Parker 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Parker Posey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
118
Gender
Female
Birthday
1968-11-08 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Acting

2025

The Parenting as Brenda

2024

Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Other Jane

2024

Thelma as Gail

2023

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

2023

Beau Is Afraid as Elaine Bray

2022

Tales of the Walking Dead as Blair Crawford

2022

The Staircase as Freda Black

2021

The White Lotus as Victoria Ratliff

2020

High Fidelity as Noreen Parker

2020

Elsewhere as Marie

2020

The Booksellers as Self (voice)

2018

Lost in Space as June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith

2018

The Con Is On as Gina

2017

Columbus as Eleanor

2016

Search Party as Brick

2016

Café Society as Rad Taylor

2016

Mascots as Cindi Babineaux

2016

The Architect as Drew

2016

Palacetor as The Magician

2016

My Art as Angie

2015

Irrational Man as Rita

2015

Ned Rifle as Fay Grim

2014

Grace of Monaco as Madge Tivey-Faucon

2014

21 Years: Richard Linklater as Self - Actress

2013

Drunk History as Mary Phelps Jacob

2013

Hairbrained as Sheila Pettifog

2013

Highland Park as Shirley Paine

2013

And Now a Word from Our Sponsor as Karen Hillridge

2012

Hemingway & Gellhorn as Mary Welsh Hemingway

2012

Price Check as Susan Felders

2011

New Girl as Casey

2011

Portlandia as Branding Expert

2011

Inside Out as Claire Small

2011

The Love Guide as Angelica Lovecraft

2011

Grab as Narrator

2010

Louie as Liz

2009

Parks and Recreation as Lindsay Carlisle Shay

2009

The Good Wife as Vanessa Gold

2009

Bored to Death as Not available

2009

Spring Breakdown as Becky St. Germaine

2009

Happy Tears as Jane

2008

The Return of Jezebel James as Sarah Tompkins

2008

The Eye as Helen Wells

2007

Fay Grim as Fay Grim

2007

Broken English as Nora Wilder

2006

Superman Returns as Kitty Kowalski

2006

For Your Consideration as Callie Webb

2006

The Oh in Ohio as Priscilla Chase

2005

Making Dazed as Self

2005

Adam & Steve as Rhonda

2004

Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge

2004

Boston Legal as Marlene Stanger

2004

Blade: Trinity as Danica Talos

2004

Laws of Attraction as Serena

2004

Frankenstein as Detective Carson O'Conner

2004

The Sisters of Mercy as Not available

2003

A Mighty Wind as Sissy Knox

2003

The Event as Nick Devivo

2002

The Sweetest Thing as Judy Webb

2002

Personal Velocity as Greta Herskowitz

2001

Further Tales of the City as Connie Bradshaw Fetzner

2001

The Anniversary Party as Judy Adams

2000

Scream 3 as Jennifer Jolie

2000

Best in Show as Meg Swan

1999

Futurama as Umbriel

1999

The Venice Project as Myra

1998

Will & Grace as Dorleen

1998

You've Got Mail as Patricia Eden

1998

More Tales of the City as Connie Bradshaw

1998

Henry Fool as Fay Grim

1998

What Rats Won't Do as Mirella Burton

1998

The Misadventures of Margaret as Margaret Nathan

1998

Independent's Day as Self

1997

The View as Self

1997

Clockwatchers as Margaret J. Burrell

1997

The Daytrippers as Jo Malone

1997

The House of Yes as Jackie-O

1997

SubUrbia as Erica

1997

Drunks as Debbie

1997

Dinner at Fred's as Celia

1996

Basquiat as Mary Boone

1996

Waiting for Guffman as Libby Mae Brown

1996

Frisk as Ferguson

1995

The Doom Generation as Brandi

1995

Kicking and Screaming as Miami

1995

Party Girl as Mary

1995

Flirt as Emily

1994

Amateur as Girl Squatter

1994

Mixed Nuts as Rollerblader

1994

Sleep with Me as Athena

1994

Dead Connection as Denise

1993

Dazed and Confused as Darla

1993

Coneheads as Stephanie

1993

Tales of the City as Connie Bradshaw

1993

Joey Breaker as Irena Kildare

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Not available

1989

The Simpsons as Becky (voice)

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Not available

NaN

Wild Horse Nine as Not available

1994

Opera No. 1 as Fairy #1

1994

Iris as Not available

1993

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York as Not available

1993

Flirt as Emily

1991

First Love, Fatal Love as Not available
Crew

2020

The Booksellers Executive Producer

1992

Laws of Gravity Thanks