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 Posey in 2018 | |
| Born | Parker Christian Posey November 8, 1968 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | State University of New York, Purchase (BFA) |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress. She was labeled "Queen of the Indies" for her roles in a succession of independent films throughout the 1990s,[1] such as Dazed and Confused (1993), Party Girl, The Doom Generation, Kicking and Screaming (all 1995), The Daytrippers (1996), The House of Yes, Clockwatchers (both 1997), and Henry Fool (1998). She is the recipient of nominations for an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Satellite Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards.
Although she began to work in bigger projects during the late 1990s, Posey has continued to work in small-scale features such as Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002), Fay Grim (2006), Broken English (2007), and Columbus (2017). Her more mainstream credits include You've Got Mail (1998), Scream 3 (2000), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), The Sweetest Thing (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), Superman Returns (2006), Café Society (2016), and Beau Is Afraid (2023). She frequently works with Christopher Guest and has co-starred in several of his mockumentaries: Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016).
On television, Posey appeared in the recurring role of Alice White on BYUtv's Granite Flats (2015), co-starred as Dr. Smith on all three seasons of Netflix's Lost in Space (2018–2021), and won critical acclaim for playing Freda Black in the HBO Max miniseries The Staircase (2022).[2][3][4]
- ^ Corliss, Richard (February 17, 1997). "Cinema: Queen of the Indies". Time. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
Posey graces so many low-budget films that she has called herself "that indie tramp." An apter title would be Queen of the Indies.
- ^ Travers, Ben (April 22, 2022). "'The Staircase' Review: Colin Firth Slays in HBO Max's Sly Study of Why We Assign Guilt and Innocence". IndieWire. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
Parker Posey, as is her right in every project, elevates off-hand jokes to scene-stealing extremes...
- ^ Anderson, John (May 3, 2022). "'The Staircase' Review: Scaling the Heights of Courtroom Drama". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
(The way Ms. Posey turns "filth" into a two-syllable word in describing Peterson's taste in porn to a Durham County jury is delicious.)
- ^ Chaney, Jen (May 6, 2022). "The Staircase Defies Expectations". Vulture. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
...Freda Black, played with quiet command by Parker Posey, who nails her North Carolina drawl. (Someone give Posey her own series about a progressive attorney fighting for justice in the South, please.)