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Famous as :
ActressBirth Name :
Catherine Ann KeenerBirth Date :
March 23, 1959Birth Place :
Miami, Florida, USASpouse :
Dermot Mulroney (1990 - May 2005)Claim to fame :
As Maxine Lund in "Being John Malkovich" (1999)
Catherine Keener Lands Starring Slot in Hamlet 2
September 11, 2007 01:09:29
Running her career quite smoothly this year, Catherine Keener has put one more starring role into her big screen resume. Variety has reported that the Oscar nominee is on her way to appear opposite Steve Coogan in a high school comedy entitled "Hamlet 2."
Story is said to focus on a teacher who tries to save his drama department by writing a sequel to William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." "Nancy Drew" helmer Andy Fleming is set to direct based on the script he wrote alongside Pam Brady, whose most recent writing work, "Hot Rod", currently is in theaters.
Dermot Mulroney and Catherine Keener Divorce
June 12, 2007 08:06:42
Dermot Mulroney helps increasing the large number of Hollywood celebrities whose marriage end in divorce court. The actor has filed for divorce from Catherine Keener, his wife of over than 16 years, following their split in May 2005.
Per the court papers, filed Friday June 8th and released Monday June 11th, Mulroney cites "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the divorce and is seeking joint legal and physical custody of their son, 7-year-old Clyde Keener Mulroney, while asking for property rights to be determined by the courts.
Duo Traveling Around "Genova"
May 21, 2007 10:05:38
Getting into the same vehicle Colin Firth is riding, Hope Davis and Catherine Keener have given their agreement to take part in horror mystery "Genova", which Andrew Eaton produces for Revolution Films and FilmFour.
Along with the pair's inclusion, relative newcomers Willa Holland and Perla Haney-Jardine reportedly have also been added into the cast. As for the story, the flick is said to take focus on a recently widowed man who travels to Italy with his two teenage daughters to make a fresh start in his life yet later finds out that he can't escape the ghosts of his past.
Two More Reveal "What Just Happened"
March 21, 2007 09:03:30
Making worthy additions to the cast, Catherine Keener and Robin Wright Penn have both landed deals to take starring part in "What Just Happened?", a comedy feature of 2929 Entertainment production.
Already had the likes of Robert De Niro, Stanley Tucci, and Kristen Stewart in the cast, pic concerns on a desperate movie producer, played by De Niro, who is trying to survive the treachery of Hollywood and a broken second marriage. Keener is plotted to be the head of the studio he is courting while Wright Penn will portray his former wife.
Catherine Keener & Ellen Page on "The Basement"
May 10, 2006 01:05:17
What Catherine Keener and Ellen Page are doing on "The Basement"? Starring in. Yes the two movie stars have been set to topline the forthcoming thriller.
Written by Tommy O'Haver and Irene Turner, the flick is based on the shocking true story of a murder that stunned the nation back in the mid-1960s. As for its story, the film centers on Getrude Baniszewski (Keener), a seemingly ordinary housewife and the mother of seven, who imprisons a beautiful teenager Sylvia Likens (Page), who has been left in her charge, in the basement of her Indiana home.
Into the Wild, Catherine Keener and Vince Vaughn
May 02, 2006 10:05:24
Catherine Keener and Vince Vaughn have both agreed to walk on "Into the Wild". The twosome has agreed to star in the upcoming action adventure flick, which Sean Penn is going to direct.
The story will portray Christopher McCandless, who graduated from college in 1992, abandoned his possessions and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness and return to nature. He died four months later in an abandoned bus at a remote campsite.
