Parker Posey

Parker Posey

Known for
Acting
Born
November 8, 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Wild Horse Nine poster

Wild Horse Nine

Movie · as Marge

2026
The Mob poster

The Mob

TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps

2025
The Parenting poster

The Parenting

Movie · as Brenda

2024
Thelma poster

Thelma

Movie · as Gail

2024
Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

TV · as Other Jane · 2 eps

2024
Hot Ones Versus poster

Hot Ones Versus

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid poster

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

Movie · as Self

2023
Beau Is Afraid poster

Beau Is Afraid

Movie · as Elaine Bray

2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur poster

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

TV · as Kat Swan (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
The Staircase poster

The Staircase

TV · as Freda Black · 8 eps

2022
Tales of the Walking Dead poster

Tales of the Walking Dead

TV · as Blair Crawford · 1 ep

2021
The White Lotus poster

The White Lotus

TV · as Victoria Ratliff · 8 eps

2020
Elsewhere poster

Elsewhere

Movie · as Marie

2020
The Booksellers poster

The Booksellers

Movie · as Self (voice)

2020
High Fidelity poster

High Fidelity

TV · as Noreen Parker · 1 ep

2018
The Con Is On poster

The Con Is On

Movie · as Gina

2018
Lost in Space poster

Lost in Space

TV · as June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith · 28 eps

2017
Columbus poster

Columbus

Movie · as Eleanor

2016
Palacetor poster

Palacetor

Movie · as The Magician

2016
Café Society poster

Café Society

Movie · as Rad Taylor

2016
Mascots poster

Mascots

Movie · as Cindi Babineaux

2016
The Architect poster

The Architect

Movie · as Drew

2016
My Art poster

My Art

Movie · as Angie

2016
Search Party poster

Search Party

TV · as Brick · 3 eps

2015
Irrational Man poster

Irrational Man

Movie · as Rita

2015
Ned Rifle poster

Ned Rifle

Movie · as Fay Grim

2014
Grace of Monaco poster

Grace of Monaco

Movie · as Madge

2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater poster

21 Years: Richard Linklater

Movie · as Self - Actress

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
And Now a Word from Our Sponsor poster

And Now a Word from Our Sponsor

Movie · as Karen Hillridge

2013
Highland Park poster

Highland Park

Movie · as Shirley Paine

2013
Hairbrained poster

Hairbrained

Movie · as Sheila Pettifog

2013
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as Mary Phelps Jacob · 1 ep

2012
Price Check poster

Price Check

Movie · as Susan Felders

2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn poster

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Movie · as Mary Welsh Hemingway

2011
Inside Out poster

Inside Out

Movie · as Claire Small

2011
The Love Guide poster

The Love Guide

Movie · as Angelica Lovecraft

2011
Grab poster

Grab

Movie · as Narrator

2011
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective poster

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

Movie · as Self

2011
New Girl poster

New Girl

TV · as Casey · 1 ep

2011
Portlandia poster

Portlandia

TV · as Branding Expert · 1 ep

2010
Louie poster

Louie

TV · as Liz · 4 eps

2009
Happy Tears poster

Happy Tears

Movie · as Jane

2009
Spring Breakdown poster

Spring Breakdown

Movie · as Becky St. Germaine

2009
Parks and Recreation poster

Parks and Recreation

TV · as Lindsay Carlisle Shay · 1 ep

2009
Bored to Death poster

Bored to Death

TV · as Michelle Whiting · 1 ep

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Vanessa Gold · 3 eps

2008
The Eye poster

The Eye

Movie · as Helen Wells

2008
The Return of Jezebel James poster

The Return of Jezebel James

TV · as Sarah Tompkins · 7 eps

2007
Fay Grim poster

Fay Grim

Movie · as Fay Grim

2007
Broken English poster

Broken English

Movie · as Nora Wilder

2007
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? poster

The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?

Movie · as Herself

2006
Superman Returns poster

Superman Returns

Movie · as Kitty Kowalski

2006
The Oh in Ohio poster

The Oh in Ohio

Movie · as Priscilla Chase

2006
For Your Consideration poster

For Your Consideration

Movie · as Callie Webb

2006
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' poster

Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

Movie · as Self

2005
Adam & Steve poster

Adam & Steve

Movie · as Rhonda

2005
Making Dazed poster

Making Dazed

Movie · as Self

2005
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity poster

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity

Movie · as Self

2005
Seamless poster

Seamless

Movie · as Self

2004
Frankenstein poster

Frankenstein

Movie · as Detective Carson O'Conner

2004
Laws of Attraction poster

Laws of Attraction

Movie · as Serena

2004
Blade: Trinity poster

Blade: Trinity

Movie · as Danica Talos

2004
The Sisters of Mercy poster

The Sisters of Mercy

Movie · as Self

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Marlene Stanger · 4 eps

2004
Project Runway poster

Project Runway

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2003
A Mighty Wind poster

A Mighty Wind

Movie · as Sissy Knox

2003
The Event poster

The Event

Movie · as Nick Devivo

2003
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig poster

Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

Movie · as Self

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
The Sweetest Thing poster

The Sweetest Thing

Movie · as Judy Webb

2002
Personal Velocity poster

Personal Velocity

Movie · as Greta Herskowitz

2002
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay poster

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

Movie · as Jinger Heath

2001
The Anniversary Party poster

The Anniversary Party

Movie · as Judy Adams

2001
Josie and the Pussycats poster

Josie and the Pussycats

Movie · as Fiona

2001
Further Tales of the City poster

Further Tales of the City

TV · as Connie Bradshaw Fetzner · 4 eps

2000
Scream 3 poster

Scream 3

Movie · as Jennifer Jolie

2000
Best in Show poster

Best in Show

Movie · as Meg Swan

1999
The Venice Project poster

The Venice Project

Movie · as Myra

1999
Futurama poster

Futurama

TV · as Umbriel (voice) · 1 ep

1998
You've Got Mail poster

You've Got Mail

Movie · as Patricia Eden

1998
Henry Fool poster

Henry Fool

Movie · as Fay Grim

1998
The Misadventures of Margaret poster

The Misadventures of Margaret

Movie · as Margaret Nathan

1998
What Rats Won't Do poster

What Rats Won't Do

Movie · as Mirella Burton

1998
Independent's Day poster

Independent's Day

Movie · as Self

1998
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Dorleen · 2 eps

1998
More Tales of the City poster

More Tales of the City

TV · as Connie Bradshaw · 1 ep

1997
The House of Yes poster

The House of Yes

Movie · as Jackie-O

1997
SubUrbia poster

SubUrbia

Movie · as Erica

1997
Waiting for Guffman poster

Waiting for Guffman

Movie · as Libby Mae Brown

1997
The Daytrippers poster

The Daytrippers

Movie · as Jo Malone

1997
Clockwatchers poster

Clockwatchers

Movie · as Margaret J. Burrell

1997
Drunks poster

Drunks

Movie · as Debbie

1997
Dinner at Fred's poster

Dinner at Fred's

Movie · as Celia

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Basquiat poster

Basquiat

Movie · as Mary Boone

1996
Frisk poster

Frisk

Movie · as Ferguson

1996
Flirt poster

Flirt

Movie · as Emily

1995
The Doom Generation poster

The Doom Generation

Movie · as Brandi

1995
Kicking and Screaming poster

Kicking and Screaming

Movie · as Miami

1995
Party Girl poster

Party Girl

Movie · as Mary

1994
Mixed Nuts poster

Mixed Nuts

Movie · as Rollerblader

1994
Sleep with Me poster

Sleep with Me

Movie · as Athena

1994
Opera No. 1 poster

Opera No. 1

Movie · as Fairy #1

1994
Dead Connection poster

Dead Connection

Movie · as Denise

1994
Iris poster

Iris

Movie

1994
Amateur poster

Amateur

Movie · as Girl Squatter

1993
Flirt poster

Flirt

Movie · as Emily

1993
Coneheads poster

Coneheads

Movie · as Stephanie

1993
Dazed and Confused poster

Dazed and Confused

Movie · as Darla

1993
Joey Breaker poster

Joey Breaker

Movie · as Irena Kildare

1993
Description of a Struggle poster

Description of a Struggle

Movie · as Wanda

1993
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York poster

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

Movie

1993
Tales of the City poster

Tales of the City

TV · as Connie Bradshaw · 2 eps

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1991
First Love, Fatal Love poster

First Love, Fatal Love

Movie

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Becky (voice) · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Connie Bradshaw · 1 ep

1979
CBS News Sunday Morning poster

CBS News Sunday Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1949
The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep