Catherine Keener

Biography
Catherine Keener studied history at Wheaton College. She appeared in television series like L.A. Law and Seinfeld before his debut on the big screen in 1986 with Edward Zwick's film About Last Night... She later became the muse of Tom DiCillo. She was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for best supporting actress for Being John Malkovich (1999). Other titles of his films are S1m0ne (2002) by Andrew Niccol, Full Frontal (2002) by Steven Soderbergh, The Interpreter (2005) by Sydney Pollack, The 40 Year Old Vergin (2005), a comedy with Steve Carell, Capote (2005), biography of the author of "In Cold Blood," Friends With Money (2006) co-sarring with Jennifer Aniston, and Into the Wild (2007), directed by Sean Penn. In Where the Wild Things Are (2009), a fantasy film directed by Spike Jonze, she played the mother of the child lead role. In Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (2010), an mythological fantasy adventure, she played Sally Jackson, the mother of the lead character.

Actress

 * 2009 - Where The Wild Things Are (Mom)
 * 2002 - S1m0ne (Elaine Christian)
 * 1999 - Being John Malkovich (Maxine Lund)

Saturn Award

 * Nominated
 * 2010 - Best Actress for Where The Wild Things Are
 * 2000 - Best Supporting Actress for Being John Malkovich