Parker Posey
Parker Posey
08.11.1968 (56 years) (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress and musician. Following her role in Richard Linklater's cult hit coming-of-age film Dazed and Confused (1993), she became known during the 1990s for starring in a series of independent films such as Sleep with Me (1994), Party Girl (1995), The Doom Generation (1995), Kicking and Screaming (1996) and Clockwatchers (1997) that gained her the nickname "Queen of the Indies". She also began working with Christopher Guest, playing improvisational roles in his mockumentary films, including Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006) and Mascots (2016). She has been nominated for several awards for her indie film roles, including a Satellite Award for Best Actress for The House of Yes (1997) and an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002) and for Broken English (2007). Her notable mainstream film appearances include You've Got Mail (1998), Scream 3 (2000), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), The Sweetest Thing (2002), Blade Trinity (2004), Superman Returns (2006) and Woody Allen's Irrational Man (2015) and Café Society (2016). On television, Posey was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for the television film Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (2002) and has guest-starred in 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). Since 2018 she has starred in the Netflix series Lost in Space.