Catherine Keener

Catherine Ann Keener (born March 23, 1959) is an American actress. She has been twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Maxine Lund in Being John Malkovich (1999) and 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 well received by critics. Keener is the muse of director Nicole Holofcener, having appeared in every work of hers to date. 2Early life and education Keener was born in Miami, Florida in 1959 (though some sources say 1960), the third of five children of Evelyn (née Jamiel) and Jim Keener, a manager of an automotive store. She is of Irish descent on her father's side and of Lebanese descent on her mother's. Keener was raised Roman Catholic and attended Catholic schools. She attended Monsignor Edward Pace High School. Keener's sister, Elizabeth Keener, is also an actress. Keener attended Wheaton College, in Norton, Massachusett