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
2026
- Wild Horse Nine as Marge
2025
- The Parenting as Brenda
2024
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Other Jane
- Thelma as Gail
- Christmas Eve in Miller's Point ... (Thanks)
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
- Café Society as Rad Taylor
- Mascots as Cindi Babineaux
- The Architect as Drew
- My Art as Angie
- Palacetor as The Magician
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
- Grace of Monaco as Madge Tivey-Faucon
- 21 Years: Richard Linklater as Self - Actress
2013
- Drunk History as Mary Phelps Jacob
- Highland Park as Shirley Paine
- Hairbrained as Sheila Pettifog
- 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
- Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective as Self
- Inside Out as Claire Small
- Grab as Narrator
- The Love Guide as Angelica Lovecraft
2010
- Louie as Liz
2009
- The Good Wife as Vanessa Gold
- Parks and Recreation as Lindsay Carlisle Shay
- Bored to Death as Michelle Whiting
- 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
- Fay Grim as Fay Grim
- Broken English as Nora Wilder
- The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? as Herself
2006
- Superman Returns as Kitty Kowalski
- The Oh in Ohio as Priscilla Chase
- For Your Consideration as Callie Webb
- Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' as Self
2005
- Adam & Steve as Rhonda
- Making Dazed as Self
- Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity as Self
2004
- Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
- Boston Legal as Marlene Stanger
- Blade: Trinity as Danica Talos
- Laws of Attraction as Serena
- Frankenstein as Detective Carson O'Conner
- The Sisters of Mercy as Self
2003
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- A Mighty Wind as Sissy Knox
- Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig as Self
- The Event as Nick Devivo
2002
- The Sweetest Thing as Judy Webb
- Personal Velocity as Greta Herskowitz
- Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay as Jinger Heath
2001
- Further Tales of the City as Connie Bradshaw Fetzner
- Josie and the Pussycats as Fiona
- The Anniversary Party as Judy Adams
2000
- Scream 3 as Jennifer Jolie
- Best in Show as Meg Swan
1999
- Futurama as Umbriel (voice)
- The Venice Project as Myra
1998
- Will & Grace as Dorleen
- You've Got Mail as Patricia Eden
- More Tales of the City as Connie Bradshaw
- The Misadventures of Margaret as Margaret Nathan
- Henry Fool as Fay Grim
- What Rats Won't Do as Mirella Burton
- Independent's Day as Self
1997
- The View as Self
- SubUrbia as Erica
- The Daytrippers as Jo Malone
- Clockwatchers as Margaret J. Burrell
- The House of Yes as Jackie-O
- Waiting for Guffman as Libby Mae Brown
- Drunks as Debbie
- Dinner at Fred's as Celia
1995
- The Doom Generation as Brandi
- Party Girl as Mary
- Kicking and Screaming as Miami
1994
- Mixed Nuts as Rollerblader
- Amateur as Girl Squatter
- Sleep with Me as Athena
- Dead Connection as Denise
- Iris
- Opera No. 1 as Fairy #1
1993
- Dazed and Confused as Darla
- Coneheads as Stephanie
- Tales of the City as Connie Bradshaw
- Joey Breaker as Irena Kildare
- Flirt as Emily
- 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)
1982
- American Playhouse as Connie Bradshaw
1979
- CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self