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