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