Parker Posey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-11-08 (57 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

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The White Lotus

    The White Lotus

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Futurama

    Futurama

  • The View

    The View

  • Parks and Recreation

    Parks and Recreation

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Eye

    The Eye

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Adam & Steve

    Adam & Steve

  • Search Party

    Search Party

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • Best in Show

    Best in Show

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Mixed Nuts

    Mixed Nuts

  • Fay Grim

    Fay Grim

  • Mascots

    Mascots

  • Louie

    Louie

  • My Art

    My Art

  • Irrational Man

    Irrational Man

  • The Daytrippers

    The Daytrippers

  • Hairbrained

    Hairbrained

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  • SubUrbia

    SubUrbia

  • Clockwatchers

    Clockwatchers

  • Tales of the Walking Dead

    Tales of the Walking Dead

  • Price Check

    Price Check

  • Happy Tears

    Happy Tears

  • For Your Consideration

    For Your Consideration

  • The Staircase

    The Staircase

  • Scream 3

    Scream 3

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

  • Superman Returns

    Superman Returns

  • Drunks

    Drunks

  • You've Got Mail

    You've Got Mail

  • Elsewhere

    Elsewhere

  • Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity

  • The Doom Generation

    The Doom Generation

  • Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

  • Palacetor

    Palacetor

  • Spring Breakdown

    Spring Breakdown

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

  • A Mighty Wind

    A Mighty Wind

  • More Tales of the City

    More Tales of the City

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • The House of Yes

    The House of Yes

  • Highland Park

    Highland Park

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Dazed and Confused

    Dazed and Confused

  • Bored to Death

    Bored to Death

  • Waiting for Guffman

    Waiting for Guffman

  • Coneheads

    Coneheads

  • Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

  • The Sweetest Thing

    The Sweetest Thing

  • Joey Breaker

    Joey Breaker

  • Basquiat

    Basquiat

  • Thelma

    Thelma

  • Flirt

    Flirt

  • Iris

    Iris

  • Columbus

    Columbus

  • Café Society

    Café Society

  • The Parenting

    The Parenting

  • The Con Is On

    The Con Is On

  • Further Tales of the City

    Further Tales of the City

  • Amateur

    Amateur

  • Josie and the Pussycats

    Josie and the Pussycats

  • Grace of Monaco

    Grace of Monaco

  • Laws of Attraction

    Laws of Attraction

  • Flirt

    Flirt

  • The Oh in Ohio

    The Oh in Ohio

  • Broken English

    Broken English

  • Kicking and Screaming

    Kicking and Screaming

  • Sleep with Me

    Sleep with Me

  • The Sisters of Mercy

    The Sisters of Mercy

  • The Return of Jezebel James

    The Return of Jezebel James

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • The Anniversary Party

    The Anniversary Party

  • Wild Horse Nine

    Wild Horse Nine

  • What Rats Won't Do

    What Rats Won't Do

  • Grab

    Grab

  • Henry Fool

    Henry Fool

  • Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

    Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

  • Personal Velocity

    Personal Velocity

  • Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

    Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

  • Ned Rifle

    Ned Rifle

  • The Architect

    The Architect

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

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

  • Frisk

    Frisk

  • The Misadventures of Margaret

    The Misadventures of Margaret

  • Inside Out

    Inside Out

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

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

  • The Venice Project

    The Venice Project

  • Independent's Day

    Independent's Day

  • The Event

    The Event

  • Dead Connection

    Dead Connection

  • Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

    Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

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

    Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

  • Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

    Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

  • First Love, Fatal Love

    First Love, Fatal Love

  • And Now a Word from Our Sponsor

    And Now a Word from Our Sponsor

  • Making Dazed

    Making Dazed

  • Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

    Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

  • Opera No. 1

    Opera No. 1

  • The Booksellers

    The Booksellers

  • The Love Guide

    The Love Guide

  • Dinner at Fred's

    Dinner at Fred's

  • Description of a Struggle

    Description of a Struggle