Catherine Keener (full name Catherine Ann Keener) was born on March 23, 1959 in Miami,
Florida, USA. She is a talented actress.
Biography and Career :
She studied at the Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Immaculate Conception in Hialeah, Florida and the Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. In 1983 she moved to
New York City and then decided to go to
Los Angeles.
After three years she got a role in "About Last Night..." and so, her acting career was starting. Since then she was seen in movies like "Survival Quest", "Seinfeld", "Johnny Suede", "Living in Oblivion",
"Walking and Talking", "Being John Malkovich", "Lovely and Amazing", "Full Frontal", "S1m0ne", "Death to Smoochy", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Friends with Money".
She was nominated three times at the Independent Spirit Award and two times nominated at Oscars. She won a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Musical for "Being John Malkovich" in 2000 and a Chlotrudis Awards for Best Supporting Actress with the same movie.
In 1997 she was elected member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival. On November 17, 1990 she married Dermot Mulroney and they have one child, Clyde.
Trivia :
- Height: 173 cm
- Her sister is Elizabeth Keener and she is also an actress.
- One of her famous friends is
Brad Pitt.
- She has
Irish and Lebanese origins.
Quotes :
- "Most times when people pitch you as being perfect for a part … they don't look at you as an actor who can transform. A lot of people are so literal."
- "These days, there are a lot of people who just want to be famous. I think that comes from a naive place, because those people generally don't know what it's like."
Filmography :
- Synecdoche, New York (2007)
- Where the Wild Things Are (2008)
- What Just Happened? (2008)
- Genova (2007)
- Into the Wild (2007)
- An American Crime (2007)
- Friends with Money (2006)
- Capote (2005)
- The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
- The Interpreter (2005)
- The Ballad of Jack and Rose (2005)
- S1m0ne (2002)
- Full Frontal (2002)
- Death to Smoochy (2002)
- Lovely & Amazing (2001)
- American Arts & Culture Presents John Horatio Malkovich 'Dance of Despair & Disillusionment' (2000) (V)
- Simpatico (1999)
- Being John Malkovich (1999)
- 8MM (1999)
- Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
- Out of Sight (1998)
- The Real Blonde (1997)
- If These Walls Could Talk (1996) (TV)
- Box of Moon Light (1996)
- Boys (1996)
- Heroine of Hell (1996) (TV)
- Walking and Talking (1996)
- The Destiny of Marty Fine (1996)
- Living in Oblivion (1995)
- Journeys North (1994) (TV)
- The Cemetery Club (1993) (uncredited)
- The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)
- Seinfeld (1 episode, 1992)
- Johnny Suede (1991)
- Switch (1991)
- Catchfire (1990)
- Arduous Moon (1990)
- Survival Quest (1989)
-CBS Summer Playhouse (1 episode, 1989)
- Knightwatch (1 episode, 1989)
- Ohara (1987) TV Series (unknown episodes, 1987)
- L.A. Law (1 episode, 1986)
- The Alan King Show (1986) (TV)
- About Last Night... (1986)
- The Education of Allison Tate (1986).
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External Links :
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