Parker Posey
Known For
Acting
Born
1968-11-08 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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.
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Becky (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Futurama
as Umbriel (voice)
The Good Wife
as Vanessa Gold
The White Lotus
as Victoria Ratliff
Parks and Recreation
as Lindsay Carlisle Shay
The View
as Self
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
New Girl
as Casey
Will & Grace
as Dorleen
Boston Legal
as Marlene Stanger
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Kat Swan (voice)
Lost in Space
as June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith
Drunk History
as Mary Phelps Jacob