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My Take
Parker Posey is proof that a career built on taste can outlast one built on fame. Time crowned her Queen of the Indies in 1997, and decades later the title still fits: she gravitates toward strange, prickly, fascinating characters that no conventional star would touch. I find her screen presence almost chemically unstable — you never know whether a scene will tip into comedy or menace, and that unpredictability is precious. The Emmy and Golden Globe nominations feel almost beside the point; her real award is a filmography with no boring entries. Add the singing and the mandolin, and you get a true original. American cinema needs more of her kind.
Overview
Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress. Known for playing eccentric characters in independent films, she was named "Queen of the Indies" by Time in 1997. She has received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Independent Spirit Awards.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Parker Posey
- Name (Japanese)
- パーカー・ポージー
- Reading
- ぱーかー・ぽーじー
- Born
- November 8, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
- Origin
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 164 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / singer / mandolinist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Laurel High School
- University
- State University of New York at Purchase
Awards & achievements
- 2005 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.