Parker Posey
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.
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Blade: Trinity
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Beau Is Afraid
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as uncreditedA documentary concerning the periods between the actual takes during the production of Hartley's...
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as Susan FeldersA middle aged, middle class, former music industry executive with a stay-at-home wife and son...
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as MyraRoland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's...
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Frisk
as FergusonA first person narrative of the exploits of a gay serial killer in deeply disturbing,...
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as JaneTwo sisters return home to care for their aging father.
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as RhondaAdam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly...
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Flirt
as EmilyThe same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Tokyo). A lover has...
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as Irena KildareJoey is a player, a hot-shot movie agent in New York. If a deal can be made, he'll make it. If a...
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And Now a Word from Our Sponsor
as Karen HillridgeAdan Kundle, CEO of a major advertising agency, is discovered unconscious in front of a wall of...
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Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
as SelfA detailed behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Superman Returns.
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Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
as SelfDocumentary about the creation of the stage musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and its...
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as SelfThis documentary reunites the cast of the 1993 film "Dazed and Confused", and features...
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Drunks
as DebbieAt the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His...
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Dead Connection
as DeniseAfter a series of murders in motel rooms are connected, police detective Matt Dickson heads out...
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as Mirella BurtonSoon to be married lawyer Kate Beckenham has landed the case of a lifetime. Her courtroom...
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as AngieA 65-year-old single artist living in New York City has a good life: a stable teaching job,...
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as SelfFilmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival discuss what it is like to be an independent filmmaker,...
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A comedy about a woman who saves her chicken farm and her family by agreeing to be the subject...
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as EmilyIn New York, Bill struggles to decide whether he has a future with Emily, while attempting to...
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as Jinger HeathCosmetics mogul Mary Kay Ash faces competition from a driven newcomer, who plots to take apart...
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as Fairy #1Short film by Hal Hartley with Parker Posey and Adrienne Shelley.
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The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
as HerselfA short documentary about the making of 'Fay Grim.'
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Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
as SelfDocumentary on the making of 'Blade: Trinity'.
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Palacetor
as The MagicianGary Graham assembles an inspiring cast of seven leading ladies—including Parker Posey, Kara...
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Iris
as uncreditedThe job, should you choose to accept it: two young women playing out roles associated with the...
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as WandaExperimental short film loosely based on Franz Kafka's short story of the same name.
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Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as SelfA documentary about the making of Ari Aster's Kafkaesque epic Beau is Afraid.
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Grab
as NarratorA look at the little-documented Grab Day in the villages of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, who...
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First Love, Fatal Love
as uncreditedA docudrama telling the true story of a young woman who learns she has contracted the AIDS virus...
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The Simpsons
as Becky (voice)Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...
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Futurama
as UmbrielThe adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who,...
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as uncreditedA morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...
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The Good Wife
as Vanessa GoldAlicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as SelfAfter Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent...
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Boston Legal
as Marlene StangerAlan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston...
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New Girl
as CaseyJessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in...
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Project Runway
as Self - Guest JudgeAspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a...
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Lost in Space
as June Harris / Dr. Zoe SmithAfter crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive...
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Will & Grace
as DorleenWill Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement...
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CBS News Sunday Morning
as SelfThe sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that...
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Parks and Recreation
as Lindsay Carlisle ShayIn an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level...
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The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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Drunk History
as Mary Phelps JacobHistorical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on...
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Other JaneMeet the Smiths: two lonely strangers, John and Jane, who have given up their lives and...
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Portlandia
as Branding ExpertSatirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits...
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as SelfThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as uncreditedJay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
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Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Kat Swan (voice)After 13-year-old super-genius Lunella accidentally brings ten-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur into...
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Search Party
as BrickA dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous...
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Tales of the Walking Dead
as Blair CrawfordAn episodic anthology series focused on both new and established characters set in the world of...
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Louie
as LizLouis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father...
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High Fidelity
as Noreen ParkerRob Brooks, a female record store owner in the rapidly gentrified neighborhood of Crown Heights,...
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The Staircase
as Freda BlackAn exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the...
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Bored to Death
as uncreditedJonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful...
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Tales of the City
as Connie BradshawMary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the...
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Further Tales of the City
as Connie Bradshaw FetznerResidents of 28 Barbary Lane continue to navigate human life, flawed love, and blind hope in...
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More Tales of the City
as Connie BradshawLonely inhabitants at 28 Barbary Lane search for love and identity, turning to each other in the...
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The Return of Jezebel James
as Sarah TompkinsThe Return of Jezebel James is an American situation comedy television series, starring Parker...
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