Catherine Keener was passed up for all roles in Get Out.
Keener gravitates towards roles in independent films, and opts for smaller character roles on rare occasions when she agrees to appear in larger studio ventures, which Entertainment Weekly critic Missy Schwartz believes "she inhabits more comfortably than flashier ones
 Keener is the muse of director Nicole Holofcener, having appeared in each of Holofcener's first five films

