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    Catherine KeenerAmerican actress
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  2. Catherine Ann Keener is an American actress. She has portrayed disgruntled and melancholic yet sympathetic women in independent films, as well as supporting roles in studio films. She has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Being John Malkovich and for her portrayal of author Harper Lee in Capote. Her performance as Gertrude Baniszewski in An American Crime earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Her other accolades include nominations for a BAFTA Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
    BornCatherine Ann Keener · March 26, 1959 · Miami, Florida, U.S.
    Alma materWheaton College (BA)
    SpouseDermot Mulroney · (m. 1990; div. 2007)
    Children1
    How Catherine Keener Conquered Indie Cinema
    How Catherine Keener Conquered Indie Cinema
    How Catherine Keener Dominated the Indie Scene
    How Catherine Keener Dominated the Indie Scene
    Early life and education

    Keener is of Irish descent on her father's side, and of Lebanese descent on her mother's. Keener was raised in Hialeah, Florida as a Catholic and attended Catholic schools. She attended Monsignor Edward Pace High … See more

    Career

    Keener had a supporting role as Lt. Cricket Sideris in the television series Ohara. The series ran from January 1987 to May 1988.
    Her first film appearance was one line in About Last Night... (1986). Although she struggled p… See more

    Acting style and reception

    Throughout her career, Keener has developed a reputation for succeeding in complex roles, often portraying desolate, bittersweet women "who come across as empty or unfulfilled in their relationships or their creativ… See more

    Personal life

    Keener married actor Dermot Mulroney in 1990. They have a son, Clyde, born in 1999, who is a singer. Mulroney filed for divorce in June 2007, citing irreconcilable differences and the divorce became final on December … See more

     
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