Parker Posey
Acting • Born 1968-11-08
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
120 credits
Basquiat
Movie • 1996
Mary Boone
Superman Returns
Movie • 2006
Kitty Kowalski
Frankenstein
Movie • 2004
Detective Carson O'Conner
Scream 3
Movie • 2000
Jennifer Jolie
Flirt
Movie • 1993
Emily
Laws of Attraction
Movie • 2004
Serena
Mixed Nuts
Movie • 1994
Rollerblader
The Sweetest Thing
Movie • 2002
Judy Webb
Fay Grim
Movie • 2007
Fay Grim
The Eye
Movie • 2008
Helen Wells
You've Got Mail
Movie • 1998
Patricia Eden
Personal Velocity
Movie • 2002
Greta Herskowitz
The Anniversary Party
Movie • 2001
Judy Adams
The House of Yes
Movie • 1997
Jackie-O
Coneheads
Movie • 1993
Stephanie
Broken English
Movie • 2007
Nora Wilder
A Mighty Wind
Movie • 2003
Sissy Knox
SubUrbia
Movie • 1997
Erica
The Doom Generation
Movie • 1995
Brandi
Kicking and Screaming
Movie • 1995
Miami
Frisk
Movie • 1996
Ferguson
The Event
Movie • 2003
Nick Devivo
Best in Show
Movie • 2000
Meg Swan
Party Girl
Movie • 1995
Mary
The Oh in Ohio
Movie • 2006
Priscilla Chase
Blade: Trinity
Movie • 2004
Danica Talos
For Your Consideration
Movie • 2006
Callie Webb
Henry Fool
Movie • 1998
Fay Grim
Waiting for Guffman
Movie • 1997
Libby Mae Brown
Happy Tears
Movie • 2009
Jane
Adam & Steve
Movie • 2005
Rhonda
Flirt
Movie • 1995
Emily
Spring Breakdown
Movie • 2009
Becky St. Germaine
The Daytrippers
Movie • 1997
Jo Malone
Josie and the Pussycats
Movie • 2001
Fiona
Sleep with Me
Movie • 1994
Athena
Inside Out
Movie • 2011
Claire Small
Price Check
Movie • 2012
Susan Felders
Clockwatchers
Movie • 1997
Margaret J. Burrell
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Movie • 2012
Mary Welsh Hemingway
The Love Guide
Movie • 2011
Angelica Lovecraft
The Parenting
Movie • 2025
Brenda
Drunks
Movie • 1997
Debbie
And Now a Word from Our Sponsor
Movie • 2013
Karen Hillridge
Opera No. 1
Movie • 1994
Fairy #1
Highland Park
Movie • 2013
Shirley Paine
Grace of Monaco
Movie • 2014
Madge Tivey-Faucon
Dinner at Fred's
Movie • 1997
Celia
Irrational Man
Movie • 2015
Rita
Dazed and Confused
Movie • 1993
Darla
Ned Rifle
Movie • 2015
Fay Grim
Dead Connection
Movie • 1994
Denise
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
Movie • 2007
Herself
Palacetor
Movie • 2016
The Magician
The Misadventures of Margaret
Movie • 1998
Margaret Nathan
Thelma
Movie • 2024
Gail
The Con Is On
Movie • 2018
Gina
Iris
Movie • 1994
Café Society
Movie • 2016
Rad Taylor
Joey Breaker
Movie • 1993
Irena Kildare
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
Movie • 2002
Jinger Heath
Mascots
Movie • 2016
Cindi Babineaux
The Sisters of Mercy
Movie • 2004
Amateur
Movie • 1994
Girl Squatter
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Movie • 2014
Self - Actress
Hairbrained
Movie • 2013
Sheila Pettifog
What Rats Won't Do
Movie • 1998
Mirella Burton
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Movie • 2023
Self
The Architect
Movie • 2016
Drew
Making Dazed
Movie • 2005
Self
Columbus
Movie • 2017
Eleanor
Independent's Day
Movie • 1998
Self
The Venice Project
Movie • 1999
Myra
My Art
Movie • 2016
Angie
Elsewhere
Movie • 2020
Marie
Description of a Struggle
Movie • 1993
Wanda
First Love, Fatal Love
Movie • 1991
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
Movie • 2003
Self
Grab
Movie • 2011
Narrator
The Booksellers
Movie • 2020
Self (voice)
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Movie • 2011
Self
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
Movie • 2005
Self
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
Movie • 2006
Self
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Movie • 1993
Beau Is Afraid
Movie • 2023
Elaine Bray
Wild Horse Nine
Movie • 2026
The Return of Jezebel James
TV • 2008
Sarah Tompkins
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Becky (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Futurama
TV • 1999
Umbriel (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV • 1979
Self
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Dorleen
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Marlene Stanger
Parks and Recreation
TV • 2009
Lindsay Carlisle Shay
The Staircase
TV • 2022
Freda Black
Search Party
TV • 2016
Brick
Bored to Death
TV • 2009
Louie
TV • 2010
Liz
High Fidelity
TV • 2020
Noreen Parker
New Girl
TV • 2011
Casey
Drunk History
TV • 2013
Mary Phelps Jacob
Further Tales of the City
TV • 2001
Connie Bradshaw Fetzner
Project Runway
TV • 2004
Self - Guest Judge
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Branding Expert
Lost in Space
TV • 2018
June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Tales of the Walking Dead
TV • 2022
Blair Crawford
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
TV • 2024
Other Jane
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV • 2023
Kat Swan (voice)
Tales of the City
TV • 1993
Connie Bradshaw
More Tales of the City
TV • 1998
Connie Bradshaw
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Vanessa Gold
The White Lotus
TV • 2021
Victoria Ratliff
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2023
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest