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.

Filmography

• The Mob — Self - Host, Executive Producer
• 2026Wild Horse Nine — Marge
• 2025The Parenting — Brenda
• 2024Christmas Eve in Miller's Point — Thanks
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith — Other Jane
• 2024Thelma — Gail
• 2023Beau Is Afraid — Elaine Bray
• Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur — Kat Swan (voice)
• Tales of the Walking Dead — Blair Crawford
• The Staircase — Freda Black
• The White Lotus — Victoria Ratliff
• 2020Elsewhere — Marie
• High Fidelity — Noreen Parker
• 2020The Booksellers — Self (voice), Executive Producer
• Lost in Space — June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith
• 2018The Con Is On — Gina
• 2017Columbus — Eleanor
• 2016Café Society — Rad Taylor
• 2016Mascots — Cindi Babineaux
• 2016My Art — Angie
• 2016Palacetor — The Magician
• Search Party — Brick
• 2016The Architect — Drew
• 2015Irrational Man — Rita
• 2015Ned Rifle — Fay Grim
• 2014Grace of Monaco — Madge Tivey-Faucon
• 2013And Now a Word from Our Sponsor — Karen Hillridge
• Drunk History — Mary Phelps Jacob
• 2013Hairbrained — Sheila Pettifog
• 2013Highland Park — Shirley Paine
• 2012Hemingway & Gellhorn — Mary Welsh Hemingway
• 2012Price Check — Susan Felders
• 2011Grab — Narrator
• 2011Inside Out — Claire Small
• New Girl — Casey
• Portlandia — Branding Expert
• 2011The Love Guide — Angelica Lovecraft
• Louie — Liz
• Bored to Death — Michelle Whiting
• 2009Happy Tears — Jane
• Parks and Recreation — Lindsay Carlisle Shay
• 2009Spring Breakdown — Becky St. Germaine
• The Good Wife — Vanessa Gold
• 2008The Eye — Helen Wells
• The Return of Jezebel James — Sarah Tompkins
• 2007Broken English — Nora Wilder
• 2007Fay Grim — Fay Grim
• 2006For Your Consideration — Callie Webb
• 2006Superman Returns — Kitty Kowalski
• 2006The Oh in Ohio — Priscilla Chase
• 2005Adam & Steve — Rhonda
• 2004Blade: Trinity — Danica Talos
• Boston Legal — Marlene Stanger
• 2004Frankenstein — Detective Carson O'Conner
• 2004Laws of Attraction — Serena
• 2003A Mighty Wind — Sissy Knox
• 2003The Event — Nick Devivo
• 2002Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay — Jinger Heath
• 2002Personal Velocity — Greta Herskowitz
• 2002The Sweetest Thing — Judy Webb
• Further Tales of the City — Connie Bradshaw Fetzner
• 2001Josie and the Pussycats — Fiona
• 2001The Anniversary Party — Judy Adams
• 2000Best in Show — Meg Swan
• 2000Scream 3 — Jennifer Jolie
• Futurama — Umbriel (voice)
• 1999The Venice Project — Myra
• 1998Henry Fool — Fay Grim
• More Tales of the City — Connie Bradshaw
• 1998The Misadventures of Margaret — Margaret Nathan
• 1998What Rats Won't Do — Mirella Burton
• Will & Grace — Dorleen
• 1998You've Got Mail — Patricia Eden
• 1997Clockwatchers — Margaret J. Burrell
• 1997Dinner at Fred's — Celia
• 1997Drunks — Debbie
• 1997SubUrbia — Erica
• 1997The Daytrippers — Jo Malone
• 1997The House of Yes — Jackie-O
• 1997Waiting for Guffman — Libby Mae Brown
• 1996Basquiat — Mary Boone
• 1996Flirt — Emily
• 1996Frisk — Ferguson
• 1995Kicking and Screaming — Miami
• 1995Party Girl — Mary
• 1995The Doom Generation — Brandi
• 1994Amateur — Girl Squatter
• 1994Dead Connection — Denise
• 1994Iris
• 1994Mixed Nuts — Rollerblader
• 1994Opera No. 1 — Fairy #1
• 1994Sleep with Me — Athena
• 1993Coneheads — Stephanie
• 1993Dazed and Confused — Darla
• 1993Description of a Struggle — Wanda
• 1993Flirt — Emily
• 1993Joey Breaker — Irena Kildare
• Tales of the City — Connie Bradshaw
• 1993Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
• 1992Laws of Gravity — Thanks
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• 1991First Love, Fatal Love
• The Simpsons — Becky (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark
• American Playhouse — Connie Bradshaw

Appearances as themselves (20)

• 2023Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid — Self
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• 201421 Years: Richard Linklater — Self - Actress
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• 2011Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective — Self
• 2007The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? — Herself
• 2006Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns' — Self
• 2005Making Dazed — Self
• 2005Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity — Self
• 2005Seamless — Self
• Project Runway — Self - Guest Judge
• 2004The Sisters of Mercy — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2003Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig — Self
• 1998Independent's Day — Self
• The View — Self
• CBS News Sunday Morning — Self
• The Emmy Awards — Self