Parker Posey
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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
You've Got Mail (1998)
as Patricia Eden
Blade: Trinity (2004)
as Danica Talos
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
as Elaine Bray
Superman Returns (2006)
as Kitty Kowalski
Dazed and Confused (1993)
as Darla
Scream 3 (2000)
as Jennifer Jolie
Wild Horse Nine (2026)
as Marge
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
as Judy Webb
Café Society (2016)
as Rad Taylor
The Parenting (2025)
as Brenda
Best in Show (2000)
as Meg Swan
Coneheads (1993)
as Stephanie
Grace of Monaco (2014)
as Madge Tivey-Faucon
Irrational Man (2015)
as Rita
Thelma (2024)
as Gail
The Eye (2008)
as Helen Wells
Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
as Mary Welsh Hemingway
Mixed Nuts (1994)
as Rollerblader
The Con Is On (2018)
as Gina
Laws of Attraction (2004)
as Serena
The Doom Generation (1995)
as Brandi
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
as Fiona
The Daytrippers (1997)
as Jo Malone
For Your Consideration (2006)
as Callie Webb
Happy Tears (2009)
as Jane
Party Girl (1995)
as Mary
The Oh in Ohio (2006)
as Priscilla Chase
The House of Yes (1997)
as Jackie-O
Spring Breakdown (2009)
as Becky St. Germaine
A Mighty Wind (2003)
as Sissy Knox
Basquiat (1996)
as Mary Boone
Columbus (2017)
as Eleanor
Amateur (1994)
as Girl Squatter
Ned Rifle (2015)
as Fay Grim
Waiting for Guffman (1997)
as Libby Mae Brown
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
as Miami
21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)
as Self - Actress
The Misadventures of Margaret (1998)
as Margaret Nathan
Elsewhere (2020)
as Marie
SubUrbia (1997)
as Erica
Sleep with Me (1994)
as Athena
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective (2011)
as Self
Henry Fool (1998)
as Fay Grim
Frankenstein (2004)
as Detective Carson O'Conner
Clockwatchers (1997)
as Margaret J. Burrell
Inside Out (2011)
as Claire Small
Dinner at Fred's (1997)
as Celia
Dead Connection (1994)
as Denise
Flirt (1996)
as Emily
Seamless (2005)
as Self
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity (2005)
as Self
Mascots (2016)
as Cindi Babineaux
Adam & Steve (2005)
as Rhonda
Grab (2011)
as Narrator
Broken English (2007)
as Nora Wilder
What Rats Won't Do (1998)
as Mirella Burton
Personal Velocity (2002)
as Greta Herskowitz
Fay Grim (2007)
as Fay Grim
Independent's Day (1998)
as Self
The Anniversary Party (2001)
as Judy Adams
Making Dazed (2005)
as Self
Drunks (1997)
as Debbie
And Now a Word from Our Sponsor (2013)
as Karen Hillridge
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' (2006)
as Self
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? (2007)
as Herself
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (2002)
as Jinger Heath
Iris (1994)
Actor
The Event (2003)
as Nick Devivo
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig (2003)
as Self
The Architect (2016)
as Drew
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York (1993)
Actor
Hairbrained (2013)
as Sheila Pettifog
First Love, Fatal Love (1991)
Actor
The Booksellers (2020)
as Self (voice)
Joey Breaker (1993)
as Irena Kildare
Highland Park (2013)
as Shirley Paine
The Sisters of Mercy (2004)
as Self
Flirt (1993)
as Emily
Frisk (1996)
as Ferguson
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid (2023)
as Self
The Venice Project (1999)
as Myra
My Art (2016)
as Angie
Price Check (2012)
as Susan Felders
The Love Guide (2011)
as Angelica Lovecraft
Palacetor (2016)
as The Magician
Opera No. 1 (1994)
as Fairy #1
Description of a Struggle (1993)
as Wanda