Parker Posey

Parker Posey

1968-11-08

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.

Also appears in

Thelma

Thelma

7.0

Scream 3

Scream 3

6.0

Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity

5.9

Beau Is Afraid

Beau Is Afraid

6.8

Superman Returns

Superman Returns

5.8

You’ve Got Mail

You’ve Got Mail

6.7

The Sweetest Thing

The Sweetest Thing

5.5

Irrational Man

Irrational Man

6.5

The Eye

The Eye

5.8

Dazed and Confused

Dazed and Confused

7.3

Josie and the Pussycats

Josie and the Pussycats

5.6

Coneheads

Coneheads

5.4

The Con Is On

The Con Is On

3.9

Café Society

Café Society

6.5

Best in Show

Best in Show

6.9

Waiting for Guffman

Waiting for Guffman

7.0

Kicking and Screaming

Kicking and Screaming

6.2

Laws of Attraction

Laws of Attraction

5.8

Sleep with Me

Sleep with Me

5.7

Columbus

Columbus

7.1