Who is that guy?
Who is that gal? Oh, its Parker Posey!
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Parker Posey is not only a great comedic character actress, but she is also a die-hard supporter of independent cinema. Posey was nicknamed the “Queen of Indies” by Time magazine for appearing in over 30 films since 1994, most of which were low-budget independent films. As with many actors who do not begin their careers on stage, Posey began hers in television. She appeared as Stephanie in Coneheads (1993) and as Darla Marks in Dazed and Confused (1993). Posey had a small role as a female squatter in Hal Hartley’s Amateur (1994), but would return to work with Hartley twice more as Faye Grim in Henry Fool (1997) and Faye Grim (2006). Posey played the high-fashion fun-loving New Yorker Mary in Party Girl (1995). Posey appears as Mary Boone in Basqiuat (1996). Posey would find a long-lasting working relationship with writer-director Christopher Guest as Libby Mae Brown in Waiting for Guffman (1996), which led to her appearing in Guest’s next three mockumentaries; as Meg Swan in Best in Show (2000), as Sissy Knox in A Mighty Wind (2003), and as Callie Webb in For Your Consideration (2006). Posey’s more recent, higher-profile movies include her roles as Danica Talos in Blade: Trinity (2004) and as Kitty Kowalski in Superman Returns (2006). |
| These are only a VERY small number of roles Parker Posey has taken on, but if you are keen to her style, here are a handful of other notable films in which she has appeared: |
| Athena in Sleep With Me (1994) Emily in Hal Hartley’s short Flirt (1993) as well as Hartley’s feature remake, Flirt (1995) Miami in Kicking and Screaming (1995) Debbie in Drunks (1995) Brandi in The Doom Generation (1995) Jo Malone in The Daytrippers (1996) Erica in SubUrbia (1996) Jackie-O Pascal in The House of Yes (1997) Margaret Burre in Clockwatchers (1997) Patricia Eden in You’ve Got Mail (1998) Margaret Nathan in The Misadventures of Margaret (1998) |
… | Jennifer Jolie in Scream 3 (2000) Fiona in Josie and the Pussycats (2001) Judy Adams in The Anniversary Party (2001) Greta in Personal Velocity (2002) Judy Webb in The Sweetest Thing (2002) Nick in The Event (2003) Serena in Laws of Attraction (2004) Rhonda in Adam & Steve (2005) Priscilla in The Oh in Ohio (2006) Nora Wilder in Broken English (2007) Helen Wells in The Eye (2008) |
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