Parker Posey
Born: 1968-11-08 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Parenting as Brenda
2024
- Thelma as Gail
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Other Jane
2023
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Kat Swan (voice)
- Beau Is Afraid as Elaine Bray
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
2022
- The Staircase as Freda Black
- Tales of the Walking Dead as Blair Crawford
2021
- The White Lotus as Victoria Ratliff
2020
- High Fidelity as Noreen Parker
- Elsewhere as Marie
- The Booksellers as Self (voice)
2018
- Lost in Space as June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith
- The Con Is On as Gina
2017
- Columbus as Eleanor
2016
- Search Party as Brick
- Mascots as Cindi Babineaux
- Palacetor as The Magician
- The Architect as Drew
- My Art as Angie
- Café Society as Rad Taylor
2015
- Irrational Man as Rita
- Ned Rifle as Fay Grim
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 21 Years: Richard Linklater as Self - Actress
- Grace of Monaco as Madge Tivey-Faucon
2013
- Drunk History as Mary Phelps Jacob
- Hairbrained as Sheila Pettifog
- Highland Park as Shirley Paine
- And Now a Word from Our Sponsor as Karen Hillridge
2012
- Hemingway & Gellhorn as Mary Welsh Hemingway
- Price Check as Susan Felders
2011
- New Girl as Casey
- Portlandia as Branding Expert
- Inside Out as Claire Small
- The Love Guide as Angelica Lovecraft
- Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective as Self
- Grab as Narrator
2010
- Louie as Liz
2009
- The Good Wife as Vanessa Gold
- Parks and Recreation as Lindsay Carlisle Shay
- Bored to Death
- Spring Breakdown as Becky St. Germaine
- Happy Tears as Jane
2008
- The Eye as Helen Wells
- The Return of Jezebel James as Sarah Tompkins
2007
- Broken English as Nora Wilder
- Fay Grim as Fay Grim
- The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? as Herself
2006
- Superman Returns as Kitty Kowalski
- Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' as Self
- The Oh in Ohio as Priscilla Chase
- For Your Consideration as Callie Webb
2005
- Adam & Steve as Rhonda
- Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity' as Self
- Making Dazed as Self
2004
- Boston Legal as Marlene Stanger
- Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
- Blade: Trinity as Danica Talos
- Frankenstein as Detective Carson O'Conner
- Laws of Attraction as Serena
- The Sisters of Mercy
2003
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- The Event as Nick Devivo
- Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig as Self
- A Mighty Wind as Sissy Knox
2002
- Personal Velocity as Greta Herskowitz
- The Sweetest Thing as Judy Webb
- Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay as Jinger Heath
2001
- Josie and the Pussycats as Fiona
- The Anniversary Party as Judy Adams
- Further Tales of the City as Connie Bradshaw Fetzner
2000
- Scream 3 as Jennifer Jolie
- Best in Show as Meg Swan
1999
- Futurama as Umbriel
- The Venice Project as Myra
1998
- Will & Grace as Dorleen
- Henry Fool as Fay Grim
- You've Got Mail as Patricia Eden
- The Misadventures of Margaret as Margaret Nathan
- More Tales of the City as Connie Bradshaw
- What Rats Won't Do as Mirella Burton
- Independent's Day as Self
1997
- The View as Self
- Clockwatchers as Margaret J. Burrell
- The Daytrippers as Jo Malone
- Drunks as Debbie
- SubUrbia as Erica
- The House of Yes as Jackie-O
- Dinner at Fred's as Celia
1996
- Basquiat as Mary Boone
- Frisk as Ferguson
- Waiting for Guffman as Libby Mae Brown
1995
- The Doom Generation as Brandi
- Party Girl as Mary
- Flirt as Emily
- Kicking and Screaming as Miami
1994
- Dead Connection as Denise
- Mixed Nuts as Rollerblader
- Sleep with Me as Athena
- Opera No. 1 as Fairy #1
- Iris
- Amateur as Girl Squatter
1993
- Coneheads as Stephanie
- Joey Breaker as Irena Kildare
- Dazed and Confused as Darla
- Flirt as Emily
- Tales of the City as Connie Bradshaw
- Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
- Description of a Struggle as Wanda
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Laws of Gravity ... (Thanks)
1989
- The Simpsons as Becky (voice)
1979
- CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self