Age, Biography, and Wiki
- Full Name: Parker Posey
- Date of Birth: November 8, 1968
- Age: 56 years (as of 2025)
- Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Parker Posey established herself as a distinctive presence in American independent cinema during the 1990s. She earned critical acclaim in films like Dazed and Confused (1993), Party Girl (1995), and the Christopher Guest mockumentaries Waiting for Guffman (1996) and Best in Show (2000). Known for her quirky charm and dramatic versatility, Posey has also appeared in major studio films, such as Superman Returns (2006) and Scream 3 (2000). Her television roles include Louie, Search Party, and as Dr. Smith in the Netflix reboot of Lost in Space.
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| Date of Birth | 8 November 1968 |
| Age | 56 Years |
| Birth Place | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
- Height: Approximately 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
- Weight: Not publicly disclosed
- Measurements: Not publicly disclosed
Parker Posey maintains a private stance regarding her body measurements and weight, in line with her focus on professional achievements rather than personal appearance.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Parker Posey is notoriously private about her personal life. As of 2025, there is no widely reported information about her current romantic relationships or dating status. She has kept her personal affairs out of the spotlight, focusing public attention on her work and creative endeavors.
She was named after model Suzy Parker, and has a twin brother, Christopher. After Posey's birth, her family lived in Monroe, Louisiana for 11 years. They later moved to Laurel, Mississippi, where her mother worked as a chef and culinary instructor for the Viking Range Corporation in Greenwood and her father operated a car dealership. She was raised Catholic.
Born "into turbulence," Posey described her family as "fabulous Southern characters," saying, "I'm a character actor because I come from a family of characters." As a child, she showcased an inclination for performing, and attended Strong River Camp and Farm in Pinola, Mississippi. She also studied ballet and traveled to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts for training during their summer programs. At 12, she auditioned to attend the school's competitive ballet department but was not accepted. Her father encouraged her to act instead.
In 2006, Posey appeared in Superman Returns as Kitty Kowalski, Lex Luthor's ditzy sidekick, a character based on Eve Teschmacher from the 1978 film Superman. She was the only actress considered for the role. Budgeted at over $200 million, Superman Returns was Posey's biggest studio film, and with a worldwide gross of $391.1 million, it proved to be her highest-grossing film to date. Posey was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 33rd Saturn Awards. Hartley's Fay Grim (2006) starred Posey as her Henry Fool character as she attempts to unravel an increasingly violent mystery in Europe. Although she had a smaller role in the first film, the director was impressed with her acting and had always intended for the sequel to focus on her character. That year, she starred as a sexually frustrated wife in Billy Kent's comedy The Oh in Ohio and an ingénue in Guest's For Your Consideration. The latter film's cast was honored with Best Ensemble nominations from the Chlotrudis Awards and the Gotham Awards.
In David Moreau and Xavier Palud's The Eye (2008), a remake of the Hong Kong horror film, Posey played the sister of a violinist (Jessica Alba) who receives an eye transplant that allows her to see into the supernatural world. Though not well received by critics, The Eye grossed $58 million worldwide. She starred with Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch in Ryan Shiraki's Spring Breakdown (2009), a comedy about three long-time friends vacationing together at a popular travel destination for college co-eds. Ray Greene of Boxoffice magazine, after seeing the film at Sundance, gave the film no stars, saying: "The annual Sundance “What the f---” moment has arrived in the form of Spring Breakdown, a very bad genre exercise starring some very good comedic actresses." In Mitchell Lichtenstein's dramedy Happy Tears (2009), Posey portrayed a daughter helping her father with age-related issues. David Fear of Time Out managed to give a film at least one star, writing that "not even the reliable Posey can salvage this slag heap".
Artie Mandelberg's crime film Inside Out (2011), in which Posey starred as the wife of an ex-con, did not connect with critics nor audiences. However, her next film, Michael Walker's comedy Price Check (2012), earned her favorable notices. Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter asserted that Posey "brings a certain gonzo enthusiasm to the office setting, pulling off the role with expert comic timing." From 2011 to 2012, Posey guest-starred in Parks and Recreation, The Big C, The Good Wife, Louie, and New Girl. She received positive reviews for her four-episode stint as Louis C.K.'s love interest in Louie. Lindsay Bahr of Entertainment Weekly said that Posey "used her arsenal of talent and the material written and directed by C.K. to bring Liz to life". Andy Greenwald of GrantLand felt that she was "funny, engaging, and breathless" and went on to call Posey "one of the most gifted actors alive".
In 2012, Posey portrayed Mary Welsh Hemingway, with Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen, in the HBO film Hemingway & Gellhorn, which depicted the relationship between journalist couple Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn. That year, she originated the role of Pony Jones in Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses, which ran at the Yale Repertory Theater, and was honored with the Excellence in Acting Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival.
In 2013, Posey appeared as the mother of a teenage genius and outcast in Billy Kent's Hair Brained, a mayor in Andrew Meieran's Highland Park, and a hospital volunteer in Zack Bernbaum's And Now a Word from Our Sponsor. The following year, she reunited with Nicole Kidman in Olivier Dahan's biographical film Grace of Monaco, playing the titular character's lady-in-waiting. Opening out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival, the film received largely negative reviews. She appeared in Hartley's Ned Rifle, the third and final film in his Henry Fool trilogy, again reprising her role of Fay Grim. Hartley launched a fundraising campaign through Kickstarter to produce the film, netting a total of $384,000. Posey, along with several other cast members as well as some crew members, appeared in several videos promoting the campaign. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.
Posey dated actor Stuart Townsend after meeting on the set of The Venice Project (1999). They broke up in 2001. She was in a relationship with rock singer Ryan Adams from 2003 to 2005. She provided vocals on several of his records from his album Rock n Roll. From the late 2000s to the early 2010s, she dated visual artist Scott Lenhardt.
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Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth (2025): $5 million
- Sources of Income: Acting, producing, writing, and music
Parker Posey’s net worth in 2025 is estimated at $5 million, reflecting her long-standing career in film and television, as well as ventures into producing and writing. Her income is derived both from significant box office successes and consistent work in indie projects. As an executive producer, she has also contributed to the financial and creative success of select projects.
Career, Business, and Investments
- Acting: Posey has starred, supported, or appeared as a lead ensemble member in over 50 films, with a combined worldwide box office gross of over $1.3 billion.
- Notable Roles: Dazed and Confused, Party Girl, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, You’ve Got Mail, Scream 3, Superman Returns, Inside Out, The White Lotus (Season 3).
- Television: Appeared in Louie, Search Party, and Lost in Space (Netflix).
- Producing and Writing: Posey has executive produced select projects and contributed as a writer, further diversifying her professional portfolio.
- Music: She is also recognized for her talents as a musician, though this is a smaller aspect of her public persona.
Parker Posey’s career is marked by a blend of indie credibility and mainstream appeal, making her a unique and respected figure in Hollywood.
In Christopher Guest's Best in Show (2000), which revolved around the dog show circuit, Posey starred as a stereotypical yuppie and the owner of a Weimaraner. The film has a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the website's critical consensus reading, "Best in Show boasts an appealingly quirky premise and a brilliantly talented cast." In Wes Craven's horror sequel Scream 3 (2000), she played an ill-fated actress. Her performance earned her positive reviews and a MTV Movie Award nomination. Scream 3 made $161.8 million globally. She appeared as a villainous record label CEO in Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan's musical comedy Josie and the Pussycats (2001) which, despite mixed reviews and lackluster box office returns, later gained a cult following.
Posey starred as a single career woman in Zoe Cassavetes's romantic dramedy Broken English (2007), which screened at the Sundance Film Festival and the 29th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was nominated at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Screenplay and Posey was nominated for Best Female Lead. She signed on for her first regular role on television in The Return of Jezebel James, as a successful children's book editor who, unable to have children herself, asks her estranged younger sister (Lauren Ambrose) to carry her baby. The series was originally given a 13-episode order, but it was cut to seven episodes in anticipation of a pending scriptwriters’ strike. It premiered on the Fox television network in 2008 as a mid-season replacement, but was officially canceled after the third episode aired due to low ratings.
Posey’s first book, You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir (2018), was published by Blue Rider Press. Centered on the idea that the reader is sitting next to Posey on an airplane, the book mixes personal anecdotes from her career, random observations, stories about her life, and homemade photo collages. The book received critical acclaim. According to Elle magazine, it is "a humour-packed, irreverent, eccentric book packed with personal stories, whimsical how-tos and recipes, as well as collages made by her." Esquire wrote: "Posey is a natural storyteller; performing, in any way really, is mostly about sharing stories. And she's gathered some good ones for her memoir, which also perfectly encapsulates the delightful weirdo you assume she is just by watching her play different people on screen."
Social Network
- Instagram: Not active under her full name
- Twitter/X: No public verified account
- Facebook: No prominent official page
Parker Posey maintains a low profile on social media, preferring to connect with audiences through her work rather than public social accounts. Her fan interactions are largely centered on public appearances and interviews.
"I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me. I get feedback from my agent saying, 'She's too much of an indie queen.' And then on the other side, my name doesn't get the financing to do a movie over $1 million. And I'm called 'the indie queen'. So it's really a challenging path because I know so much about the indie side of the business. Because I grew up in it [...] But it's different times. And this stuff gets projected onto me. People are like, 'You're here [at the Sundance film festival] every year, you do so many indie movies.' And I'm like, 'No, I did Broken English five years ago.'"
In Woody Allen's mystery drama Irrational Man (2015), Posey portrayed an unsatisfied chemistry professor, opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone. She described her casting as a "relief", explaining that "the independent film way of working is something that was in my bones. It's like being a part of a punk band but no one's singing punk rock anymore. Only a few bands are able to play, and Woody Allen is one of them. That's why I cried." The film was released to mixed reviews at Cannes. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Posey "plays on her eccentricities as an actor while still keeping them firmly in check, finding both desperation and amusing acerbity" in her role. That year, she had a recurring arc as an eccentric aunt in Granite Flats and guest-starred as Mary Phelps Jacob in Drunk History.
Posey has lived in both Greenwich Village and the East Village in New York City. She has taken up pottery and sewing as hobbies, practices Ashtanga yoga, and is a follower of Ayurvedic medicine, which she discovered while filming The Eye (2008) in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Education
- College: State University of New York at Purchase (BFA in Theater)
Parker Posey graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater from the State University of New York at Purchase, where she honed her craft before embarking on her professional acting career.
Posey attended the State University of New York at Purchase, where she studied drama. While studying, a talent agent saw Posey in a play and took her on as a client, sending her out on auditions for independent films and off-off-Broadway plays. Less than three weeks before graduation, she dropped out of school after landing her first break in television with the eight-episode role of Tess Shelby on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns.
Posey’s role as a free-spirited young woman living in New York City in Daisy von Scherler Mayer's Party Girl (1995) proved to be her breakthrough. Budgeted at $150,000, the film was shot in 19 days. It was an arthouse success and the first feature film to premiere on the Internet. Film critic Roger Ebert called it a "showcase leading role for Parker Posey […] who obviously has the stuff, and generates wacky charm." In 1995, Posey played a recovering alcoholic who idolizes Janis Joplin in Peter Cohn's drama Drunks, one half of a estranged couple in Hartley's Flirt, the leading lady's "eternal love slave" in Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation, a serial killer in Todd Verow's Frisk, and a college graduate in Noah Baumbach's directorial debut Kicking and Screaming.
