Parker Posey

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Parker Posey

Posey at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival
Born Parker Christian Posey
November 8, 1968 (1968-11-08) (age 39)
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress. She became known during the 1990s, after a series of roles in several well-received independent films. As a result, she has often been referred to as the "Queen of the Indies".[1]

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Biography

Early life

Posey was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of Lynda, a chef, and Chris Posey, who owned a Chevrolet dealership. She has a fraternal twin brother, Christopher. Posey's unisex first name was a tribute by her father to 1950s supermodel Suzy Parker. After Posey's birth, the family moved to Laurel, Mississippi where her mother worked as a chef and culinary instructor for the Viking Range Corporation in Greenwood, MS, and her father, after coming back from the Vietnam War with long time friend Bill Pearson, opened a dealership named Posey Chevrolet in Laurel, Mississippi. The family also lived in Monroe, Louisiana. Posey was raised in the Catholic religion.[2]

Film career

Posey attended the State University of New York at Purchase, where she roomed with actress Sherry Stringfield. Fellow entertainment professionals in her SUNY Purchase acting company (Class of 1991) included actor Adam Trese, actor Reno Wilson, and producer Todd Baker.

Posey's first break was in television, when she won the role of Tess Shelby on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. (Stringfield, Posey's roommate, was also cast on the daytime drama Guiding Light at about the same time.) Posey's first major role in a feature film was in Dazed and Confused (1993).

Throughout the late 1990s, Posey starred in a large number of independent films and was named Queen of the Indies by Time Magazine,[1] which cited 32 independent films to her credit, including Personal Velocity, Clockwatchers, Party Girl, and The House of Yes, for which she received especially positive reviews for her portrayal of a delusional woman in love with her own brother. She is part of the acting ensemble that appears in director Christopher Guest's films, including four of his mock documentaries: (Waiting for Guffman in 1996, Best in Show in 2000, A Mighty Wind in 2003, and For Your Consideration in 2006). Posey is also a favorite of director Hal Hartley. She appeared in Henry Fool (1998), two of his shorts, Opera No. 1 (1994; with Adrienne Shelley, another Hartley regular), Sisters of Mercy (2004), and his most recent film, Fay Grim (2006). Posey received acclaim for her performance in Zoe Cassavetes's directorial debut Broken English in 2007.

Though well known for her work in independent cinema, Posey has also had supporting roles in several big budget studio films, including Scream 3 (2000), You've Got Mail (1998), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Laws of Attraction (2004), and Blade: Trinity (2004). She also had a small but notable performance in Superman Returns, playing Kitty Kowalski, an assistant to villain Lex Luthor.

Posey is also set for a role in an upcoming John Waters film Fruitcake along with Johnny Knoxville which will likely be set in her birth town of Baltimore, as with all John Waters's films.[1]

Television work

Although Posey primarily works in film, she has appeared in several television projects.

Posey was previously considered for the roles of Rachel Green in Friends (which went to Jennifer Aniston), of Kimmy in My Best Friend's Wedding (which went to Cameron Diaz), and of Althea in The People vs. Larry Flynt (which went to Courtney Love).

Other work

Posey made her stage debut in 2001, and has worked regularly on the stage since. Posey also dabbles in music; she can play the mandolin. She learned to play as preparation for her role in A Mighty Wind (2003), a film in which she also sang. She used her vocal talents on several records of her ex-boyfriend, Ryan Adams, whom she dated until early 2005. She also played the mandolin on The Dandy Warhols track "I Am Sound" from their Welcome to the Monkey House LP.

She is also the subject of several songs:

  • She is the subject of a tribute song by Stuart Davis on his 2006 album ¿What.
  • L.A. based rappers Trilambs also recorded a song titled Parker Posey in 2001.
  • Musical project Forms of Things Unknown recorded an experimental music instrumental called From Here to Parker Posey.
  • Ryan Adams's Hey Parker, It's Christmas, off of 'Christmas 7"'

Beginning in February 2006, Posey appeared in "Spontaneous Combustion", a Traktor-directed commercial for Pepsi Cola opposite Jimmy Fallon, dancing to the song "Newton – Streamline". It was prominently aired during the FOX broadcasts of the 2006 World Series in October, and a longer version has also aired in movie theaters. She is a contributing editor to Open City, a literary magazine whose editor, Thomas Beller, she once dated.

Posey has appeared on the cover of Lucky magazine, an online shopping site.

Will Ferrell stated on the daytime television program Live With Regis And Kelly that she was Chris Kattan's "best man" at his wedding.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Dazed and Confused Darla Marks
Coneheads Stephanie
1994 Sleep With Me Athena
1995 Party Girl Mary
Flirt Emily
1996 Frisk Fergie
Kicking and Screaming Miami
Basquiat Mary
1997 The House of Yes "Jackie-O" Pascal
The Daytrippers Jo Malone
Waiting for Guffman Libby Mae Brown
Clockwatchers Margaret Burre
1998 Henry Fool Fay Grim
You've Got Mail Patricia Eden
The Misadventures of Margaret Margaret Nathan
2000 Best in Show Meg Swan
Scream 3 Jennifer Jolie
2001 The Anniversary Party Judy Adams
Josie and the Pussycats Fiona
2002 The Sweetest Thing Judy Webb
Personal Velocity Greta
2003 A Mighty Wind Sissy Knox
The Event Nick
2004 Blade: Trinity Danica Talos
Frankenstein Detective Carson O'Conner
Laws of Attraction Serena
2005 Adam & Steve Rhonda
2006 For Your Consideration Callie Webb
Fay Grim Fay Grim
The OH in Ohio Priscilla
Superman Returns Kitty Kowalski
2007 Broken English Nora Wilder
2008 The Eye Helen Wells
Spring Breakdown Becky awaiting release
2009 Happy Tears Jayne post-production

References

  1. ^ a b Corliss, Richard (1997-02-17). "Queen of the Indies", Time. 
  2. ^ index magazine interview

External links

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