Parker Posey
Biography
Parker Posey is an American actress who built a career playing eccentric characters in independent films, a reputation that led Time to call her the Queen of the Indies in 1997. Born in Baltimore, she studied drama at the State University of New York's Purchase campus and left just before graduating for a part on the soap opera As the World Turns. Party Girl (1995) was her breakthrough, and she went on to appear in The Daytrippers (1996), The House of Yes (1997), Henry Fool (1997), You've Got Mail (1998), Scream 3 (2000), Blade: Trinity (2004) and Superman Returns (2006). She became a regular in Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, including Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000) and A Mighty Wind (2003), and later starred on television in Lost in Space and The White Lotus. She has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
58years old
Turns 59 on November 8in 363 days
- Born Baltimore
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Parker Christian Posey (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 56
- Career span
- 32 years1993 to 2025
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First role
Posey studied drama at the State University of New York at Purchase. A talent agent spotted her in a play and became her client, and she left school under three weeks before finishing after winning her first TV break, the eight-episode part of Tess Shelby on As the World Turns.
Big break
Posey played a free-spirited young woman in New York City in Daisy von Scherler Mayer's Party Girl (1995), which proved to be her breakthrough. The film cost $150,000, was shot in 19 days, and became an arthouse hit and the first feature to premiere online.
Getting ready for a role
In 2003, Posey appeared in Guest's A Mighty Wind as a folk band member who was once a juvenile delinquent, and she sang and learned the mandolin for the role. The cast won Best Cast from the Florida Film Critics Circle.
First role
Posey's Broadway debut came in 2001, when she appeared in Elaine May's Taller Than a Dwarf as one half of a struggling Manhattan couple. Alan Arkin directed the play, which ran at the Longacre Theatre.
Getting ready for a role
In 2022, Posey played prosecutor Freda Black in the HBO Max miniseries The Staircase. To prepare, she watched videos of Black for her mannerisms and talked at length with those who knew Black best, calling the role a "homecoming" and a "distinct honor".
Parker Posey movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Christopher Guest directed five of these films, Hal Hartley five and Nora Ephron two. Bob Balaban appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Bob Balaban's page
John Michael Higgins's page
Michael Panes's page
Michael McKean's page
Liev Schreiber's page
Eugene Levy's page
All films by Christopher Guest
All films by Hal Hartley
All films by Nora Ephron
Also four films together3 more actors
- Catherine O'HaraFor Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003), Best in Show (2000) and Waiting for Guffman (1996)
- Jane LynchSpring Breakdown (2009), For Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003) and Best in Show (2000)
- Christopher GuestFor Your Consideration (2006), A Mighty Wind (2003), Best in Show (2000) and Waiting for Guffman (1996)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Parker Posey's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
32 of the 56 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 56 films: 32 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 8 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 32Worldwide figure
- 7US gross only
- 8Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$391M31.4% of the total
- 2$251M20.1% of the total
- 3$162M13.0% of the total
- 4$129M10.4% of the total
- 5$69M5.5% of the total
- 6$58M4.7% of the total
- 7$44M3.5% of the total
- 8$30M2.4% of the total
$112 millionfrom the other 24 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2005 | Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress | Won | |
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