Parker Posey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

119

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-11-08 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Futurama

    Futurama

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • The White Lotus

    The White Lotus

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Parks and Recreation

    Parks and Recreation

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Search Party

    Search Party

  • Scream 3

    Scream 3

  • Louie

    Louie

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity

  • Thelma

    Thelma

  • You've Got Mail

    You've Got Mail

  • The Staircase

    The Staircase

  • Broken English

    Broken English

  • Bored to Death

    Bored to Death

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Coneheads

    Coneheads

  • Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

    Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

  • The Con Is On

    The Con Is On

  • The Parenting

    The Parenting

  • Mixed Nuts

    Mixed Nuts

  • Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

    Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

  • Superman Returns

    Superman Returns

  • Tales of the Walking Dead

    Tales of the Walking Dead

  • The Venice Project

    The Venice Project

  • Laws of Attraction

    Laws of Attraction

  • Mascots

    Mascots

  • Ned Rifle

    Ned Rifle

  • The Eye

    The Eye

  • The Doom Generation

    The Doom Generation

  • High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

  • Best in Show

    Best in Show

  • Henry Fool

    Henry Fool

  • Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

  • Kicking and Screaming

    Kicking and Screaming

  • Clockwatchers

    Clockwatchers

  • Irrational Man

    Irrational Man

  • The Love Guide

    The Love Guide

  • Hairbrained

    Hairbrained

  • Dazed and Confused

    Dazed and Confused

  • Columbus

    Columbus

  • Waiting for Guffman

    Waiting for Guffman

  • Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

  • Grace of Monaco

    Grace of Monaco

  • Dead Connection

    Dead Connection

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Opera No. 1

    Opera No. 1

  • The Sweetest Thing

    The Sweetest Thing

  • Basquiat

    Basquiat

  • Personal Velocity

    Personal Velocity

  • Joey Breaker

    Joey Breaker

  • Adam & Steve

    Adam & Steve

  • My Art

    My Art

  • Drunks

    Drunks

  • Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

    Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

  • The Misadventures of Margaret

    The Misadventures of Margaret

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

    Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

  • The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?

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

  • More Tales of the City

    More Tales of the City

  • Dinner at Fred's

    Dinner at Fred's

  • Frisk

    Frisk

  • Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

    Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

  • Café Society

    Café Society

  • The Architect

    The Architect

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

    Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

  • Wild Horse Nine

    Wild Horse Nine

  • A Mighty Wind

    A Mighty Wind

  • Highland Park

    Highland Park

  • Inside Out

    Inside Out

  • Josie and the Pussycats

    Josie and the Pussycats

  • Further Tales of the City

    Further Tales of the City

  • Spring Breakdown

    Spring Breakdown

  • Fay Grim

    Fay Grim

  • Happy Tears

    Happy Tears

  • The Oh in Ohio

    The Oh in Ohio

  • The Return of Jezebel James

    The Return of Jezebel James

  • SubUrbia

    SubUrbia

  • What Rats Won't Do

    What Rats Won't Do

  • Price Check

    Price Check

  • Sleep with Me

    Sleep with Me

  • The Daytrippers

    The Daytrippers

  • For Your Consideration

    For Your Consideration

  • And Now a Word from Our Sponsor

    And Now a Word from Our Sponsor

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • The Anniversary Party

    The Anniversary Party

  • The Event

    The Event

  • Amateur

    Amateur

  • Elsewhere

    Elsewhere

  • Independent's Day

    Independent's Day

  • Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'

    Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'

  • The House of Yes

    The House of Yes

  • Iris

    Iris

  • Palacetor

    Palacetor

  • Flirt

    Flirt

  • Flirt

    Flirt

  • First Love, Fatal Love

    First Love, Fatal Love

  • Grab

    Grab

  • Making Dazed

    Making Dazed

  • The Booksellers

    The Booksellers

  • The Sisters of Mercy

    The Sisters of Mercy

  • Description of a Struggle

    Description of a Struggle