Parker Posey

Parker Christian Posey was born on November 8, 1968 to Lynda, a chef and Chris Posey, the proprietor of a Chevrolet dealership.

Her father named her after the 1950s model, Suzy Parker, whom he admired. Her grandmother gave her the nickname “Missy” to avoid taunts by fellow students at school.

She has a twin brother, Chris. She studied at R. H. Watkins High School in Laurel, Mississippi.

She enrolled at the State University of New York at Purchase, where she majored in drama. Sherry Stringfield and Orlagh Cassidy, the popular actresses, were her room mates.

Her acting career started with her role as ‘Tess Shelby’ in the daytime soap opera ‘As the World Turns’ that ran on television from 1991 to 1992.

She made a minor appearance in ‘Sleepless in Seattle’, a romantic comedy filmed by Nora Ephron in 1993 but she went unnoticed as her scenes were cut off from the film.

In 1993, she played a major role in the feature film, ‘Dazed and Confused’, a cult classic starring Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, and Jason London.

She became extremely popular when she started acting in non-studio films like ‘Sleep with Me’ and many others, that earned her the title of ‘Queen of the Indies’.

In 1995, she gained public attention through her lead role in ‘Party Girl’. She then appeared in a number of minor supporting roles and also continued acting in independent films.

Her performance as ‘Darla Marks’ in the 1993 movie ‘Dazed and Confused’, earned her widespread attention in Hollywood. The movie went on to collect $7,993,039 at the box-office and made it to the ‘Funniest Movies of the Past 25 Years List’.