Biography
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)...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Parenting
2025
as Brenda
Boyfriends Josh and Rohan plan a weekend getaway to introduce their parents, only to discover that their rental is home to a 400-year-old poltergeist.
Thelma
2024
as Gail
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to recla...
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
as Self
A documentary about the making of Ari Aster's Kafkaesque epic Beau is Afraid.
Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Elaine Bray
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odys...
The Booksellers
2020
as Self (voice)
What once seemed like an esoteric world now seems essential to our culture: the community of rare book dealers and collectors who, in their love of th...
The Booksellers
2020
Executive Producer
What once seemed like an esoteric world now seems essential to our culture: the community of rare book dealers and collectors who, in their love of th...
Elsewhere
2020
as Marie
A man does everything in his power to keep ownership of a seaside cottage he built with his late wife.
The Con Is On
2018
as Gina
In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, a couple flees to Los Angeles and hatch a jewel theft plot...
Columbus
2017
as Eleanor
When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midw...
Mascots
2016
as Cindi Babineaux
Eager contestants don big heads and furry suits to vie for the title of World's Best Mascot.
My Art
2016
as Angie
A 65-year-old single artist living in New York City has a good life: a stable teaching job, successful friends, and a loyal, aging dog named Bing. As ...
Palacetor
2016
as The Magician
Gary Graham assembles an inspiring cast of seven leading ladies—including Parker Posey, Kara Walker, and Sunrise Ruffalo—to bring his Fall ‘16 collect...
The Architect
2016
as Drew
When a couple sets out to build their dream house, they enlist the services of an uncompromising modernist architect, who proceeds to build HIS dream ...
Café Society
2016
as Rad Taylor
The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in t...
Irrational Man
2015
as Rita
On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his st...
Ned Rifle
2015
as Fay Grim
Henry’s and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome Susan,...
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Actress
A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; ...
Grace of Monaco
2014
as Madge Tivey-Faucon
The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and F...
Hairbrained
2013
as Sheila Pettifog
A fourteen-year-old genius gets rejected by Harvard and ends up at a much lower ranked school where he makes friends with a mature student.
Highland Park
2013
as Shirley Paine
A high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten years after hearing budget cuts have eliminated all their...
And Now a Word from Our Sponsor
2013
as Karen Hillridge
Adan Kundle, CEO of a major advertising agency, is discovered unconscious in front of a wall of TVs. When he wakes in the hospital, Adan can only comm...
Price Check
2012
as Susan Felders
A middle aged, middle class, former music industry executive with a stay-at-home wife and son toils away at a supermarket chain. When a new high energ...
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
as Mary Welsh Hemingway
Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.
The Love Guide
2011
as Angelica Lovecraft
A comedy about a woman who saves her chicken farm and her family by agreeing to be the subject of a "reality show" with a celebrity Hollywood weight l...
Inside Out
2011
as Claire Small
For the last thirteen years AJ has been behind bars, convicted of manslaughter for killing a man who intended to kill his best friend, Jack. Now relea...
Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self
A year in the making, Still Screaming is the definitive documentary on the making of the iconic Scream movies. Dive into the fascinating success story...
Grab
2011
as Narrator
A look at the little-documented Grab Day in the villages of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, who annually throw water and food from the rooftop to people stan...
Happy Tears
2009
as Jane
Two sisters return home to care for their aging father.
Spring Breakdown
2009
as Becky St. Germaine
Three women in their thirties head to a popular Spring Break destination and try to relive the Spring Break they never had.
The Eye
2008
as Helen Wells
Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while re...
Broken English
2007
as Nora Wilder
Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children. Nora is in her thirties, alone with job she's ...
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
2007
as Herself
A short documentary about the making of 'Fay Grim.'
Fay Grim
2007
as Fay Grim
Many years after her notorious husband, Henry Fool, fled after killing a neighbor, Fay Grim receives a visit from CIA agent Fulbright, who tells her t...
Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
2006
as Self
A detailed behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Superman Returns.
For Your Consideration
2006
as Callie Webb
The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the performance of its virtually unknown, veteran star ...
Superman Returns
2006
as Kitty Kowalski
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on...
The Oh in Ohio
2006
as Priscilla Chase
Frustrated with their relationship, Priscilla and Jack decide to take a break. While Jack moves into a new place of his own and starts dating a studen...
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
2005
as Self
Documentary on the making of 'Blade: Trinity'.
Adam & Steve
2005
as Rhonda
Adam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two decades later, Adam, now a Manhattan tour guide, and...
Making Dazed
2005
as Self
This documentary reunites the cast of the 1993 film "Dazed and Confused", and features behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film. A decade...
Blade: Trinity
2004
as Danica Talos
For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out in...
The Sisters of Mercy
2004
A documentary concerning the periods between the actual takes during the production of Hartley's short film "Iris," revealing the imagination, diligen...
Frankenstein
2004
as Detective Carson O'Conner
An investigation into a serial killer leads two detectives to discover that Dr. Frankenstein and his creature are still alive after two centuries of g...
Laws of Attraction
2004
as Serena
Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
2003
as Self
Documentary about the creation of the stage musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and its subsequent film adaptation.
A Mighty Wind
2003
as Sissy Knox
Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion co...
The Event
2003
as Nick Devivo
Manhattan prosecutor Nick is charged with looking into the untimely death of city resident Matt, a musician who had AIDS. As she questions Matt's loya...
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
2002
as Jinger Heath
Cosmetics mogul Mary Kay Ash faces competition from a driven newcomer, who plots to take apart her control of the makeup industry.
The Sweetest Thing
2002
as Judy Webb
Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship, one night while club-hopping with her gir...
Personal Velocity
2002
as Greta Herskowitz
In a series of three vignettes, three women in turn struggle to free themselves from the men who restrict their personal freedom.
The Anniversary Party
2001
as Judy Adams
While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, American actress Sally Nash and British novelist Joe Therrian receive their close fr...
Josie and the Pussycats
2001
as Fiona
Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remain...
Best in Show
2000
as Meg Swan
The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across Amer...
Scream 3
2000
as Jennifer Jolie
While Sidney Prescott and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises...
The Venice Project
1999
as Myra
Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father is near death and ann...
The Misadventures of Margaret
1998
as Margaret Nathan
A timid, insecure popular author with an overly-attentive professor husband decide to write an erotic novel. With encouragement from her sister and a ...
You've Got Mail
1998
as Patricia Eden
Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware...
What Rats Won't Do
1998
as Mirella Burton
Soon to be married lawyer Kate Beckenham has landed the case of a lifetime. Her courtroom opponent turns out to be the charming Jack Sullivan, who has...
Henry Fool
1998
as Fay Grim
An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.
Independent's Day
1998
as Self
Filmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival discuss what it is like to be an independent filmmaker, and what Sundance has done for them.
The House of Yes
1997
as Jackie-O
Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting him to bring a friend — and she's even more shocked...
Dinner at Fred's
1997
as Celia
A young businessman with a skill for magic tricks breaks down en route to his fiancee's parents' house on Christmas and ends up spending the holiday w...
Clockwatchers
1997
as Margaret J. Burrell
The relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent...
Drunks
1997
as Debbie
At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first ...
The Daytrippers
1997
as Jo Malone
Eliza D'Amico thinks her marriage to Louis is going great until she finds a mysterious love note to her husband. Concerned, she goes to her mother for...
SubUrbia
1997
as Erica
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Waiting for Guffman
1996
as Libby Mae Brown
Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn tha...
Basquiat
1996
as Mary Boone
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Frisk
1996
as Ferguson
A first person narrative of the exploits of a gay serial killer in deeply disturbing, controversial drama about violence, sexuality, and the imaginati...
The Doom Generation
1995
as Brandi
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-fille...
Kicking and Screaming
1995
as Miami
After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding inste...
Flirt
1995
as Emily
The same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Tokyo). A lover has to choose whether to commit to a partner who is returni...
Party Girl
1995
as Mary
Although Mary has little income, she still finds ways to spend her nights at clubs. After being arrested for throwing an illegal rave, she asks her au...
Mixed Nuts
1994
as Rollerblader
The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.
Sleep with Me
1994
as Athena
Six different writers wrote a scene each of this romantic comedy featuring the marriage and turbulent relationship of Joseph and Sarah, with Joseph's ...
Amateur
1994
as Girl Squatter
A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is f...
Dead Connection
1994
as Denise
After a series of murders in motel rooms are connected, police detective Matt Dickson heads out on the trail to find a serial killer. He discovers tha...
Iris
1994
The job, should you choose to accept it: two young women playing out roles associated with the purchasing of real estate. Questions regarding the worr...
Opera No. 1
1994
as Fairy #1
A comical mini opera following the exploits of two goddesses interfering with the lives of mortals. Mistaken identities, miscast spells, and rollerbla...
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
1993
Tracey Ullman and her wacky cast of characters take a bite out of the Big Apple.
Dazed and Confused
1993
as Darla
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jock...
Flirt
1993
as Emily
In New York, Bill struggles to decide whether he has a future with Emily, while attempting to restrain Walter, the angry husband of a woman he thinks ...
Description of a Struggle
1993
as Wanda
Experimental short film loosely based on Franz Kafka's short story of the same name.
Coneheads
1993
as Stephanie
A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toil...
Joey Breaker
1993
as Irena Kildare
Joey is a player, a hot-shot movie agent in New York. If a deal can be made, he'll make it. If a rising talent can be snapped up, he'll be the first i...
Laws of Gravity
1992
Thanks
The lives of two incompetent young men from Brooklyn spin out of control after a friend returns from Florida with guns to sell.
First Love, Fatal Love
1991
A docudrama telling the true story of a young woman who learns she has contracted the AIDS virus after an encounter with a fellow student while in col...
Wild Horse Nine
N/A
Set on a South American island. Further details TBA.