Who is Catherine Keener ‘Young’?

The 2022 movie titled The Adam Project has been released. Who is Catherine Keener Young, the cast of Maya Sorian?

Catherine Keener plays Maya Sorian, a businesswoman who supported Louis’ research and then used his death to monopolize it for her personal profit and construct a future in which she is the most powerful woman on the planet. Keener also plays a younger version of herself via de-aging.

Let’s get to know more about her in real life.

Catherine Keener Bio

Catherine Keener is an American actress who was nominated for an Academy Award for her roles in the independent films Being John Malkovich (1999) and Capote (2005).

Keener, who has received critical acclaim for her offbeat parts in independent and popular films like The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), began her career as a casting director in New York City.

Catherine Ann Keener was born in Miami and raised in Hialeah, Florida. Evelyn (Jamiel) and James Keener, who operated an auto business, raised her. Her mother is Lebanese, while her father is English, Scottish, and German.

Wheaton College in Massachusetts was Keener’s alma mater. When she was unable to enroll in a photography class, she began taking acting classes. Keener worked as a McDonald’s manager in New York City after graduation before becoming an assistant casting director and migrating to Los Angeles.

Soon after, Keener informed her boss about her acting ambitions, and she obtained a one-word job as a waitress in About Last Night (1986).

She won a role in Survival Quest (1988) two years later, where she met her future husband, Dermot Mulroney. After years of struggle in the industry, Keener secured a role in Johnny Suede, an independent film starring the unknown Brad Pitt (1991).

Her rise in independent movies began with roles in Living in Oblivion (1995) and Walking and Talking (1996) before breaking into the mainstream with Being John Malkovich (1999), which won Keener her first Academy Award nomination. Catherine Keener has since starred in a number of critically praised films.

Catherine Keener Husband

She is not married at this time but she has an ex-husband, Dermot Mulroney who is also an actor. The two have a son together, Clyde Mulroney.

Mulroney filed for divorce in June 2007 due to irreconcilable differences, and the divorce was finalized on December 19, 2007.