Portrait of Catherine Keener

Acting

Catherine Keener

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, busiest in 1996 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
38
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Catherine Keener Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.7, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 14
  • Character Study 10
  • Cringe Humor 6
  • Indie Film 5
  • Romantic Comedy 5
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Quirky 4
  • Showbiz Parody 3
  • Complex Relationships 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
How and Why
How and Why

as Alice

2020s

8 titles ยท average score 62
Love of Your Life
Love of Your Life (2026)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ruth

Joker: Folie ร  Deux
Joker: Folie ร  Deux (2024)
GoodWatch score 42

as Maryanne Stewart

Polar Bear
Polar Bear (2022)
GoodWatch score 63

as Narrator (voice)

The Adam Project
The Adam Project (2022)
GoodWatch score 64

as Maya Sorian

Brand New Cherry Flavor
Brand New Cherry Flavor (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Boro

No Future
No Future (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

as Claire

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks (2021)

as Ugga (voice)

The Croods: A New Age
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ugga (voice)

2010s

30 titles ยท average score 61
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2 (2018)
GoodWatch score 81

as Evelyn Deavor (voice)

Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
GoodWatch score 64

as Cynthia Foards

Kidding
Kidding (2018)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Deirdre Perera

Get Out
Get Out (2017)
GoodWatch score 85

as Missy Armitage

Show Me a Hero
Show Me a Hero (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Mary Dorman

Accidental Love
Accidental Love (2015)
GoodWatch score 25

as Pam Hendrickson

Begin Again
Begin Again (2014)
GoodWatch score 73

as Miriam Hart

Enough Said
Enough Said (2013)
GoodWatch score 79

as Marianne

The Croods
The Croods (2013)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ugga (voice)

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
GoodWatch score 47

as Diane Hudson

Trust
Trust (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lynn Cameron

Please Give
Please Give (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

as Kate

2000s

19 titles ยท average score 64
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mom

The Soloist
The Soloist (2009)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mary Weston

An American Crime
An American Crime (2007)
GoodWatch score 55

as Gertrude Baniszewski

Into the Wild
Into the Wild (2007)
GoodWatch score 79

as Jan Burres

Friends with Money
Friends with Money (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

as Christine

The 40 Year-Old Virgin
The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

as Trish Piedmont

The Interpreter
The Interpreter (2005)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dot Woods

Capote
Capote (2005)
GoodWatch score 81

as Harper Lee

S1m0ne
S1m0ne (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

as Elaine Christian

Death to Smoochy
Death to Smoochy (2002)
GoodWatch score 52

as Nora Wells

Lovely & Amazing
Lovely & Amazing (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

as Michelle Marks

Full Frontal
Full Frontal (2002)
GoodWatch score 42

as Lee

1990s

20 titles ยท average score 54
Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich (1999)
GoodWatch score 86

as Maxine Lund

8MM
8MM (1999)
GoodWatch score 42

as Amy Welles

Simpatico
Simpatico (1999)
GoodWatch score 33

as Cecilia

The Real Blonde
The Real Blonde (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mary

Out of Sight
Out of Sight (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

as Adele Delisi

Your Friends & Neighbors
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
GoodWatch score 65

as Terri

Box of Moonlight
Box of Moonlight (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

as Floatie Dupre

Walking and Talking
Walking and Talking (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

as Amelia

Boys
Boys (1996)
GoodWatch score 30

as Jilly

If These Walls Could Talk
If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
GoodWatch score 78

as Becky

Living in Oblivion
Living in Oblivion (1995)
GoodWatch score 80

as Nicole Springer

Johnny Suede
Johnny Suede (1991)
GoodWatch score 39

as Yvonne

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 68
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Nina West

Survival Quest
Survival Quest (1989)
GoodWatch score 53

as Cheryl

Ohara
Ohara (1987)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

About Last Night...
About Last Night... (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

as Cocktail Waitress

The Abduction of Allison Tate
The Abduction of Allison Tate (1986)

as Linda Kellogg