Parker Posey Biography

Parker Posey is an American actress and musician best known for her role as Darla Marks in the 1993 film ‘Dazed and Confused’. She rose to fame in the early 1990s after her performances in independent films like Party Girl and The House of Yes. Her other famous film credits include You’ve Got Mail, Scream 3, Woody Allens, and Superman Returns.

Early life and education of Parker Posey

Parker Posey is an American actress. She was born on November 8, 1968. She was born in Maryland, USA. Her father’s name is Chris Posey and her mother’s name is Lynda Posey. Her father owned the local Chevrolet dealership, while her mother was a chef. She had two brothers who were twins. There’s a rather charming story about how her name turned out to be Parker.

His father is a car dealer who loved the car. The year that she launched the Suzy Parker car model, the same year that she was born. So she named it after the Parker car model. Although she was born in Maryland, she grew up in Mississippi. She also spent part of her childhood in Monroe, Louisiana. She was Catholic. She entered the State University of New York and studied drama there.

Parker Posey’s career

She was first seen on television with the role of Tess Shelby on the soap opera As the World Turns. The main role of her in the film was Dazed and Confused. By the late ’90s, she was seen in some 32 movies. She was given a nickname: “Queen of the Indies”. Some of her movies were Basquiat, Clockwatchers, Party Girl, Personal Velocity and The House of Yes. She also appeared in Waiting for Guffman, which was released in 1996.

Other movies were Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, which was released in 2000, 2003, and 2006, respectively. Some of his big budget movies were You’ve Got the Mail, Scream 3, Laws of Attraction, Blade: Trinity and Superman Returns. In 2007 she appeared in the movie called Broken English. She was also seen in several episodes of the third season of the series called Louie. She also provided her singing voice in a movie A Mighty Wind which was released in 2003. She also played the mandolin on the song ‘I Am Sound’.

Parker Posey’s personal life, marriage and children

He is a multifaceted person who has contributed to both the field of acting and singing. Her love life is also quite interesting. She dated Thomas Belber and after him, she started dating Zach Leary. After breaking up with him, she was seen dating Stuart Townsend in 1998.

After dating him for 2 years shortly after breaking up with him, she was noted to spend moments with Chris Jaymes. After dating him for 3 years, she broke up with him. Later in 2003, she was seen with Ryan Adams whom she dated for about a year. After that, she was seen with Cage Fergurson for a year from 2006 to 2007. She is not married yet.

Parker Posey Height, Weight, and Body Measurements

Parker Posey is 1.7m tall and weighs around 55kg. His body measurement is 36-28-34. His eye color is brown. His shoe size is 9.2 while his neck size is 8.9.

Parker Posey net worth

Parker Posey has worked in several hit movies till 2018. Posey has worked in more than 50 movies since her debut in 1993, while she has also appeared in a dozen more TV series from which she has earned a good amount of money.

According to celebritynetworth.com, Parker Posey’s net worth is estimated to be around $10 million as of 2018.