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