
Parker Posey
Known for Acting · 119 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 (34)

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

The View
1997
as Self

Boston Legal
2004
as Marlene Stanger

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Futurama
1999
as Umbriel (voice)

The White Lotus
2021
as Victoria Ratliff

Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge

New Girl
2011
as Casey

Will & Grace
1998
as Dorleen

Parks and Recreation
2009
as Lindsay Carlisle Shay

CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self

Lost in Space
2018
as June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith

Drunk History
2013
as Mary Phelps Jacob

Portlandia
2011
as Branding Expert

Search Party
2016
as Brick

Louie
2010
as Liz

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Kat Swan (voice)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2024
as Other Jane

Bored to Death
2009

The Staircase
2022
as Freda Black

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self

Tales of the City
1993
as Connie Bradshaw

High Fidelity
2020
as Noreen Parker

Tales of the Walking Dead
2022
as Blair Crawford

The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self

Further Tales of the City
2001
as Connie Bradshaw Fetzner

More Tales of the City
1998
as Connie Bradshaw

The Return of Jezebel James
2008
as Sarah Tompkins
Movies (85)

Blade: Trinity
2004
as Danica Talos

Scream 3
2000
as Jennifer Jolie

Superman Returns
2006
as Kitty Kowalski

You've Got Mail
1998
as Patricia Eden

Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Elaine Bray

Coneheads
1993
as Stephanie

Thelma
2024
as Gail

Dazed and Confused
1993
as Darla

Columbus
2017
as Eleanor

Café Society
2016
as Rad Taylor

For Your Consideration
2006
as Callie Webb

Mixed Nuts
1994
as Rollerblader

Laws of Attraction
2004
as Serena

The Eye
2008
as Helen Wells

The Sweetest Thing
2002
as Judy Webb

The Doom Generation
1995
as Brandi

Wild Horse Nine
2026
as Marge

Basquiat
1996
as Mary Boone

Irrational Man
2015
as Rita

The Con Is On
2018
as Gina

Clockwatchers
1997
as Margaret J. Burrell

Best in Show
2000
as Meg Swan

Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
as Mary Welsh Hemingway

Mascots
2016
as Cindi Babineaux

Amateur
1994
as Girl Squatter

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self

SubUrbia
1997
as Erica

Spring Breakdown
2009
as Becky St. Germaine

The Parenting
2025
as Brenda

Grace of Monaco
2014
as Madge Tivey-Faucon

Josie and the Pussycats
2001
as Fiona

Dead Connection
1994
as Denise

The Anniversary Party
2001
as Judy Adams

Waiting for Guffman
1997
as Libby Mae Brown

Kicking and Screaming
1995
as Miami

Henry Fool
1998
as Fay Grim

Fay Grim
2007
as Fay Grim

Hairbrained
2013
as Sheila Pettifog

Flirt
1993
as Emily

Broken English
2007
as Nora Wilder

A Mighty Wind
2003
as Sissy Knox

21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actress

The Daytrippers
1997
as Jo Malone

My Art
2016
as Angie

Sleep with Me
1994
as Athena

Party Girl
1995
as Mary

Frisk
1996
as Ferguson

Flirt
1995
as Emily

The House of Yes
1997
as Jackie-O

Elsewhere
2020
as Marie

What Rats Won't Do
1998
as Mirella Burton

Highland Park
2013
as Shirley Paine

The Oh in Ohio
2006
as Priscilla Chase

Personal Velocity
2002
as Greta Herskowitz

Drunks
1997
as Debbie

Happy Tears
2009
as Jane

Inside Out
2011
as Claire Small

Ned Rifle
2015
as Fay Grim

Frankenstein
2004
as Detective Carson O'Conner

Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
2006
as Self

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
2002
as Jinger Heath

Joey Breaker
1993
as Irena Kildare

Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
2003
as Self

Iris
1994

The Architect
2016
as Drew

Price Check
2012
as Susan Felders

Adam & Steve
2005
as Rhonda

And Now a Word from Our Sponsor
2013
as Karen Hillridge

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
1993

The Misadventures of Margaret
1998
as Margaret Nathan

The Booksellers
2020
as Self (voice)

Making Dazed
2005
as Self

Dinner at Fred's
1997
as Celia

The Venice Project
1999
as Myra

The Event
2003
as Nick Devivo

Description of a Struggle
1993
as Wanda

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
as Self

The Love Guide
2011
as Angelica Lovecraft

Independent's Day
1998
as Self

Grab
2011
as Narrator

First Love, Fatal Love
1991

The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
2007
as Herself

Palacetor
2016
as The Magician

Opera No. 1
1994
as Fairy #1

The Sisters of Mercy
2004
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 119 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Parker Posey has appeared in 85 films and 34 TV shows.
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- Blade: Trinity (2004) — as Danica Talos
- Scream 3 (2000) — as Jennifer Jolie
- Superman Returns (2006) — as Kitty Kowalski
- You've Got Mail (1998) — as Patricia Eden
- Beau Is Afraid (2023) — as Elaine Bray
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