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Parker Posey

Parker Posey

Actor, also producer · Born November 8, 1968 (57) · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

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), Frisk, Party Girl, The Doom Generation, Kicking and Screaming (all 1995), The Daytrippers (1996), Henry Fool, The House of Yes and Clockwatchers (all 1997). Her other notable 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), Inside Out (2011), Irrational Man (2015), Café Society (2016), and Columbus (2017). She frequently works with Christopher Guest and has appeared in several of his mockumentaries: Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). Outside of film, Posey starred in the television movie 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). From 2018 to 2021, she starred as Dr. Smith on the Netflix series Lost in Space. Description above from the Wikipedia article Parker Posey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
November 8, 1968 (57)
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
85 on MovieCove · 106 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 1% in 30 days

What are Parker Posey's films like?

Across their 62 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy38 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
30%
Morality
15%
Society
11%
Survival
6%
Power
3%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose13 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship8 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 59 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 34 · Serious 19 · Dark 6

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 32 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 31 · Charged 18 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 31 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 10

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 26 · Funny 22

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 31 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 37 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 39 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

31 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 31 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 31
Shadow
7 of 31
Ally
5 of 31
Trickster
4 of 31
Shapeshifter
3 of 31
Threshold guardian
1 of 31
Mentor
1 of 31
Show the 31 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Warm
27
Absurd
26
Joyful
16
Melancholic
20
Other
57

How their films linger

Feel-good24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet26 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous16
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Parker Posey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 64 of their 85 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Parker Posey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

106 credits, 85 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Wild Horse Nine(2026)

    as Marge

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Mob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

  • The Parenting(2025)

    as Brenda

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Eve in Miller's Point(2024)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Thelma(2024)

    as Gail

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Other Jane

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Beau Is Afraid(2023)

    as Elaine Bray

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Kat Swan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Tales of the Walking Dead(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Blair Crawford

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Staircase(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Freda Black

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The White Lotus(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Victoria Ratliff

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Booksellers(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Self (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • High Fidelity(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Noreen Parker

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Elsewhere(2019)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Con is On(2018)

    as Gina

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Lost in Space(2018)

    Show 28 episodes · as June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Columbus(2017)

    as Eleanor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin(2017)

    as Connie Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Search Party(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Brick

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Mascots(2016)

    as Cindi Babineaux

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • My Art(2016)

    as Angie

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Palacetor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as The Magician

  • The Architect(2016)

    as Drew

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Café Society(2016)

    as Rad Taylor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Irrational Man(2015)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ned Rifle(2014)

    as Fay Grim

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Grace of Monaco(2014)

    as Madge Tivey-Faucon

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Hair Brained(2013)

    as Sheila Pettifog

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Phelps Jacob

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Highland Park(2013)

    as Shirley Paine

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • And Now a Word from Our Sponsor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Karen Hillridge

  • Price Check(2012)

    as Susan Felders

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Hemingway & Gellhorn(2012)

    as Mary Welsh Hemingway

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Love Guide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Angelica Lovecraft

  • Inside Out(2011)

    as Claire Small

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Casey

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Portlandia(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Branding Expert

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Grab(2011)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Louie(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Liz

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Tears(2009)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Vanessa Gold

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Bored to Death(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Michelle Whiting

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Spring Breakdown(2009)

    as Becky St. Germaine

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Lindsay Carlisle Shay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Return of Jezebel James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · as Sarah Tompkins

  • The Eye(2008)

    as Helen Wells

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Broken English(2007)

    as Nora Wilder

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fay Grim(2006)

    as Fay Grim

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • For Your Consideration(2006)

    as Callie Webb

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Superman Returns(2006)

    as Kitty Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Oh in Ohio(2006)

    as Priscilla Chase

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Adam & Steve(2005)

    as Rhonda

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Blade: Trinity(2004)

    as Danica Talos

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein(2004)

    as Detective Carson O'Conner

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · as Marlene Stanger

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Laws of Attraction(2004)

    as Serena

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • A Mighty Wind(2003)

    as Sissy Knox

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Nick Devivo

  • Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jinger Heath

  • The Sweetest Thing(2002)

    as Judy Webb

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Personal Velocity(2002)

    as Greta Herskowitz

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Anniversary Party(2001)

    as Judy Adams

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Further Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Connie Bradshaw Fetzner

  • Josie and the Pussycats(2001)

    as Fiona

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Best in Show(2000)

    as Meg Swan

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Scream 3(2000)

    as Jennifer Jolie

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Venice Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Myra

  • Futurama(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Umbriel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Misadventures of Margaret(1998)

    as Margaret Nathan

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • You've Got Mail(1998)

    as Patricia Eden

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dorleen

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • What Rats Won't Do(1998)

    as Mirella Burton

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Henry Fool(1997)

    as Fay Grim

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • More Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie Bradshaw

  • The House of Yes(1997)

    as Jackie-O

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Dinner at Fred's(1997)

    as Celia

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Clockwatchers(1997)

    as Margaret J. Burrell

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Drunks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Debbie

  • The Daytrippers(1996)

    as Jo Malone

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • SubUrbia(1996)

    as Erica

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Waiting for Guffman(1996)

    as Libby Mae Brown

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Basquiat(1996)

    as Mary Boone

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Flirt(1995)

    as Emily

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Frisk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ferguson

  • The Doom Generation(1995)

    as Brandi

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Kicking and Screaming(1995)

    as Miami

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Party Girl(1995)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Mixed Nuts(1994)

    as Rollerblader

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Sleep with Me(1994)

    as Athena

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Amateur(1994)

    as Girl Squatter

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Dead Connection(1994)

    as Denise

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Iris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Opera No. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Fairy #1

  • Tracey Takes on New York(1993)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Connie Bradshaw

  • Dazed and Confused(1993)

    as Darla

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Flirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Emily

  • Description of a Struggle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Wanda

  • Coneheads(1993)

    as Stephanie

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Joey Breaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Irena Kildare

  • Laws of Gravity(1992)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • First Love, Fatal Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Becky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Connie Bradshaw

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 105 titles, 104 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 1996.

Biggest box office

Superman Returns (2006)

$391M worldwide

Highest rated

Wild Horse Nine (2026)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Lost in Space (2018)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19822026

Peak 1996 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting101 of 105: 101 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thProducing2 of 105: 2 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 105: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s3 · acting1990s37 · 36 acting · 1 crew2000s27 · acting2010s24 · acting2020s13 · 10 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 17% of 52 roles
9398030813

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 9 major nominations, 1997–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  4. 2008
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  5. 2003
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  6. 1997
    • Sundance award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Parker Posey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 65; across their 59 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Midcredits score across 85 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 85 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed30

Most divisive · actor

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2017)

91st percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Wild Horse Nine (2026)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 54 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Parker Posey's work okay for kids?

Across up to 33 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles3–81 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity33 titles17–60 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles29–78 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles20–63 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles5–83 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Parker Posey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Parker Posey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Guest shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles