Parker Posey
Known for Acting · 121 credits
- Born
- 1968-11-08 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Also known as
- Parker Christian 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (35)
The Simpsons
1989
as Becky (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Good Wife
2009
as Vanessa Gold
Futurama
1999
as Umbriel (voice)
The View
1997
as Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
The White Lotus
2021
as Victoria Ratliff
New Girl
2011
as Casey
Boston Legal
2004
as Marlene Stanger
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Lindsay Carlisle Shay
Will & Grace
1998
as Dorleen
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
American Playhouse
1982
as Connie Bradshaw
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
Lost in Space
2018
as June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith
Search Party
2016
as Brick
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Kat Swan (voice)
Drunk History
2013
as Mary Phelps Jacob
Portlandia
2011
as Branding Expert
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2024
as Other Jane
Louie
2010
as Liz
High Fidelity
2020
as Noreen Parker
The Staircase
2022
as Freda Black
Bored to Death
2009
as Michelle Whiting
Tales of the City
1993
as Connie Bradshaw
Tales of the Walking Dead
2022
as Blair Crawford
More Tales of the City
1998
as Connie Bradshaw
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
Further Tales of the City
2001
as Connie Bradshaw Fetzner
The Return of Jezebel James
2008
as Sarah Tompkins
Movies (86)
Superman Returns
2006
as Kitty Kowalski
You've Got Mail
1998
as Patricia Eden
Dazed and Confused
1993
as Darla
Blade: Trinity
2004
as Danica Talos
Scream 3
2000
as Jennifer Jolie
Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Elaine Bray
Coneheads
1993
as Stephanie
The Sweetest Thing
2002
as Judy Webb
Café Society
2016
as Rad Taylor
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
as Mary Welsh Hemingway
Wild Horse Nine
2026
as Marge
Thelma
2024
as Gail
Columbus
2017
as Eleanor
The Doom Generation
1995
as Brandi
Best in Show
2000
as Meg Swan
Josie and the Pussycats
2001
as Fiona
Laws of Attraction
2004
as Serena
Irrational Man
2015
as Rita
The Eye
2008
as Helen Wells
The Parenting
2025
as Brenda
Mixed Nuts
1994
as Rollerblader
Grace of Monaco
2014
as Madge Tivey-Faucon
The Con Is On
2018
as Gina
For Your Consideration
2006
as Callie Webb
A Mighty Wind
2003
as Sissy Knox
SubUrbia
1997
as Erica
Happy Tears
2009
as Jane
Elsewhere
2020
as Marie
Party Girl
1995
as Mary
The Anniversary Party
2001
as Judy Adams
Waiting for Guffman
1997
as Libby Mae Brown
Flirt
1995
as Emily
Basquiat
1996
as Mary Boone
The Daytrippers
1997
as Jo Malone
Spring Breakdown
2009
as Becky St. Germaine
Kicking and Screaming
1995
as Miami
Adam & Steve
2005
as Rhonda
Sleep with Me
1994
as Athena
Amateur
1994
as Girl Squatter
Inside Out
2011
as Claire Small
What Rats Won't Do
1998
as Mirella Burton
Henry Fool
1998
as Fay Grim
Flirt
1993
as Emily
Dead Connection
1994
as Denise
Broken English
2007
as Nora Wilder
Hairbrained
2013
as Sheila Pettifog
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actress
Clockwatchers
1997
as Margaret J. Burrell
Mascots
2016
as Cindi Babineaux
Personal Velocity
2002
as Greta Herskowitz
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
2005
as Self
The House of Yes
1997
as Jackie-O
The Architect
2016
as Drew
The Oh in Ohio
2006
as Priscilla Chase
Fay Grim
2007
as Fay Grim
Joey Breaker
1993
as Irena Kildare
Grab
2011
as Narrator
Price Check
2012
as Susan Felders
Frisk
1996
as Ferguson
Independent's Day
1998
as Self
Frankenstein
2004
as Detective Carson O'Conner
Dinner at Fred's
1997
as Celia
Ned Rifle
2015
as Fay Grim
The Venice Project
1999
as Myra
Iris
1994
Drunks
1997
as Debbie
Highland Park
2013
as Shirley Paine
Palacetor
2016
as The Magician
First Love, Fatal Love
1991
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self
And Now a Word from Our Sponsor
2013
as Karen Hillridge
My Art
2016
as Angie
The Misadventures of Margaret
1998
as Margaret Nathan
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
2003
as Self
Making Dazed
2005
as Self
The Sisters of Mercy
2004
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
1993
The Love Guide
2011
as Angelica Lovecraft
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
2002
as Jinger Heath
The Booksellers
2020
as Self (voice)
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
2006
as Self
The Event
2003
as Nick Devivo
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
2007
as Herself
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
as Self
Description of a Struggle
1993
as Wanda
Opera No. 1
1994
as Fairy #1
About Parker Posey
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… With 121 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Parker Posey has appeared in 86 films and 35 TV shows.
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- Superman Returns (2006) — as Kitty Kowalski
- You've Got Mail (1998) — as Patricia Eden
- Dazed and Confused (1993) — as Darla
- Blade: Trinity (2004) — as Danica Talos
- Scream 3 (2000) — as Jennifer Jolie
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