Parker Posey

Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress and musician. Following her role in Richard Linklater\'s cult classic coming-of-age film Dazed and Confused (1993), she became known as "Queen of the Indies" during the 1990s for starring in a series of independent films, such as Sleep with Me (1994), Party Girl, The Doom Generation, Kicking and Screaming (all 1995), The Daytrippers (1996), The House of Yes and Clockwatchers (both 1997). She frequently works with Christopher Guest and has featured in several of his mockumentaries, including Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006) and Mascots (2016). Posey is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award nomination, a Satellite Award nomination and two Independent Spirit Award nominaions. \n', ' Her other 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) and two Woody Allen films: Irrational Man (2015) and Café Society (2016). On television, Posey starred in 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). Since 2018 she has starred on the Netflix series Lost in Space.\n', ' Posey was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Lynda (née Patton), a chef, and Chris Posey, owner of a car dealership. She has a twin brother, Christopher. Posey\'s first name was given to her because her mother had a childhood friend she admired named Parker. After Posey\'s birth, her family lived in Monroe, Louisiana for 11 years. They later moved to Laurel, Mississippi, where her mother worked as a chef and culinary instructor for the Viking Range Corporation in Greenwood, and her father operated a car dealership. Posey was raised as a Catholic.\n', '