, Jason Lee, Camilla Belle, Beau Bridges
- The Interpreter 2005Nicole Kidman
- Friends with Money 2006Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Joan Cusack, Jason Isaacs, Ty Burrell, Scott Caan
- An American Crime 2007Elliot Page, James Franco, Evan Peters, Scott Eastwood, Jeremy Sumpter
- Into the Wild 2007Hal Holbrook, William Hurt, Vince Vaughn, Marcia Gay Harden, Zach Galifianakis, Emile Hirsch
- Genova 2008Colin Firth, Willa Holland
- Hamlet 2 2008Amy Poehler, David Arquette
- Synecdoche, New York 2008Michelle Williams, Dianne Wiest, Emily Watson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Samantha Morton
- What Just Happened 2008Robert De Niro, Robin Wright, Peter Jacobson, Lily Rabe
- The Soloist 2009Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Tom Hollander
- Where the Wild Things Are 2009Forest Whitaker
- Cyrus 2010Marisa Tomei
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 2010Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Alexandra Daddario, Sean Bean, Logan Lerman, Rosario Dawson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Joe Pantoliano, Ray Winstone, Jake Abel
- Please Give 2010Amanda Peet, Rebecca Hall
- Trust 2010Clive Owen, Jason Clarke, Liana Liberato
- Peace, Love & Misunderstanding 2011Jane Fonda, Elizabeth Olsen, Rosanna Arquette, Kyle MacLachlan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chace Crawford, Katharine McPhee
- The Oranges 2011Hugh Laurie, Leighton Meester, Adam Brody, Boyd Holbrook, Alia Shawkat
- A Late Quartet 2012Christopher Walken, Imogen Poots
- Begin Again 2013Keira Knightley, Hailee Steinfeld, Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, James Corden, Yasiin Bey
- Captain Phillips 2013Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi
- Enough Said 2013Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Toni Collette
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 2013Johnny Knoxville
- Elephant Song 2014Carrie-Anne Moss, Xavier Dolan
- War Story 2014Ben Kingsley
- Accidental Love 2015Jessica Biel, Kirstie Alley, James Marsden, Paul Reubens, Bill Hader, James Brolin, Tracy Morgan, Beverly D'Angelo
- Get Out 2017Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Caleb Landry Jones
- Little Pink House 2017Jeanne Tripplehorn
- Nostalgia 2018Mikey Madison, Patton Oswalt, Bruce Dern, Jon Hamm, Amber Tamblyn, Nick Offerman
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado 2018Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Merced
- The Adam Project 2022Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldaña
- Joker: Folie à Deux 2024Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Ken Leung, Zazie Beetz
- Love of Your Life 2026Margaret Qualley, Patrick Schwarzenegger
Films in this guide
Best known
- Into the Wild 2007actress
- Captain Phillips 2013actress, as Andrea Phillips
- Get Out 2017actress
- Being John Malkovich 1999actress
- Joker: Folie à Deux 2024actress, as Maryanne Stewart
- Adaptation 2002actress
1980s
- Catchfire (1989)actress
- Survival Quest (1989)actress
1990s
- Johnny Suede (1991)actress
- Switch (1991)actress
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)actress
- The Cemetery Club (1993)actress
- Living in Oblivion (1995)actress
- Box of Moonlight (1996)actress
- Boys (1996)actress
- Walking and Talking (1996)actress
- The Real Blonde (1997)actress
- Out of Sight (1998)actress
- Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)actress
- 8mm (1999)actress
- Being John Malkovich (1999)actress
- Simpatico (1999)actress
2000s
- Lovely & Amazing (2001)actress
- Adaptation (2002)actress
- Death to Smoochy (2002)actress
- Full Frontal (2002)actress
- S1m0ne (2002)actress
- Capote (2005)actress, as Nelle Harper Lee
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)actress
- The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)actress
- The Interpreter (2005)actress
- Friends with Money (2006)actress
- An American Crime (2007)actress, as Gertrude Baniszewski
- Into the Wild (2007)actress
- Genova (2008)actress
- Hamlet 2 (2008)actress
- Synecdoche, New York (2008)actress
- What Just Happened (2008)actress
- The Soloist (2009)actress
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009)actress
2010s
- Cyrus (2010)actress
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)actress
- Please Give (2010)actress
- Trust (2010)actress
- Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)actress
- The Oranges (2011)actress
- A Late Quartet (2012)actress
- Begin Again (2013)actress
- Captain Phillips (2013)actress, as Andrea Phillips
- Enough Said (2013)actress
- Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)actress
- Elephant Song (2014)actress
- War Story (2014)actress, producer
- Accidental Love (2015)actress
- Get Out (2017)actress
- Little Pink House (2017)actress, as Susette Kelo
- Nostalgia (2018)actress
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)actress, as Cynthia Foards
2020s
- The Adam Project (2022)actress
- Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)actress, as Maryanne Stewart
- Love of Your Life (2026)actress