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Catherine Keener: Biography

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  • Birth Place: Miami, FL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/26/1960, Aries
  • Profession: Actor
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Catherine Keener Fast Facts:
  • Took her first acting course in college after being shut out of a photography class.
  • Worked in Hollywood as an assistant to casting director Gail Eisenstadt, who helped her land her first film role, a one-line part as a waitress in About Last Night (1986).
  • Met ex-husband Dermot Mulroney on the set of 1989's Survival Quest.
  • In the 1992 Seinfeld episode "The Letter," she played Jerry's artist girlfriend, who painted an infamous portrait of Kramer.
  • Catherine Keener Relationships:
  • Clyde Keener Mulroney - Son
  • Dermot Mulroney - Ex-husband
  • Elizabeth Keener - Sister
  • Catherine Keener Awards:
  • 2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1999 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 2005 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • College:
  • Wheaton College, Norton, MA (BA in English and History, 1983)

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Brad Pitt, Catherine Keener, Don Cheadle courtesy Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com
Catherine Keener courtesy Lester Cohen/WireImage.com
Jason Isaacs, Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, Nicole Holofcener, Greg Germann, Scott Caan, Simon McBurney, 2006 Sundance Film Festival courtesy Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com
Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener courtesy Eric Neitzel/WireImage.com
Catherine Keener courtesy John Sciulli/WireImage.com
Judd Apatow, Catherine Keener, Steve Carell courtesy John Sciulli/WireImage.com
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