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Parker Posey

Acting 57 years old Baltimore, Maryland, USA ★ 2.5
Born: November 8, 1968

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.

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Known For

Scream 3
Scream 3 Jennifer Jolie 2000
Superman Returns
Superman Returns Kitty Kowalski 2006
Blade: Trinity
Blade: Trinity Danica Talos 2004
Coneheads
Coneheads Stephanie 1993
You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail Patricia Eden 1998

Jimmy's Seen (2)

You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail Patricia Eden 1998
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (121)

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

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