Parker Posey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

112

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-11-08 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Also Known As

  • Parker Christian Posey

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.

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Known For

The Simpsons
8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

Superman Returns
5.8%

Superman Returns

Jun 28, 2006

Blade: Trinity
5.9%

Blade: Trinity

Dec 8, 2004

Scream 3
6.0%

Scream 3

Feb 4, 2000

You've Got Mail
6.7%

You've Got Mail

Dec 18, 1998

Futurama
8.4%

Futurama

Mar 28, 1999

Café Society
6.5%

Café Society

May 11, 2016

Irrational Man
6.5%

Irrational Man

Jul 17, 2015

Dazed and Confused
7.3%

Dazed and Confused

Sep 24, 1993

Lost in Space
7.6%

Lost in Space

Apr 13, 2018

Parks and Recreation
8.0%

Parks and Recreation

Apr 9, 2009

New Girl
7.3%

New Girl

Sep 20, 2011

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Acting

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

Crew

1992
Laws of Gravity as Thanks

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2020
The Booksellers as Executive Producer
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