Parker Posey
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
Credits
- 2024 · Thelma as Gail
- 2024 · Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Other Jane
- 2023 · Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
- 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 Self (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
- 2015 · Ned Rifle as Fay Grim
- 2014 · 21 Years: Richard Linklater as Self - Actress
- 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 · The Good Wife as Vanessa Gold
- 2009 · Bored to Death as
- 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
- 2007 · Fay Grim as Fay Grim
- 2006 · Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' as Self
- 2006 · For Your Consideration as Callie Webb
- 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 as
- 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 Self
- 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
- 1993 · Tales of the City as Connie Bradshaw
- 1993 · Dazed and Confused as Darla
- 1993 · Coneheads as Stephanie
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Becky (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- Future · The Parenting as
- 1994 · Dead Connection as Denise
- 1994 · Iris as
- 1994 · Opera No. 1 as Fairy #1
- 1993 · Tracey Ullman Takes on New York as
- 1993 · Flirt as Emily
- 1993 · Description of a Struggle as Wanda
- 1993 · Joey Breaker as Irena Kildare
- 1991 · First Love, Fatal Love as
- 1979 · CBS News Sunday Morning as Self