Catherine Keener

Personal life


Catherine Keener was born on 23rd March. She was born in Florida, U.S. She was raised as a Roman Catholic. Her star sign is Aries. She is 5 feet 8 inches tall. She attended Catholic schools. She went to Monsignor Pace High School. She attended and graduated from Wheaton College in 1983. She took up major in Engish and History in college. She is half Irish and half Lebanese. She was born to Jim Keener and Evelyn Keener. She has a sister named Elizabeth Keener, an actress. She has also worked in McDonold's as a manager in New York after graduation. She was married to Dermont Mulroney in 1990 but sadly got divorced in 2007. She is blessed with a son named Clyde Mulroney. She is aged 58 years. She is probably currently single.

Career

The talented actress, Catherine Keener, was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress by Academy Awards for the film Being John Malkovich (1999), a fantasy comedy film as Maxine Lund. She was also nominated for the film Capote (2005), a biographical film as Harper Lee. Keener's thriller film Captain Phillips (2013), was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar in 2017. She appeared in the 40 Year Old Virgin, a sex comedy film in 2005. She met her ex-husband during the film Survival Quest, an adventure/thriller in 1988 as Cheryl. She came forth in Into The Wild, a drama film in 2007.

She was in a drama film Synecdoche, New York, by Charlie Kaufman in 2008, which was also critically acclaimed. She loves to work with Spike Jonze, American filmmaker and Nicole Holofcener, a director. She voiced Ugga in the film The Croods, a fantasy/adventure in 2013. She was the narrator for a documentary film Lost Angels in 2010. She played a mom in the film Where the Wild Things Are in 2009, which she also co-produced.

She also co-produced a documentary film God Grew Tired of Us in 2006. She appeared in a supporting role in an American TV series named Ohara in 1987 on the ABC network as Lt. Sideris. Her debut film was about Last Night, a romantic comedy in 1986, wherein she had just one line to deliver. She made a guest appearance in the series named Seinfeld, an American sitcom. She was co-starred with Brad Pitt in a film called Johnny Suede in 1991.

She has also worked in a low budget film named Living in Oblivion, a dark comedy by Tom Dicillo. She has starred in many great movies those were critically acclaimed. She starred in a political thriller film named The Interpreter in 2005. She used to appear in the TV movie titled If the Walls Could Talk as Becky on HBO. She presented the MTV Movie awards in the year 2000. She owns 16 awards and 51 nominations. She has earned a Net worth of around $8 million. Keener is on Facebook with over 14k likes and over 13k followers. She has around 1k followers on Twitter.

Last Modified: Mar 8, 2020


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