26 Facts About Parker Posey

Parker Christian Posey was born on November 8,1968 and is an American actress.

Parker Posey is known for her roles in independent films in the 1990s, such as Dazed and Confused, Party Girl, Kicking and Screaming, The Daytrippers, The House of Yes, Clockwatchers, Waiting for Guffman, and Henry Fool.

Parker Posey has received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Independent Spirit Award.

On television, Parker Posey appeared in the recurring role on BYUtv's Granite Flats, co-starred on all three seasons of Netflix's Lost in Space, and earned praise for the HBO Max miniseries The Staircase.

Parker Posey has since starred in the third season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus.

Parker Posey was born November 8,1968, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Lynda, a chef, and Chris Parker Posey, owner of a car dealership.

Parker Posey attended the State University of New York at Purchase, where she studied drama.

Parker Posey got her first break in television with the role of Tess Shelby on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns.

Parker Posey has co-starred in many of Christopher Guest's films, including five of his mock documentaries, the first being Waiting for Guffman in 1996.

In 1998, Parker Posey appeared in Hartley's film Henry Fool, and You've Got Mail.

In 2006, Parker Posey appeared in Superman Returns as Kitty Kowalski, Lex Luthor's ditzy sidekick, a character based on Eve Teschmacher from the 1978 film Superman.

In 2007, Parker Posey was cast in the lead role in the television series The Return of Jezebel James.

The film was nominated at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Screenplay and Parker Posey was nominated for Best Female Lead.

Parker Posey was set to co-star in John Waters' film Fruitcake.

Parker Posey received positive reviews for her stint on the show.

Andy Greenwald of GrantLand felt Parker Posey was "funny, engaging, and breathless" and went on to call Parker Posey "one of the most gifted actors alive".

Parker Posey appeared in Ned Rifle, the third and final film in Hartley's Henry Fool trilogy, again reprising her role of Fay Grim.

In July 2014, it was announced that Parker Posey had signed on to co-star in Woody Allen's mystery drama Irrational Man.

In February 2025, Parker Posey began appearing in the main cast of the third season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus, which was filmed in Thailand in February 2024.

In late 2019, Parker Posey starred in an audio fiction podcast called Hunted wherein she plays the part of a US Deputy Marshal tracking four escaped convicts from a federal maximum-security correctional facility.

Parker Posey appeared on Broadway in 2000, playing in Elaine May's Taller Than a Dwarf, which was directed by Alan Arkin.

Parker Posey later appeared off Broadway in David Rabe's Hurlyburly in 2005, and then originated the role of Pony Jones in Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses in 2012.

Parker Posey learned to play the mandolin to prepare for her role in A Mighty Wind, a film in which she sang.

Parker Posey provided vocals on several of her ex-boyfriend Ryan Adams' records.

Parker Posey played the mandolin on The Dandy Warhols track "I Am Sound" from their Welcome to the Monkey House LP.

Parker Posey has lived in both Greenwich Village and the East Village in New York City.