Known for movies

Short Info

Net Worth$8 million
Date Of BirthMarch 23, 1959
SpouseDermot Mulroney
MarkOften works with Nicole Holofcener and Spike Jonze
FactPlayed Harvey Keitel's wife in a deleted scene in Thelma & Louise (1991), now available for viewing on the special edition DVD extras.


Catherine Keener is an American actress, born on March 23, 1959 in Miami, Florida. Her parents were both of Irish descent and her father was a businessman. She has two sisters, one older and one younger. She attended Catholic schools growing up and later studied at Wheaton College in Massachusetts.

Her acting career began in the early 1980s with small roles in television and film. She had her first major role in the 1985 film Into the Night, starring Jeff Goldblum. She went on to have supporting roles in a number of films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Johnny Suede (1991), Living in Oblivion (1995), and Being John Malkovich (1999).

In the 2000s, Keener’s career took off with leading roles in a number of critically acclaimed films. These include Love & Sex (2000), The Gift (2000), Adaptation (2002), and Capote (2005). She has also appeared in a number of independent films, such as The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005) and Please Give (2010).

Keener has been nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Supporting Actress in Being John Malkovich and Best Actress in Capote. She has also won a number of other awards, including an Independent Spirit Award and a National Board of Review Award.

As of 2020, Keener’s net worth is estimated to be $8 million. She has been married to actor Dermot Mulroney since 1990 and they have two children together.

General Info

Full NameCatherine Keener
Net Worth$8 million
Date Of BirthMarch 23, 1959
Height1.73 m
ProfessionFilm producer, Actor
EducationWheaton College, Monsignor Edward Pace High School
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseDermot Mulroney
ChildrenClyde Mulroney
ParentsJim Keener, Evelyn Keener
SiblingsElizabeth Keener, Michael Keener

Accomplishments

AwardsIndependent Spirit Robert Altman Award, Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Comedy or Musical, Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Suppo...
NominationsAcademy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Perfor...
MoviesBeing John Malkovich, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Capote, Captain Phillips, Into the Wild, Enough Said, The Croods, Where the Wild Things Are, A Late Quartet, Please Give, Begin Again, Synecdoche, New York, An American Crime, Walking and Talking, The Interpreter, Lovely and Amazing, Friends with Money, ...
TV ShowsShow Me a Hero, Ohara

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Marks

#Marks / Signs
1Often works with Nicole Holofcener and Spike Jonze

Quotes

#Quote
1Well, the day I got nominated, I had jury duty, a D.U.I. case. The morning the nominations were announced, I reported to jury duty as scheduled. That was good; it gave me perspective. If you start feeling too important, it's always good to go sit in a jury for a D.U.I. charge.
2Luck favors the prepared.
3Well, for one thing, I like being a supporting actress. I like to come and go in the film. The interesting characters are very few if you want to be the lead, and they depend on you being beautiful. Since I'm not interested in those parts, the pressure's off, in a way. I'm not cast for my physicality. I find that playing so many characters in so many films is a way to be in the moment.
4[on her harshest rejection]: "One director said I just wasn't sexy. It was hard, really hard. I left town for two months with my tail between my legs. But you have to kind of go, okay, maybe I'm not their idea of [sexy], but hell, I can have sex!"

Facts

#Fact
1Played Harvey Keitel's wife in a deleted scene in Thelma & Louise (1991), now available for viewing on the special edition DVD extras.
2Gave birth to her only child at age 40, a son Clyde Mulroney on June 21, 1999. Child's father is her ex-husband, Dermot Mulroney.
3Catherine shielded a surprised Jennifer Aniston from a reporter on Today (1952). The pair appeared to talk about a movie that they were filming, Friends with Money (2006), when the questions started to turn personal on Aniston. The reporter was warned before taping, that all personal topics were "off limits", yet when the interview started, the reporter asked about Jennifer's wedding plans with actor Vince Vaughn. Catherine stepped in, and told the reporter to "back off" and stick to the topic at hand.
4Good friends with actress Jennifer Aniston.
5Catherine was devastated when famed author Harper Lee, whom she played in Capote (2005), refused to speak with her before filming. The author, who had been celebrated author Truman Capote's best friend since childhood, refused to cooperate with the making of the film. Lee did contact Keener after filming, to tell her that she enjoyed the film.
6Had two movies pushed back from late 2008 to a release in 2009. Both The Soloist (2009) and Where the Wild Things Are (2009).
7Has worked with director/producer Spike Jonze four times and director Nicole Holofcener four times.
8Her father is of English, German, and Scottish descent. Her mother is of Lebanese ancestry. Catherine's patrilineal line traces back to Peter Keiner, a German immigrant whose surname was later changed.
9Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997.
10Older sister of Elizabeth Keener.
11Has been close friends with Brad Pitt since they both starred in 1991's Johnny Suede (1991) together, and they often attend each other's movie premieres.
12Ex-sister-in-law of Kieran Mulroney, Sean Mulroney, Conor and Moira Mulroney.
13Grew up in Hialeah, Florida.
14Graduated from Immaculate Conception in Hialeah, Florida
15Graduated from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts in 1983.
16Attended a Catholic high school, Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Miami, Florida.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Croods 22018pre-productionUgga (voice)
Get Out2017completedMissy
Captain Dad2017pre-production
Soldado2017/IIfilming
We Don't Belong Here2017completedNancy Green
Little Pink House2016/Ipost-productionSusette Kelo
November Criminals2016post-productionFiona
Unless2016Reta
Show Me a Hero2015TV Mini-SeriesMary Dorman
Accidental Love2015Rep. Pam Hendrickson
How and Why2014TV MovieAlice
Elephant Song2014Nurse Susan Peterson
Bad Grandpa .52014VideoEllie
War Story2014/ILee
Bad Grandpa2013Ellie
Captain Phillips2013Andrea Phillips
Begin Again2013/IIMiriam
Enough Said2013Marianne
The Croods2013Ugga (voice)
A Late Quartet2012Juliette Gelbart
Maladies2012Catherine
Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding2011Diane Hudson
The Oranges2011Paige
Trust2010/ILynn
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief2010Sally Jackson
Cyrus2010/IJamie
Please Give2010Kate
Where the Wild Things Are2009Mom
The Soloist2009Mary Weston
A Summer in Genoa2008Barbara
Synecdoche, New York2008Adele Lack
Hamlet 22008Brie Marschz
What Just Happened2008Lou Tarnow
Solstice2007/IShort
Into the Wild2007Jan Burres
An American Crime2007Gertrude Baniszewski
Friends with Money2006Christine
Capote2005Nelle Harper Lee
The 40-Year-Old Virgin2005Trish
The Interpreter2005Dot Woods
The Ballad of Jack and Rose2005Kathleen
S1m0ne2002Elaine Christian
Full Frontal2002Lee
Death to Smoochy2002Nora Wells
Lovely & Amazing2001Michelle Marks
American Arts & Culture Presents John Horatio Malkovich 'Dance of Despair & Disillusionment'2000Video shortMaxine (uncredited)
Simpatico1999Cecilia
Being John Malkovich1999Maxine Lund
8MM1999Amy Welles
Your Friends & Neighbors1998Terri
Out of Sight1998Adele
The Real Blonde1997Mary
If These Walls Could Talk1996TV MovieBecky Donnelly (segment "1952")
Box of Moon Light1996Floatie Dupre
Boys1996Jilly
Heroine of Hell1996TV MovieMagda
The Destiny of Marty Fine1996Lena
Walking and Talking1996Amelia
Living in Oblivion1995Nicole Springer
Journeys North1994TV MovieMagda
The Cemetery Club1993Esther's Daughter (uncredited)
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag1992Suzanne
Seinfeld1992TV SeriesNina
Johnny Suede1991Yvonne
Switch1991Steve's Secretary
Catchfire1990Trucker's Girl
Arduous Moon1990Short
CBS Summer Playhouse1989TV SeriesJan Engle
Knightwatch1988-1989TV SeriesRebecca
Survival Quest1988Cheryl
Ohara1987TV SeriesLt. Cricket Sideris
The Education of Allison Tate1986Linda Kellogg
L.A. Law1986TV SeriesWaitress
The Alan King Show1986TV MovieAbby
About Last Night...1986Cocktail Waitress

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
War Story2014/Iproducer
Where the Wild Things Are2009associate producer
God Grew Tired of Us2006Documentary co-producer

Casting Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
About Last Night...1986casting assistant

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding2011performer: "The Weight"

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Janis: Little Girl Blue2015Documentary special thanks
Her2013thanks
Behind the Scenes of Please Give2010Video documentary short special thanks
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak2009TV Short documentary thanks
Where the Day Takes You1991special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
24th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards2014TV Movie documentaryHerself - Presenter
The 2011 Independent Spirit Awards2011TV SpecialHerself
Behind the Scenes of Please Give2010Video documentary shortHerself / Kate
Please Give: Outtakes2010Video shortHerself / Kate (uncredited)
Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home2010DocumentaryNarrator
The 7PM Project2009TV SeriesHerself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2009TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Collaborators2009Documentary shortHerself
Made in Hollywood2009TV SeriesHerself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan2008-2009TV SeriesHerself - Guest
HBO First Look2005-2009TV Series documentaryHerself
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak2009TV Short documentaryHerself
The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards2009TV SpecialHerself
The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards2009TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards2008TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show2006TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2006TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Making Capote: Concept to Script2006Video documentary shortHerself - 'Nelle Harper Lee'
The 78th Annual Academy Awards2006TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2006 Independent Spirit Awards2006TV Movie documentaryHerself
Late Show with David Letterman2002-2006TV SeriesHerself - Guest / Herself
12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2006TV SpecialHerself
Corazón de...2006TV SeriesHerself
The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards2006TV Movie documentaryHerself
The Daily Show2005TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards2003TV Movie documentaryHerself
Cartaz Cultural2003TV SeriesHerself
Adaptation.2002Herself (uncredited)
Comedy Central Canned Ham2002TV SeriesHerself
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards2000TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Suporting Role
Late Night with Conan O'Brien2000TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996TV SeriesHerself - Guest

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2010TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia2007TV Short documentaryHerself
La imagen de tu vida2006TV SeriesHerself
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers2006Video documentary shortNelle Harper Lee (uncredited)
Cinema mil2005TV SeriesHerself

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2011Robert Altman AwardIndependent Spirit AwardsPlease Give (2010)
2009Robert Altman AwardIndependent Spirit AwardsSynecdoche, New York (2008)
2008Gotham Independent Film AwardGotham AwardsBest Ensemble PerformanceSynecdoche, New York (2008)
2006Chlotrudis AwardChlotrudis AwardsBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
2005BSFC AwardBoston Society of Film Critics AwardsBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
2005DFWFCA AwardDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
2005LAFCA AwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
2005TFCA AwardToronto Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting Performance, FemaleCapote (2005)
2000Gertrudis AwardChlotrudis Awards
2000Chlotrudis AwardChlotrudis AwardsBest Supporting ActressBeing John Malkovich (1999)
2000FFCC AwardFlorida Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActressBeing John Malkovich (1999)
2000OFCS AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActressBeing John Malkovich (1999)
2000Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Comedy or MusicalBeing John Malkovich (1999)
2000SEFCA AwardSoutheastern Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressBeing John Malkovich (1999)
1999KCFCC AwardKansas City Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActressBeing John Malkovich (1999)
1999NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActressBeing John Malkovich (1999)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016Gold Derby TV AwardGold Derby AwardsTV Movie/Mini Supporting ActressShow Me a Hero (2015)
2015Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionShow Me a Hero (2015)
2014BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting AwardBehind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Vocal Ensemble in a Feature FilmThe Croods (2013)
2013Movies for Grownups AwardAARP Movies for Grownups AwardsBest Supporting ActressA Late Quartet (2012)
2010Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest ActressWhere the Wild Things Are (2009)
2010Gotham Independent Film AwardGotham AwardsBest Ensemble PerformancePlease Give (2010)
2010Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or MusicalPlease Give (2010)
2009Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for TelevisionAn American Crime (2007)
2008Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieAn American Crime (2007)
2008Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressInto the Wild (2007)
2008Gold Derby AwardGold Derby AwardsSupporting ActressInto the Wild (2007)
2008Gold Derby AwardGold Derby AwardsEnsemble CastInto the Wild (2007)
2008HFCS AwardHouston Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActressInto the Wild (2007)
2008IOMAItalian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)Best Supporting Actress (Miglior attrice non protagonista)Into the Wild (2007)
2008OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting ActressInto the Wild (2007)
2008ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleInto the Wild (2007)
2008ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureInto the Wild (2007)
2007DFCS AwardDetroit Film Critic Society, USBest Supporting ActressInto the Wild (2007)
2007VVFP AwardVillage Voice Film PollBest Supporting ActressInto the Wild (2007)
2006OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleCapote (2005)
2006BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting RoleCapote (2005)
2006Critics Choice AwardBroadcast Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
2006CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
2006DFCCDublin Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
2006Gold Derby AwardGold Derby AwardsSupporting ActressCapote (2005)
2006OFCS AwardOnline Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
2006ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleCapote (2005)
2006ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureCapote (2005)
2006VFCC AwardVancouver Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
2005ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleCapote (2005)
2005ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Cast EnsembleCapote (2005)
2005SLFCA AwardSt. Louis Film Critics Association, USBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
2005VVFP AwardVillage Voice Film PollBest Supporting PerformanceCapote (2005)
2005WAFCA AwardWashington DC Area Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
2003Chlotrudis AwardChlotrudis AwardsBest ActressLovely & Amazing (2001)
2003Independent Spirit AwardIndependent Spirit AwardsBest Female LeadLovely & Amazing (2001)
2003Golden Satellite AwardSatellite AwardsBest Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or MusicalLovely & Amazing (2001)
2000OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Actress in a Supporting RoleBeing John Malkovich (1999)
2000Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureBeing John Malkovich (1999)
2000Saturn AwardAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USABest ActressBeing John Malkovich (1999)
2000CFCA AwardChicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest Supporting ActressBeing John Malkovich (1999)
2000Sierra AwardLas Vegas Film Critics Society AwardsBest Supporting ActressBeing John Malkovich (1999)
2000OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting ActressBeing John Malkovich (1999)
2000ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleBeing John Malkovich (1999)
2000ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion PictureBeing John Malkovich (1999)
1999ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleBeing John Malkovich (1999)
1999ACCAAwards Circuit Community AwardsBest Cast EnsembleBeing John Malkovich (1999)
1997Chlotrudis AwardChlotrudis AwardsBest ActressWalking and Talking (1996)
1997Independent Spirit AwardIndependent Spirit AwardsBest Female LeadWalking and Talking (1996)
1993Independent Spirit AwardIndependent Spirit AwardsBest Female LeadJohnny Suede (1991)

2nd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2005NYFCC AwardNew York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Supporting ActressCapote (2005)
1999BSFC AwardBoston Society of Film Critics AwardsBest Supporting ActressBeing John Malkovich (1999)

3rd Place Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2006NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest Supporting ActressThe Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)

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