Parker Posey
Biography
Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress and musician. Posey is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award nomination, a Satellite Award nomination and two Independent Spirit Award nominations. Posey made her film debut in Joey Breaker (1993). Following small roles in Coneheads and the cult classic Dazed and Confused (both also 1993), she was labeled "Queen of the Indies" for starring in a succession of independent films throughout the 1990s, such as Sleep with Me (1994), Frisk, Party Girl, The Doom Generation, Kicking and Screaming (all 1995), The Daytrippers (1996), Henry Fool, The House of Yes and Clockwatchers (all 1997). Her other notable film appearances include You've Got Mail (1998), Scream 3 (2000), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Personal Velocity, The Sweetest Thing (both 2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), Superman Returns, Fay Grim (both 2006), Broken English (2007), The Eye (2008), Spring Breakdown (2009), Inside Out (2011), Irrational Man (2015), Café Society (2016), and Columbus (2017). She frequently works with Christopher Guest and has appeared in several of his mockumentaries: Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). Outside of film, Posey starred in the television movie Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (2002) and has guest-starred on numerous series, such as Futurama (2000), The Simpsons (2000), Will & Grace (2001), Boston Legal (2006), Parks and Recreation (2011), The Good Wife (2011–12), Louie (2012), Inside Amy Schumer (2014), and Search Party (2016). From 2018 to 2021, she starred as Dr. Smith on the Netflix series Lost in Space. Description above from the Wikipedia article Parker Posey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Mary Boone
Basquiat
Kitty Kowalski
Superman Returns
Detective Carson O'Conner
Frankenstein
Jennifer Jolie
Scream 3
Emily
Flirt
Serena
Laws of Attraction
Rollerblader
Mixed Nuts
Judy Webb
The Sweetest Thing
Fay Grim
Fay Grim
Helen Wells
The Eye
Patricia Eden
You've Got Mail
Greta Herskowitz
Personal Velocity
Judy Adams
The Anniversary Party
Jackie-O
The House of Yes
Stephanie
Coneheads
Nora Wilder
Broken English
Sissy Knox
A Mighty Wind
Erica
SubUrbia
Brandi
The Doom Generation
Miami
Kicking and Screaming
Ferguson
Frisk
Nick Devivo
The Event
Meg Swan
Best in Show
Mary
Party Girl
Priscilla Chase
The Oh in Ohio
Danica Talos
Blade: Trinity
Callie Webb
For Your Consideration
Fay Grim
Henry Fool
Libby Mae Brown
Waiting for Guffman
Jane
Happy Tears
Rhonda
Adam & Steve
Emily
Flirt
Becky St. Germaine
Spring Breakdown
Jo Malone
The Daytrippers
Fiona
Josie and the Pussycats
Athena
Sleep with Me
Claire Small
Inside Out
Susan Felders
Price Check
Margaret J. Burrell
Clockwatchers
Mary Welsh Hemingway
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Angelica Lovecraft
The Love Guide
Brenda
The Parenting
Debbie
Drunks
Karen Hillridge
And Now a Word from Our Sponsor
Fairy #1
Opera No. 1
Shirley Paine
Highland Park
Madge Tivey-Faucon
Grace of Monaco
Celia
Dinner at Fred's
Rita
Irrational Man
Darla
Dazed and Confused
Fay Grim
Ned Rifle
Denise
Dead Connection
Herself
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
The Magician
Palacetor
Margaret Nathan
The Misadventures of Margaret
Gail
Thelma
Gina
The Con Is On
Iris
Rad Taylor
Café Society
Irena Kildare
Joey Breaker
Jinger Heath
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
Cindi Babineaux
Mascots
The Sisters of Mercy
Girl Squatter
Amateur
Self - Actress
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Sheila Pettifog
Hairbrained
Mirella Burton
What Rats Won't Do
Self
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Drew
The Architect
Self
Making Dazed
Eleanor
Columbus
Self
Independent's Day
Myra
The Venice Project
Angie
My Art
Marie
Elsewhere
Wanda
Description of a Struggle
First Love, Fatal Love
Self
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
Narrator
Grab
Self (voice)
The Booksellers
Self
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Self
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
Self
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Elaine Bray
Beau Is Afraid
Wild Horse Nine
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
86
Gender
Female
Birthday
1968-11-08
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also Known As
Parker Christian Posey