Parker Posey Biography
Parker Posey is an American Award-winning Actress and Musician best known for starring in Lost in Space (2018-2021), Parks and Recreation (2011), The Good Wife (2011–12), Louie (2012), Inside Amy Schumer (2014), and Search Party (2016). She rose to fame after starring in the TV Series The Staircase (2020).
Parker Posey Career
Posey pursued her studies in drama at the State University of New York at Purchase. As Tess Shelby in the daytime serial series As the World Turns, Posey received her big break in television. Posey starred in Dazed and Confused (1993) as her first significant role in a feature film. Critics gave the movie positive reviews, and it’s been called a cult classic.
She starred in Opera No. 1, a short film directed by Hal Hartley, in 1994. Posey earned the moniker “Queen of the Indies” for her 32 independent film co-stars throughout the late 1990s. Personal Velocity, Basquiat, Clockwatchers, The Daytrippers, Party Girl, and The House of Yes are a few of these movies. She particularly garnered praise for her portrayal of a crazy woman in love with her brother in The House of Yes. Her many projects as a co-star include five of Christopher Guest’s parody documentaries, the first of which was released in 1996 under the title Waiting for Guffman. Posey starred in two high-profile studio films in 1998: You’ve Got Mail, a big-budget production, and Hartley’s Henry Fool.
In 2000, she acted in the high-end horror movie Scream 3 and in Guest’s third parody documentary, Best in Show. Posey received excellent reviews for her performance in the latter movie, which led to her being nominated for an MTV Movie Award. She starred in Josie and the Pussycats the next year. She had a minor part in the well-liked NBC sitcom Will & Grace from 2001 to 2002. She starred in Guest’s A Mighty Wind in 2003. She made appearances in Blade: Trinity, Laws of Attraction, and Sisters of Mercy the following year. Then, in the 2005 movie Adam & Steve, Posey had a supporting role.
Posey played the sassy sidekick of Lex Luthor in Superman Returns (2006); Kowalski was modeled after Eve Teschmacher from the 1978 Superman movie. The only actress to be considered for the part was Posey. The movie Superman Returns was a box office hit. The movie did well at the 33rd Saturn Awards as well. Posey received nominations along with several other cast members and the visual effects team. Later that year, she starred in For Your Consideration and Henry Fool’s sequel, Fay Grim, in the lead role.
Posey was chosen to play the title character in the TV show The Return of Jezebel James in 2007. The program was initially scheduled for thirteen episodes, but in advance of an impending scriptwriters’ strike, it was trimmed to seven episodes. It debuted as a mid-season replacement on the Fox television network in 2008. However, because of the low ratings, the show was officially canceled after the third episode aired.
Broken English, directed by Zoe Cassavetes, starred Posey in 2007. Broken English was a Sundance Film Festival 2007 selection. The 29th Moscow International Film Festival received it as well. Posey received a nomination for Best Female Lead and the movie received a nomination for Best First Screenplay at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards. She was supposed to co-star in Fruitcake, directed by John Waters. Baltimore, Maryland, her hometown, would serve as the backdrop for the movie. But Waters declared in 2018 that he was abandoning Fruitcake, stating, “I can’t get it manufactured… It’s not doing as well as I had anticipated. I’m going to have to put on a puppet show because of this economy.”
Posey played Louis C.K.’s love interest Liz in four episodes of the third season of Louie in 2012. Her time on the show was well welcomed by critics. “Posey is superb in a brilliantly written role,” the website Vulture said. “Posey used her arsenal of talent and the material written and directed by C.K. to bring Liz to life,” stated Lindsay Bahr of Entertainment Weekly. Posey was described by GrantLand’s Andy Greenwald as “funny, engaging, and breathless,” and as “one of the most gifted actors alive.” She received recognition later that year when the Provincetown International Film Festival presented her with the Excellence in Acting Award.
Posey played Fay Grim once more in Ned Rifle, the third and last movie in Hartley’s Henry Fool trilogy. To make the movie, Hartley started a Kickstarter campaign on November 6, 2013, which raised $384,000. Posey participated in multiple films supporting the campaign alongside several other cast members and staff members. The movie debuted at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2014. On February 6, 2015, it was also shown in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.
Posey’s casting as a co-star in Woody Allen’s mystery drama Irrational Man was revealed in July 2014. On May 16, 2015, the movie made its global premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Parker said in July 2015 that she had thought about giving up acting before getting the role because she “saw the independent film movement go away from me… it’s a world market now.” They are crafted with genuine star power. Whoever is fashionable right now.”
She sobbed when Allen cast her, saying, “It was in my bones to work in independent film.” It’s similar to being in a punk band, except that punk rock is no longer being sung. Woody Allen is one of the select few bands that can play. That’s the reason I started crying. It brought relief.” She starred as Dr. Smith in the Netflix adaptation of the 1965 TV series Lost in Space, which ran from 2018 to 2021. She starred in Tales of the Walking Dead, an anthology series based on the AMC series The Walking Dead, in episode two in 2022.
Parker Posey Age
Posey was born on November 8, 1968, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. He is 56 years old as of 2024, and she celebrates her birthday on the 8th of November every year.
Parker Posey Height and Weight
Posey stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches tall (1.65m) and weighs 55 kgs (121 lbs).
Parker Posey Family
Posey was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 8, 1968, to Chris Posey, an automobile dealership owner, and Lynda (née Patton), a cook. Christopher is her twin brother. Posey’s family spent eleven years residing in Monroe, Louisiana, following her birth. Subsequently, they relocated to Laurel, Mississippi, where her father ran an automobile dealership and her mother worked as a chef and culinary instructor for the Viking Range Corporation in Greenwood. Posey has a Catholic upbringing.
Parker Posey Husband
Posey is not married at this time and is single. From 1999 to 2000, she was romantically involved with actor and musician Chris Kattan.
Parker Posey Net Worth
Posey has an estimated net worth of about $10 Million – $20 Million which she has earned through her career as an actress.
Parker Posey Salary
Posey earns a salary of about $100,000-$500,000.
Parker Posey The Staircase
Posey plays the role of Freda Black a Durham County prosecutor in the miniseries The Staircase. Prosecutor Freda Black (Parker Posey) is among those who are eager to see the alleged killer placed behind bars as she looks for evidence that would be enough incriminating to convict him. As fans will remember from the third installment, several intriguing revelations surfaced as Freda and Jim Hardin (Cullen Moss) developed their case against Michael. Other cast members include; Juliette Binoche, Colin Firth, Michael Stuhlbarg, Cory Scott Allen, Tim Guinee, and Frank Feys.
Parker Posey Beau Is Afraid
Posey plays the role of Elaine Bray in the horror film Beau is afraid. Elaine falls in love with Beau Wasserman who is the son of Mona, a wealthy businesswoman whose job is building a conglomerate empire. Elaine and Beau promise each other to remain virgins until they meet again as adults since they were still teenagers. Later on, Beau’s mother dies and when Beau hits the rest of the way to his mother’s grave, he finds that the funeral has already happened. A woman shows up late for the service, Beau wakes up from his nap and sees it’s Elaine. Beau is scared that he will die at the climax, but he is pleased when he doesn’t. But Elaine dies in the middle of an excitement, her body frozen solid.
Then Mona comes out of the shadows and tells him that she has been watching him the whole time. Beau wants to know the truth about his father, and Elain makes him feel bad for not loving her enough. Beau finds out that he has a twin brother and that his father is a huge monster in the shape of an organ when Mona takes him to the attic. At that very moment, Jeeves breaks into the house and the monster kills him. After being put down even more by his mother, Beau gets so angry that he tries to choke her for a short time before she passes out.
Parker Posey Tales Of The Walking Dead
Posey plays the role of Blair Crawford in The Tales Of The Walking Dead. Blair Crawford is an employee at an insurance company and together with her colleague Gine, a receptionist, they have to work together to save their loved ones and get out of Atlanta after getting stuck in a time loop at the start of the bad times. The time loop is finally broken when they work together to save a large group of civilians fleeing from a herd and face their fears. However, Gina suggests that they may both be having a shared delusion. Tales of the Walking Dead is an anthology show with short episodes about new and old characters from The Walking Dead Universe.
Parker Posey Mr. And Mrs. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Smith is an American spy comedy, written by Francesca Sloane and Donald Glover, and is based on the same-named 2005 movie and will premiere on February 2, 2024. The movie has Glover and Maya Erskine as actors. On September 22, 2022, it was announced that Parker Posey had joined the cast in recurring roles together with Wagner Moura.
Parker Posey Illness
Posey was diagnosed with Lyme disease on August 27, 2009. She was forced to withdraw from the production of Playwright Horizon’s World due to Lyme illness.
Parker Posey Movies and TV Shows
- Beau Is Afraid
- Elsewhere
- The Con Is On
- Columbus
- Mascots
- Tales of the Walking Dead
- The Staircase
- High Fidelity
- Robot Chicken
- Lost in Space
- Search Party
Parker Posey Social Media Platform
Posey is very active on her Twitter, and Instagram, and Facebook pages and he has 14.3k followers on Twitter 134.4k followers on Instagram, and 17.4k followers on Facebook.