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