Catherine Keener Net Worth

Catherine Keener's Quotes

• [on her harshest rejection]: "One director said I just wasn't sexy. It was hard, really hard. I left town for two months with my tail between my legs. But you have to kind of go, okay, maybe I'm not their idea of [sexy], but hell, I can have sex!"
• Well, for one thing, I like being a supporting actress. I like to come and go in the film. The interesting characters are very few if you want to be the lead, and they depend on you being beautiful. Since I'm not interested in those parts, the pressure's off, in a way. I'm not cast for my physicality. I find that playing so many characters in so many films is a way to be in the moment.
• Luck favors the prepared.
• Well, the day I got nominated, I had jury duty, a D.U.I. case. The morning the nominations were announced, I reported to jury duty as scheduled. That was good; it gave me perspective. If you start feeling too important, it's always good to go sit in a jury for a D.U.I. charge.

Interesting Facts about Catherine Keener

1. Attended a Catholic high school, Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Miami, Florida.
2. Graduated from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts in 1983.
3. Graduated from Immaculate Conception in Hialeah, Florida
4. Grew up in Hialeah, Florida.
5. Ex-sister-in-law of Kieran Mulroney, Sean Mulroney, Conor and Moira Mulroney.
6. Has been close friends with Brad Pitt since they both starred in 1991's Johnny Suede (1991) together, and they often attend each other's movie premieres.
7. Older sister of Elizabeth Keener.
8. Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997.
9. Her father is of English, German, and Scottish descent. Her mother is of Lebanese ancestry. Catherine's patrilineal line traces back to Peter Keiner, a German immigrant whose surname was later changed.
10. Has worked with director/producer Spike Jonze four times and director Nicole Holofcener four times.
11. Had two movies pushed back from late 2008 to a release in 2009. Both The Soloist (2009) and Max en de maximonsters (2009).
12. Catherine was devastated when famed author Harper Lee, whom she played in Capote (2005), refused to speak with her before filming. The author, who had been celebrated author Truman Capote's best friend since childhood, refused to cooperate with the making of the film. Lee did contact Keener after filming, to tell her that she enjoyed the film.
13. Good friends with actress Jennifer Aniston.
14. Catherine shielded a surprised Jennifer Aniston from a reporter on Today (1952). The pair appeared to talk about a movie that they were filming, Friends with Money (2006), when the questions started to turn personal on Aniston. The reporter was warned before taping, that all personal topics were "off limits", yet when the interview started, the reporter asked about Jennifer's wedding plans with actor Vince Vaughn. Catherine stepped in, and told the reporter to "back off" and stick to the topic at hand.
15. Gave birth to her only child at age 40, a son Clyde Mulroney on June 21, 1999. Child's father is her ex-husband, Dermot Mulroney.
16. Played Harvey Keitel's wife in a deleted scene in Thelma & Louise (1991), now available for viewing on the special edition DVD extras.
17. Appeared in three films with Philip Seymour Hoffman: Capote (2005), Synecdoche, New York (2008) and A Late Quartet (2012).
18. As of 2017, has appeared in 3 films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Capote (2005), Captain Phillips (2013), and Get Out (2017).
19. Is often mistaken for actress Mimi Rogers.
20. Changed her published birthdate from March 23, 1959 to March 23, 1960 in order to conceal her actual age.