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Parker Posey

Born · November 8, 1968 (56 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Bio

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 Simpsons

Superman Returns

Superman Returns

Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity

Scream 3

Scream 3

The Parenting

Brenda

2025

Thelma

Gail

2024

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Other Jane · (2 episodes)

2024

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Self · (1 episode)

2023

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

Self

2023

Beau Is Afraid

Elaine Bray

2023

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Kat Swan (voice) · (1 episode)

2023

Tales of the Walking Dead

Blair Crawford · (1 episode)

2022

The Staircase

Freda Black · (8 episodes)

2022

The White Lotus

Victoria Ratliff · (8 episodes)

2021

The Booksellers

Self (voice)

2020

High Fidelity

Noreen Parker · (1 episode)

2020

Elsewhere

Marie

2020

The Con Is On

Gina

2018

Lost in Space

June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith · (28 episodes)

2018

Columbus

Eleanor

2017

Search Party

Brick · (3 episodes)

2016

Mascots

Cindi Babineaux

2016

My Art

Angie

2016

Palacetor

The Magician

2016

The Architect

Drew

2016

Café Society

Rad Taylor

2016

Irrational Man

Rita

2015

Ned Rifle

Fay Grim

2015

21 Years: Richard Linklater

Self - Actress

2014

Grace of Monaco

Madge Tivey-Faucon

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self · (1 episode)

2014

Hairbrained

Sheila Pettifog

2013

Drunk History

Mary Phelps Jacob · (1 episode)

2013

Highland Park

Shirley Paine

2013

And Now a Word from Our Sponsor

Karen Hillridge

2013

Price Check

Susan Felders

2012

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Mary Welsh Hemingway

2012

The Love Guide

Angelica Lovecraft

2011

Inside Out

Claire Small

2011

New Girl

Casey · (1 episode)

2011

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

Self

2011

Portlandia

Branding Expert · (1 episode)

2011

Grab

Narrator

2011

Louie

Liz · (4 episodes)

2010

Happy Tears

Jane

2009

The Good Wife

Vanessa Gold · (3 episodes)

2009

Bored to Death

(1 episode)

2009

Spring Breakdown

Becky St. Germaine

2009

Parks and Recreation

Lindsay Carlisle Shay · (1 episode)

2009

The Return of Jezebel James

Sarah Tompkins · (7 episodes)

2008

The Eye

Helen Wells

2008

Broken English

Nora Wilder

2007

The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?

Herself

2007

Fay Grim

Fay Grim

2007

Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'

Self

2006

For Your Consideration

Callie Webb

2006

Superman Returns

Kitty Kowalski

2006

The Oh in Ohio

Priscilla Chase

2006

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'

Self

2005

Adam & Steve

Rhonda

2005

Making Dazed

Self

2005

Blade: Trinity

Danica Talos

2004

Project Runway

Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)

2004

The Sisters of Mercy

2004

Frankenstein

Detective Carson O'Conner

2004

Boston Legal

Marlene Stanger · (4 episodes)

2004

Laws of Attraction

Serena

2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self · (1 episode)

2003

Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig

Self

2003

A Mighty Wind

Sissy Knox

2003

The Event

Nick Devivo

2003

Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay

Jinger Heath

2002

The Sweetest Thing

Judy Webb

2002

Personal Velocity

Greta Herskowitz

2002

The Anniversary Party

Judy Adams

2001

Further Tales of the City

Connie Bradshaw Fetzner · (4 episodes)

2001

Josie and the Pussycats

Fiona

2001

Best in Show

Meg Swan

2000

Scream 3

Jennifer Jolie

2000

The Venice Project

Myra

1999

Futurama

Umbriel · (1 episode)

1999

The Misadventures of Margaret

Margaret Nathan

1998

You've Got Mail

Patricia Eden

1998

Will & Grace

Dorleen · (2 episodes)

1998

What Rats Won't Do

Mirella Burton

1998

Henry Fool

Fay Grim

1998

More Tales of the City

Connie Bradshaw · (1 episode)

1998

Independent's Day

Self

1998

The House of Yes

Jackie-O

1997

Dinner at Fred's

Celia

1997

The View

Self · (1 episode)

1997

Clockwatchers

Margaret J. Burrell

1997

Drunks

Debbie

1997

The Daytrippers

Jo Malone

1997

SubUrbia

Erica

1997

Waiting for Guffman

Libby Mae Brown

1996

Basquiat

Mary Boone

1996

Frisk

Ferguson

1996

The Doom Generation

Brandi

1995

Kicking and Screaming

Miami

1995

Flirt

Emily

1995

Party Girl

Mary

1995

Mixed Nuts

Rollerblader

1994

Sleep with Me

Athena

1994

Amateur

Girl Squatter

1994

Dead Connection

Denise

1994

Iris

1994

Opera No. 1

Fairy #1

1994

Tracey Ullman Takes on New York

1993

Tales of the City

Connie Bradshaw · (2 episodes)

1993

Dazed and Confused

Darla

1993

Flirt

Emily

1993

Description of a Struggle

Wanda

1993

Coneheads

Stephanie

1993

Joey Breaker

Irena Kildare

1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

(1 episode)

1992

First Love, Fatal Love

1991

Wild Horse Nine

The Simpsons

Becky (voice) · (1 episode)

1989

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

(1 episode)

1988

CBS News Sunday Morning

Self · (1 episode)

1979