Parker Posey is an American singer, musician, and actress who has played in such films as The Party Girl, Office Girls, The Mighty Wind, Cost Check, and others. The article will figure out what other projects she starred in.
Parker Posey: personal life
Parker was born in 1968 in the family of chef Linda and car salesman Christopher Posey, who then lived in the US city of Baltimore, which is located in Maryland. But, waiting for her birthday, the parents decided to change their place of residence. First they moved to the city of Monroe (Louisiana), where they lived for 11 years, and then to Laurel (Mississippi), where Linda worked as a culinary instructor, and Chris became the owner of his own car dealership.
Parker Posey graduated from RT Watkins High School in Laurel. She continued her education at New York State University, where she studied drama along with actresses such as Orla Cassidy and
Sherry Stringfield. In 2001, she made her debut on the stage. She was also interested in music. She was a vocalist in several songs of her ex-boyfriend Ryan Adams. And once she had to learn to play the mandolin. This skill was useful to her during the filming of the musical comedy “The Mighty Wind” (2003), in which she performed one of the songs.
Carier start
Parker began her career in 1991, when she got the opportunity to play Shelby Tess in the soap opera of CBS channel "How the World Rotates" (1956-2010). Two years later, with a small role appeared in the melodrama of Stephen Starr "Joey Breaker". She starred in the fantastic film by Steve Baron "Eggheads". And also in Richard Linklater’s comedy “Stoned and Confused” (1993). And she played the role of Connie Bradshaw, one of the main characters, in Alastair Reed's drama City Stories (mini-series 1993), based on Amisted Mopin’s novels.
A year later, Parker Posey appeared in Nigel Dick's crime thriller Death Link. She played in the criminal drama Hal Hartley "Amateurs." She got a small role in Rory Kelly’s comedy drama Sleep With Me. She starred in the action movie Generation of the Doom Game, filmed by Gregg Araki in 1995. And then she played the main character in the comedy Daisy von Scherler Meyer "Party Girl" (1995), which tells of a young and unhappy girl Mary who had to get a job in the library after she spent all her money in nightclubs.
Office girls scream
Liby May Brown - a fun employee of the Dairy Queen restaurant chain - she played in Christopher Guest's comedy film “Waiting for the Guffman” (1996). In the same year, in the role of Erica - a supporting character, she appeared in another comedy drama by Richard Linklater's "Suburb". The role of Jacqueline Pascal, the sister of Martin, who recently left the walls of a psychiatric hospital, was performed in the black comedy by Mark Waters “The House Where They Say Yes” (1997). And in the role of Margaret Boer - the most punchy member of the collective - appeared in the comedy drama "Girls from the Office", filmed in 1997 by Jill Sprecher.
In the same year, actress Parker Posey, as Fay Grim - the sister of the mediocre novelist Simon Grim, starred in the comedy drama Hal Hartley "Henry Full." The role of Patricia Eden - a supporting character, was performed in Nora Efron's melodrama "A Letter to You" (1998). A year later, she got one of the main roles in Wes Craven’s horror movie “Scream 3”, where she played Jennifer Jolie - one of the potential victims of a masked serial killer.
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As Judy Adams, a guest invited to the sixth wedding anniversary party, Parker appeared in the comedy drama Anniversary (2001). Greta Greshkovich played in Rebecca Miller's melodrama Personal Acceleration (2002). The role of Sissy Knox - a juvenile delinquent and daughter of a street singer - she got in the musical comedy Christopher Guest "The Mighty Wind" (2003). A year later, the actress played the role of fashion designer Serena Jamison in the romantic comedy “Laws of Attraction” and the vampire Danica Talos in the fantastic action movie “Blade: Trinity”.
In Craig Chester's romantic comedy “Adam and Steve” (2005), Parker starred in the role of Ronda - the protagonist's best friend. Priscilla Chase - a woman who has never experienced an orgasm - played in Billy Kent's melodrama "Orgasm in Ohio" (2005). The role of Kitty Kowalski, prison nurse and minion of Lex Luthor, was cast in Superman's action movie Brian Singer's Superman Returns (2006). And she returned to the role of Faye Grim in the regular comedy drama Hal Hartley “Fay Grim”, which is a continuation of “Henry Fula”.
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In 2007, Parker Posey played the main character Nora Wilder in the melodrama Zoe R. Cassavetes “Love with a Dictionary”. Then, together with Jessica Alba, she starred in the detective thriller Xavier Palu and David Moreau's “Eye” (2008). A year later, she played the role of Jane, the main character, in the comedy drama Mitchell Lichtenstein's “Tears of Happiness”. And two more later joined the cast of the criminal drama of Artie Mandelberg's “Inside Out”.
As Angelica Lovecraft, a farmer who decided to become a participant in a reality show, Parker appeared in Derek Astlin Purvis's comedy film Love Guide. Susan Felders, the charming boss of the protagonist, starred in Michael Walker's comedy drama Cost Check (2012). In the role of one of the main characters appeared in the biographical drama of Olivier Daan “Princess of Monaco” (2014). In the image, Drew appeared in the comedy drama Jonathan Parker "Architect" (2016). And Eleanor - the assistant to the father of the protagonist - played in the comedy melodrama Columbus (2017).
What to expect?
Before the release of new films with Parker Posey, it was not long to wait. For example, three projects are already approaching the end of shooting. Among them: the comedy film by James Oakley “The British are coming!”, The drama by Hernan Jimenez Elsewhere and the fantastic series “Lost in Space”. Jesse Eisenberg's comedy series Bream Gives Me Hiccups is also in production.