Parker Posey Career Retrospective

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Parker Posey Career Retrospective

Parker Posey

Thursday, January 29, 2026

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Join us for a 90-minute Career Retrospective with actor Parker Posey

Parker Posey is an Emmy, Actor Award, Golden Globe, Gotham, and Spirit Award nominated actress who starred in the third season of Mike White’s Emmy Award-winning HBO series, THE WHITE LOTUS. For her role, she was nominated for a 2025 Emmy Award and a 2026 Golden Globe Award for “Best Supporting Actress,” as well as 2026 Actor Awards for “Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series” and “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.” 

The show was nominated for a 2025 Emmy Award and a 2026 Golden Globe Award for “Outstanding Drama Series.” Posey will next star in Martin McDonagh’s WILD HORSE NINE for Searchlight, alongside Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich. Previously, she starred in the critically acclaimed independent feature, THELMA, opposite June Squibb. The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for “Best Comedy” and was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the “Top 10 Independent Films” of the Year. Additionally, she starred in Ari Aster’s BEAU IS AFRAID opposite Joaquin Phoenix for A24. 

On television, Posey was Emmy-nominated for her role in Prime Video’s MR. & MRS. SMITH alongside Donald Glover. The show was nominated for an Emmy and Golden Globe, and recognized as one of AFI’s “Television Programs of the Year.” Additionally, Parker starred in HBO’s Emmy Award-nominated limited series, THE STAIRCASE, and Louis C.K.’s Emmy Award-winning series, LOUIE. 

Posey’s other credits include her breakout role in the cult classic, DAZED AND CONFUSED; Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s PARTY GIRL; Greg Mottola’s THE DAYTRIPPERS; BASQUIAT alongside Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, and Gary Oldman; Christopher Guest’s WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, BEST IN SHOW and FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION (Gotham Award nomination for “Best Ensemble”); CLOCKWATCHERS; SCREAM 3; Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming’s THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY; PERSONAL VELOCITY opposite Kyra Sedgwick and Fairuza Balk (Spirit Award nomination for “Best Female Lead”); HELL ON HEELS: THE BATTLE OF MARY KAY opposite Shirley MacLaine (Golden Globe nomination for “Actress in a Supporting Role”); SUPERMAN RETURNS; BROKEN ENGLISH (Spirit Award nomination for “Best Female Lead” and honored at Deauville Film Festival); Mark Waters’ HOUSE OF YES (won Special Jury Prize for Acting at Sundance Film Festival); Hal Hartley’s HENRY FOOL & FAY GRIM; Gregg Araki’s THE DOOM GENERATION; and Woody Allen’s IRRATIONAL MAN.

Posey’s stage credits include the Off-Broadway production of THE SEAGULL/WOODSTOCK, NY; the original role of 'Pony Jones' in Will Eno's THE REALISTIC JONESES; Alan Arkin’s TALLER THAN A DWARF; and the off-Broadway production, HURLYBURLY (won Lucille Lortel Award for “Outstanding Featured Actress”). In 2018, Posey released her memoir, YOU'RE ON AN AIRPLANE: A SELF MYTHOLOGIZING MEMOIR.

Run time: 90 minutes