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Catherine Keener
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March 26, 1960 in Miami, FL
Biography:"Catherine Keener" ranks with "Parker Posey" as one of the queens of 1990s American independent cinema. A muse for director "Tom Di Cillo" ("Johnny Suede", "Living in Oblivion", "Box of Moonlight", "The Real Blonde"), she is married to one of her peers, the also-underrated "Dermot Mulroney". Keener graduated from Wheaton College in 1983 and in 1986 she landed her first film role, a small part in "About Last Night". She appeared in a string of independent films throughout the 1990s, in addition to all the aforementioned Di Cillo titles; she had the lead, opposite "Anne Heche", in the acclaimed "Walking and Talking" (1996), written and directed by "Nicole Holofcener", a role which earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actress. In 2000, Keener received an Oscar nomination for her supporting role in "Being John Malkovich". Appearing in "Simpatico" and giving birth to a baby boy the... Full Biography
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Jennifer Aniston and Catherine Keener promote "Friends with Money" at the Sundance Film Festival in...
Catherine Keener attends the New York premiere of "Troy" at the Ziegfeld Theater on May 10, 2004.
Catherine Keener
Catherine Keener attends the New York premiere of "Capote" at Alice Tully Hall on Sept. 27, 2005.
Catherine Keener and Dermot Mulroney attend the Independant Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, Calif.,...
Catherine Keener answers questions during the press conference for "Friends with Money" at the...
Catherine Keener attends the 58th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards at the Hyatt Regency...
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