Parker Posey

@Queen of the Indies, Family and Childhood

Parker Posey is popular American actress, who is nicknamed, ‘Queen of the Indies’

Nov 8, 1968

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: November 8, 1968
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Queen of the Indies, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses
  • City/State: Maryland
  • Siblings: Christopher
  • Known as: Parker Christian Posey
  • Universities:
    • State University of New York at Purchase
    • R. H. Watkins High School

Parker Posey born at

Baltimore

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Birth Place

Till date, Posey remains single but she has had relationships with celebrities like producer-director Bob Gosse, Zach Leary, actors Stuart Townsend, and the musician, Ryan Adams.

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Personal Life

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

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Childhood & Early Life

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.

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Childhood & Early Life

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

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Childhood & Early Life

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.

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Childhood & Early Life

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.

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Career

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.

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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.

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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’.

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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.

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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’.

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Major Works