Parker Posey

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

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Good Wife

The White Lotus

Futurama

The View

All Movies (86)

• Wild Horse Nine2026 · as Marge
• The Parenting2025 · as Brenda
• Thelma2024 · as Gail
• Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid2023 · as Self
• Beau Is Afraid2023 · as Elaine Bray
• The Booksellers2020 · as Self (voice)
• Elsewhere2020 · as Marie
• The Con Is On2018 · as Gina
• Columbus2017 · as Eleanor
• Mascots2016 · as Cindi Babineaux
• My Art2016 · as Angie
• Palacetor2016 · as The Magician
• The Architect2016 · as Drew
• Café Society2016 · as Rad Taylor
• Irrational Man2015 · as Rita
• Ned Rifle2015 · as Fay Grim
• 21 Years: Richard Linklater2014 · as Self - Actress
• Grace of Monaco2014 · as Madge Tivey-Faucon
• Hairbrained2013 · as Sheila Pettifog
• Highland Park2013 · as Shirley Paine
• And Now a Word from Our Sponsor2013 · as Karen Hillridge
• Price Check2012 · as Susan Felders
• Hemingway & Gellhorn2012 · as Mary Welsh Hemingway
• The Love Guide2011 · as Angelica Lovecraft
• Inside Out2011 · as Claire Small
• Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective2011 · as Self
• Grab2011 · as Narrator
• Happy Tears2009 · as Jane
• Spring Breakdown2009 · as Becky St. Germaine
• The Eye2008 · as Helen Wells
• Broken English2007 · as Nora Wilder
• The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?2007 · as Herself
• Fay Grim2007 · as Fay Grim
• Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'2006 · as Self
• For Your Consideration2006 · as Callie Webb
• Superman Returns2006 · as Kitty Kowalski
• The Oh in Ohio2006 · as Priscilla Chase
• Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity2005 · as Self
• Adam & Steve2005 · as Rhonda
• Making Dazed2005 · as Self
• Blade: Trinity2004 · as Danica Talos
• The Sisters of Mercy2004
• Frankenstein2004 · as Detective Carson O'Conner
• Laws of Attraction2004 · as Serena
• Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig2003 · as Self
• A Mighty Wind2003 · as Sissy Knox
• The Event2003 · as Nick Devivo
• Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay2002 · as Jinger Heath
• The Sweetest Thing2002 · as Judy Webb
• Personal Velocity2002 · as Greta Herskowitz
• The Anniversary Party2001 · as Judy Adams
• Josie and the Pussycats2001 · as Fiona
• Best in Show2000 · as Meg Swan
• Scream 32000 · as Jennifer Jolie
• The Venice Project1999 · as Myra
• The Misadventures of Margaret1998 · as Margaret Nathan
• You've Got Mail1998 · as Patricia Eden
• What Rats Won't Do1998 · as Mirella Burton
• Henry Fool1998 · as Fay Grim
• Independent's Day1998 · as Self
• The House of Yes1997 · as Jackie-O
• Dinner at Fred's1997 · as Celia
• Clockwatchers1997 · as Margaret J. Burrell
• Drunks1997 · as Debbie
• The Daytrippers1997 · as Jo Malone
• SubUrbia1997 · as Erica
• Waiting for Guffman1997 · as Libby Mae Brown
• Basquiat1996 · as Mary Boone
• Frisk1996 · as Ferguson
• The Doom Generation1995 · as Brandi
• Kicking and Screaming1995 · as Miami
• Flirt1995 · as Emily
• Party Girl1995 · as Mary
• Mixed Nuts1994 · as Rollerblader
• Sleep with Me1994 · as Athena
• Amateur1994 · as Girl Squatter
• Dead Connection1994 · as Denise
• Iris1994
• Opera No. 11994 · as Fairy #1
• Tracey Ullman Takes on New York1993
• Dazed and Confused1993 · as Darla
• Flirt1993 · as Emily
• Description of a Struggle1993 · as Wanda
• Coneheads1993 · as Stephanie
• Joey Breaker1993 · as Irena Kildare
• First Love, Fatal Love1991

All TV Shows (35)

• Mr. & Mrs. Smith2024 · as Other Jane
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter2023 · as Self
• Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur2023 · as Kat Swan (voice)
• Tales of the Walking Dead2022 · as Blair Crawford
• The Staircase2022 · as Freda Black
• The White Lotus2021 · as Victoria Ratliff
• High Fidelity2020 · as Noreen Parker
• Lost in Space2018 · as June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith
• Search Party2016 · as Brick
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Drunk History2013 · as Mary Phelps Jacob
• New Girl2011 · as Casey
• Portlandia2011 · as Branding Expert
• Louie2010 · as Liz
• The Good Wife2009 · as Vanessa Gold
• Bored to Death2009
• Parks and Recreation2009 · as Lindsay Carlisle Shay
• The Return of Jezebel James2008 · as Sarah Tompkins
• Project Runway2004 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Boston Legal2004 · as Marlene Stanger
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Further Tales of the City2001 · as Connie Bradshaw Fetzner
• Futurama1999 · as Umbriel (voice)
• Will & Grace1998 · as Dorleen
• More Tales of the City1998 · as Connie Bradshaw
• The View1997 · as Self
• Tales of the City1993 · as Connie Bradshaw
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• The Simpsons1989 · as Becky (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988
• CBS News Sunday Morning1979 · as Self
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self