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Catherine Keener

Catherine Ann Keener (born March 26, 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.

Filmography

2013
Captain Phillips

as Andrea Phillips

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2024
Joker: Folie à Deux

as Maryanne Stewart

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2005
The 40 Year Old Virgin

as Trish Piedmont

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2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

as Sally Jackson

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2017
Get Out

as Missy Armitage

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2020
The Croods: A New Age

as Ugga (voice)

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