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Parker Posey in "Bored to Death"
Parker Posey in "Bored to Death" - © HBO
Parker Posey stars in HBO's comedy "Bored to Death." Previously, she starred as Sarah Tompkins in FOX's "The Return of Jezebel James."

Parker Posey has appeared in over 50 films, including the blockbuster "Superman Returns," in which she costarred as Kitty Kowalski, Lex Luther's partner-in-crime. She can also be seen in "Broken English," directed by Zoe Cassavetes, and in "Spring Breakdown" and "The Eye" opposite Jessica Alba.

For her work, Parker Posey has received numerous accolades, including Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award nominations. Films from Parker Posey's vast repertoire include four with Christopher Guest: "Waiting for Guffman," "Best in Show," "A Mighty Wind" and "For Your Consideration"; Rebecca Miller's "Personal Velocity," for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award; the telefilm "Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay," opposite Shirley MacLaine, which garnered her a Golden Globe nomination; and "The Sweetest Thing," "The Anniversary Party," "Scream 3," "You've Got Mail," "Suburbia," "Dazed and Confused," "Clockwatchers," "The Daytrippers" and "The Event," in addition to four films with Hal Hartley: "Amateur," "Flirt," "Henry Fool" and "Fay Grim." For her performance in "The House of Yes," Parker Posey received a Special Jury Prize at The Sundance Film Festival.

On stage, Parker Posey most recently starred off-Broadway in the acclaimed revival of "Hurlyburly," for which she received a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress, and in Lanford Wilson's "Fifth of July," which earned her a Lortel nomination for Lead Actress. Parker Posey also starred in the Los Angeles premiere of John Patrick Shanley's "Four Dogs and a Bone," directed by Lawrence Kasdan, and starred on Broadway opposite Matthew Broderick in Elaine May's "Taller Than A Dwarf."

Parker Posey was born in Baltimore and raised in Laurel, Mississippi.






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Age: 41 years old
Birthday: November 8, 1968
Height: 5' 5"
Nickname: Missy
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Full Name / Real Name: Parker Christian Posey
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Hometown: Laurel, MS



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