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

  • Futurama

    Futurama

  • The White Lotus

    The White Lotus

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Parks and Recreation

    Parks and Recreation

  • The View

    The View

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  • Thelma

    Thelma

  • And Now a Word from Our Sponsor

    And Now a Word from Our Sponsor

  • The Staircase

    The Staircase

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • Search Party

    Search Party

  • Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

    Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

  • Louie

    Louie

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

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

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • Superman Returns

    Superman Returns

  • Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity

  • Coneheads

    Coneheads

  • Beau Is Afraid

    Beau Is Afraid

  • You've Got Mail

    You've Got Mail

  • The Eye

    The Eye

  • Scream 3

    Scream 3

  • Henry Fool

    Henry Fool

  • Dead Connection

    Dead Connection

  • Bored to Death

    Bored to Death

  • Irrational Man

    Irrational Man

  • Hairbrained

    Hairbrained

  • Joey Breaker

    Joey Breaker

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

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

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Tales of the Walking Dead

    Tales of the Walking Dead

  • High Fidelity

    High Fidelity

  • Adam & Steve

    Adam & Steve

  • Palacetor

    Palacetor

  • Mascots

    Mascots

  • Mixed Nuts

    Mixed Nuts

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

  • Fay Grim

    Fay Grim

  • Basquiat

    Basquiat

  • Dazed and Confused

    Dazed and Confused

  • Clockwatchers

    Clockwatchers

  • Broken English

    Broken English

  • Inside Out

    Inside Out

  • The Architect

    The Architect

  • The Con Is On

    The Con Is On

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • The Event

    The Event

  • Flirt

    Flirt

  • Highland Park

    Highland Park

  • Drunks

    Drunks

  • The Daytrippers

    The Daytrippers

  • Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

    Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

  • Columbus

    Columbus

  • Price Check

    Price Check

  • My Art

    My Art

  • Elsewhere

    Elsewhere

  • Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

  • Ned Rifle

    Ned Rifle

  • The Love Guide

    The Love Guide

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • The Doom Generation

    The Doom Generation

  • The Sweetest Thing

    The Sweetest Thing

  • Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

    Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

  • Spring Breakdown

    Spring Breakdown

  • Flirt

    Flirt

  • Happy Tears

    Happy Tears

  • The Parenting

    The Parenting

  • Personal Velocity

    Personal Velocity

  • What Rats Won't Do

    What Rats Won't Do

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • The Oh in Ohio

    The Oh in Ohio

  • Café Society

    Café Society

  • Best in Show

    Best in Show

  • SubUrbia

    SubUrbia

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • Laws of Attraction

    Laws of Attraction

  • Josie and the Pussycats

    Josie and the Pussycats

  • Kicking and Screaming

    Kicking and Screaming

  • Frisk

    Frisk

  • Iris

    Iris

  • Waiting for Guffman

    Waiting for Guffman

  • More Tales of the City

    More Tales of the City

  • Sleep with Me

    Sleep with Me

  • The Venice Project

    The Venice Project

  • Opera No. 1

    Opera No. 1

  • Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

    Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

  • Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

    Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

  • For Your Consideration

    For Your Consideration

  • The Misadventures of Margaret

    The Misadventures of Margaret

  • Further Tales of the City

    Further Tales of the City

  • Wild Horse Nine

    Wild Horse Nine

  • Grace of Monaco

    Grace of Monaco

  • A Mighty Wind

    A Mighty Wind

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

    Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

  • The House of Yes

    The House of Yes

  • Dinner at Fred's

    Dinner at Fred's

  • The Anniversary Party

    The Anniversary Party

  • The Return of Jezebel James

    The Return of Jezebel James

  • Amateur

    Amateur

  • Independent's Day

    Independent's Day

  • Making Dazed

    Making Dazed

  • The Sisters of Mercy

    The Sisters of Mercy

  • The Booksellers

    The Booksellers

  • First Love, Fatal Love

    First Love, Fatal Love

  • Grab

    Grab

  • Description of a Struggle

    Description of a Struggle