Parker Posey

Parker Posey

Born: November 8, 1968
in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress and musician. Posey is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award nomination, a Satellite Award nomination and two Independent Spirit Award nominations.

Posey made her film debut in Joey Breaker (1993). Following small roles in Coneheads and the cult classic Dazed and Confused (both also 1993), she was labeled "Queen of the Indies" for starring in a succession of independent films throughout the 1990s, such as Sleep with Me (1994), Frisk, Party Girl, The Doom Generation, Kicking and Screaming (all 1995), The Daytrippers (1996), Henry Fool, The House of Yes and Clockwatchers (all 1997). Her other notable film appearances include You've Got Mail (1998), Scream 3 (2000), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Personal Velocity, The Sweetest Thing (both 2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), Superman Returns, Fay Grim (both 2006), Broken English (2007), The Eye (2008), Spring Breakdown (2009), Inside Out (2011), Irrational Man (2015), Café Society (2016), and Columbus (2017).

She frequently works with Christopher Guest and has appeared in several of his mockumentaries: Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016).

Outside of film, Posey starred in the television movie Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (2002) and has guest-starred on numerous series, such as Futurama (2000), The Simpsons (2000), Will & Grace (2001), Boston Legal (2006), Parks and Recreation (2011), The Good Wife (2011–12), Louie (2012), Inside Amy Schumer (2014), and Search Party (2016). From 2018 to 2021, she starred as Dr. Smith on the Netflix series Lost in Space.

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Movies for Parker Posey...

Thelma
Title: Thelma
Character: Gail
Released: June 21, 2024
Type: Movie
Deceived by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, a 90-year-old woman sets out on a quest to reclaim what was taken from her.
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Title: Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Character: Other Jane
Released: February 1, 2024
Type: TV
Meet the Smiths: two lonely strangers, John and Jane, who have given up their lives and identities to be thrown together as partners – both in espionage and in marriage.
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Beau Is Afraid
Title: Beau Is Afraid
Character: Elaine Bray
Released: April 14, 2023
Type: Movie
A man goes on a journey to visit his mother.
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Title: Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Character: Kat Swan (voice)
Released: February 10, 2023
Type: TV
After 13-year-old super-genius Lunella accidentally brings ten-ton T-Rex, Devil Dinosaur into present-day New York City via a time vortex, the duo works together to protect the city's Lower East Side from danger.
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Title: Tales of the Walking Dead
Character: Blair Crawford
Released: August 14, 2022
Type: TV
An episodic anthology series focused on both new and established characters set in the world of "The Walking Dead."
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Title: The Staircase
Character: Freda Black
Released: May 5, 2022
Type: TV
An exploration of the life of Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.
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The Booksellers
Title: The Booksellers
Character: herself (voice)
Released: March 6, 2020
Type: Movie
What once seemed like an esoteric world now seems essential to our culture: the community of rare book dealers and collectors who, in their love of the delicacy and tactility of books, are helping to keep the printed word alive. D.W. Young’s elegant and entertaining documentary, executive produced by Parker Posey, is a lively tour of New York’s book world, past and present, from the Park Avenue Armory’s annual Antiquarian Book Fair, where original editions can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars; to the Strand and Argosy book stores, still standing against all odds; to the beautifully crammed apartments of collectors and buyers. The film features a litany of special guests, including Fran Lebowitz, Susan Orlean, Gay Talese, and a community of dedicated book dealers who strongly believe in the wonder of the object and the everlasting importance of what’s inside.
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Title: High Fidelity
Character: Noreen Parker
Released: February 14, 2020
Type: TV
Rob Brooks, a female record store owner in the rapidly gentrified neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn revisit past relationships through music and pop culture, while trying to get over her one true love.
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Elsewhere
Title: Elsewhere
Character: Marie
Released: January 24, 2020
Type: Movie
A man does everything in his power to keep ownership of a seaside cottage he built with his late wife.
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The Con Is On
Title: The Con Is On
Character: Gina
Released: May 4, 2018
Type: Movie
In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, a couple flees to Los Angeles and hatch a jewel theft plot.
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Title: Lost in Space
Character: June Harris / Dr. Zoe Smith
Released: April 13, 2018
Type: TV
After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive and escape. But they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
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Columbus
Title: Columbus
Character: Eleanor
Released: August 4, 2017
Type: Movie
When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.
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Title: Search Party
Character: Brick
Released: November 21, 2016
Type: TV
A dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.
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Mascots
Title: Mascots
Character: Cindi Babineaux
Released: October 11, 2016
Type: Movie
Eager contestants don big heads and furry suits to vie for the title of World's Best Mascot.
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My Art
Title: My Art
Character: Angie
Released: September 5, 2016
Type: Movie
A 65-year-old single artist living in New York City has a good life: a stable teaching job, successful friends, and a loyal, aging dog named Bing. As her dream of a respectable place in the art world becomes more elusive, her frustration with her lack of recognition feels alarmingly urgent.
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Palacetor
Title: Palacetor
Character: The Magician
Released: July 27, 2016
Type: Movie
Gary Graham assembles an inspiring cast of seven leading ladies—including Parker Posey, Kara Walker, and Sunrise Ruffalo—to bring his Fall ‘16 collection to life.
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The Architect
Title: The Architect
Character: Drew
Released: May 20, 2016
Type: Movie
When a couple sets out to build their dream house, they enlist the services of an uncompromising modernist architect, who proceeds to build HIS dream house instead of theirs.
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Café Society
Title: Café Society
Character: Rad Taylor
Released: May 11, 2016
Type: Movie
The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.
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Irrational Man
Title: Irrational Man
Character: Rita
Released: July 17, 2015
Type: Movie
On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student.
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21 Years: Richard Linklater
Title: 21 Years: Richard Linklater
Character: Self - Actress
Released: November 7, 2014
Type: Movie
A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; an analysis of his style and motivations, through the funny and moving testimonies of close friends and collaborators, actors and other filmmakers.
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Ned Rifle
Title: Ned Rifle
Character: Fay Grim
Released: September 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Henry’s and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome Susan, whose connection to Henry predates even his arrival in the lives of the Grim family.
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Grace of Monaco
Title: Grace of Monaco
Character: Madge Tivey-Faucon
Released: April 22, 2014
Type: Movie
The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early 1960s.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
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Hairbrained
Title: Hairbrained
Character: Sheila Pettifog
Released: November 25, 2013
Type: Movie
A fourteen-year-old genius gets rejected by Harvard and ends up at a much lower ranked school where he makes friends with a mature student.
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Title: Drunk History
Character: Mary Phelps Jacob
Released: July 9, 2013
Type: TV
Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America’s great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.
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Highland Park
Title: Highland Park
Character: Shirley Paine
Released: June 8, 2013
Type: Movie
A high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten years after hearing budget cuts have eliminated all their jobs.
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And Now a Word from Our Sponsor
Title: And Now a Word from Our Sponsor
Character: Karen Hillridge
Released: May 10, 2013
Type: Movie
Adan Kundle, CEO of a major advertising agency, is discovered unconscious in front of a wall of TVs. When he wakes in the hospital, Adan can only communicate through advertising slogans.
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Price Check
Title: Price Check
Character: Susan Felders
Released: November 16, 2012
Type: Movie
A middle aged, middle class, former music industry executive with a stay-at-home wife and son toils away at a supermarket chain. When a new high energy boss enters the company, she increases his fortunes and responsibilities while also creating tension in both his professional and personal life.
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Hemingway & Gellhorn
Title: Hemingway & Gellhorn
Character: Mary Welsh Hemingway
Released: August 27, 2012
Type: Movie
Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.
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The Love Guide
Title: The Love Guide
Character: Angelica Lovecraft
Released: October 15, 2011
Type: Movie
A comedy about a woman who saves her chicken farm and her family by agreeing to be the subject of a "reality show" with a celebrity Hollywood weight loss expert. Both women change and discover the true meaning of success (Imdb.com)
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Inside Out
Title: Inside Out
Character: Claire Small
Released: September 27, 2011
Type: Movie
For the last thirteen years AJ has been behind bars, convicted of manslaughter for killing a man who intended to kill his best friend, Jack. Now released, AJ wants nothing more than to start a small business and live a crime-free life. Unfortunately, within hours of leaving prison, his oldest and best friend, Jack involves AJ in an accidental shooting in which a man is killed, forcing Jack to skip town.
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Title: New Girl
Character: Casey
Released: September 20, 2011
Type: TV
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.
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Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Title: Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
Character: Self
Released: April 14, 2011
Type: Movie
A year in the making, Still Screaming is the definitive documentary on the making of the iconic Scream movies. Dive into the fascinating success story of the classic trilogy with on-set footage and photos, and dozens of brand new interviews with cast and crew from all the films including Wes Craven, Neve Campbell, Liev Schreiber, Henry Winkler, Matthew Lillard, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Parker Posey, Scott Foley and many others. Written and Directed by Ryan Turek and Produced by Anthony Masi.
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Title: Portlandia
Character: Branding Expert
Released: January 21, 2011
Type: TV
Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.
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Grab
Title: Grab
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
A look at the little-documented Grab Day in the villages of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, who annually throw water and food from the rooftop to people standing below.
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Title: Louie
Character: Liz
Released: June 29, 2010
Type: TV
Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.
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Happy Tears
Title: Happy Tears
Character: Jane
Released: October 16, 2009
Type: Movie
Two sisters return home to care for their aging father.
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Title: Bored to Death
Released: September 20, 2009
Type: TV
Jonathan Ames, a young Brooklyn writer, is feeling lost. He's just gone through a painful break-up, thanks in part to his drinking, can't write his second novel, and carouses too much with his magazine editor. Rather than face reality, Jonathan turns instead to his fantasies — moonlighting as a private detective — because he wants to be a hero and a man of action.
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Spring Breakdown
Title: Spring Breakdown
Character: Becky St. Germaine
Released: May 22, 2009
Type: Movie
Three women in their thirties head to a popular Spring Break destination and try to relive the Spring Break they never had.
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Title: Parks and Recreation
Character: Lindsay Carlisle Shay
Released: April 9, 2009
Type: TV
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
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Title: The Return of Jezebel James
Character: Sarah Tompkins
Released: March 14, 2008
Type: TV
The Return of Jezebel James is an American situation comedy television series, starring Parker Posey as a successful children's book editor who, unable to have children herself, asks her estranged younger sister to carry her baby. The series was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino of Gilmore Girls fame, who also directed the pilot, and executive produced the show with her husband, Daniel Palladino. The show was produced by Regency Television and Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions. The show premiered on the Fox television network on March 14, 2008 as a mid-season replacement. After airing only three episodes, it was cancelled due to what FOX called unacceptably low ratings. The remaining four unaired episodes were released on Apple iTunes on May 6, 2008.
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The Eye
Title: The Eye
Character: Helen Wells
Released: February 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.
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Broken English
Title: Broken English
Character: Nora Wilder
Released: November 22, 2007
Type: Movie
Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children. Nora is in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who constantly reminds her of it all. Not to mention her best friend Audrey's "perfect marriage". But after a series of disastrous dates, Nora unexpectedly meets Julien, a quirky Frenchman who opens her eyes to a lot more than love.
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The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
Title: The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?
Character: Herself
Released: May 22, 2007
Type: Movie
A short documentary about the making of 'Fay Grim.'
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Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
Title: Requiem for Krypton: Making 'Superman Returns'
Character: Herself
Released: November 28, 2006
Type: Movie
A detailed behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Superman Returns.
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For Your Consideration
Title: For Your Consideration
Character: Callie Webb
Released: November 17, 2006
Type: Movie
The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the performance of its virtually unknown, veteran star generates awards buzz.
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Fay Grim
Title: Fay Grim
Character: Fay Grim
Released: September 11, 2006
Type: Movie
Many years after her notorious husband, Henry Fool, fled after killing a neighbor, Fay Grim receives a visit from CIA agent Fulbright, who tells her that Henry is dead, but that some of his journals have been unearthed in France. She sets forth on a globe-trotting odyssey that soon leads to the discovery that he is alive, and his journals are more than they appear to be.
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Superman Returns
Title: Superman Returns
Character: Kitty Kowalski
Released: June 28, 2006
Type: Movie
Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.
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The Oh in Ohio
Title: The Oh in Ohio
Character: Priscilla Chase
Released: March 30, 2006
Type: Movie
Priscilla and Jack appear to be the perfect couple, but they have a secret: She is sexually frustrated. They separate in the hope of resolving the situation. While Jack moves into a bachelor pad and begins an affair with a student, Priscilla discovers the joys of self-pleasuring and finds an unusual bed-mate.
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Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade Trinity'
Title: Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade Trinity'
Character: Self
Released: July 13, 2005
Type: Movie
A short documentary on the making of Blade Trinity.
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Adam & Steve
Title: Adam & Steve
Character: Rhonda
Released: April 24, 2005
Type: Movie
Adam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two decades later, Adam, now a Manhattan tour guide, and Steve, a psychiatrist, meet again -- but neither remembers the other from years before. The two begin dating, even playing matchmaker for their friends Michael and Rhonda, but their promising relationship hits a major snag when Adam and Steve finally recall their past connection.
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Making Dazed
Title: Making Dazed
Character: Herself
Released: March 1, 2005
Type: Movie
This documentary reunites the cast of the 1993 film "Dazed and Confused", and features behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the film. A decade after the hit comedy's release, director Richard Linklater reunited the cast -- Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey and Adam Goldberg -- to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the film that helped launch their careers. Now you can watch the cast look back on the movie that changed their lives and on the decade that has passed since.
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Blade: Trinity
Title: Blade: Trinity
Character: Danica Talos
Released: December 8, 2004
Type: Movie
For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out into the daylight, where he is driven to join forces with a clan of human vampire hunters he never knew existed—The Nightstalkers. Together with Abigail and Hannibal, two deftly trained Nightstalkers, Blade follows a trail of blood to the ancient creature that is also hunting him—the original vampire, Dracula.
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Title: Project Runway
Character: Self - Guest Judge
Released: December 1, 2004
Type: TV
Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.
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The Sisters of Mercy
Title: The Sisters of Mercy
Released: November 23, 2004
Type: Movie
A documentary concerning the periods between the actual takes during the production of Hartley's short film "Iris," revealing the imagination, diligence and patience that goes into composing a shot.
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Frankenstein
Title: Frankenstein
Character: Detective Carson O'Conner
Released: October 9, 2004
Type: Movie
An investigation into a serial killer leads two detectives to discover that Dr. Frankenstein and his creature are still alive after two centuries of genetic experiments.
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Title: Boston Legal
Character: Marlene Stanger
Released: October 3, 2004
Type: TV
Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.
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Laws of Attraction
Title: Laws of Attraction
Character: Serena
Released: April 4, 2004
Type: Movie
Amidst a sea of litigation, two New York City divorce lawyers find love.
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Title: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2003
Type: TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.
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Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
Title: Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
Character: Herself
Released: September 7, 2003
Type: Movie
Documentary about the creation of the stage musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and its subsequent film adaptation.
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A Mighty Wind
Title: A Mighty Wind
Character: Sissy Knox
Released: April 16, 2003
Type: Movie
Director Christopher Guest reunites the team from "Best In Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" to tell the story of '60s-era folk musicians, who, inspired by the death of their former manager, get back on the stage for one concert in New York City's Town Hall.
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The Event
Title: The Event
Character: Nick Devivo
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
An intense relationship drama that takes the form of a mystery, The Event centers around a series of unexplained deaths that occur among the gay community in New York's fashionable Chelsea district. Nick, a district attorney investigating the most recent case, a suspicious apparent suicide, and her interviews with friends and family of the deceased trigger extensive and intricately interwoven flashbacks that reveal surprising facts about the man's life and death.
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Hell on Heels: The  Battle of Mary Kay
Title: Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay
Character: Jinger Heath
Released: October 6, 2002
Type: Movie
Cosmetics mogul Mary Kay Ash faces competition from a driven newcomer, who plots to take apart her control of the makeup industry
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The Sweetest Thing
Title: The Sweetest Thing
Character: Judy Webb
Released: April 12, 2002
Type: Movie
Christina's love life is stuck in neutral. After years of avoiding the hazards of a meaningful relationship, one night while club-hopping with her girlfriends, she meets Peter, her perfect match. Fed up with playing games, she finally gets the courage to let her guard down and follow her heart, only to discover that Peter has suddenly left town. Accompanied by Courtney, she sets out to capture the one that got away.
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Personal Velocity
Title: Personal Velocity
Character: Greta Herskowitz
Released: January 12, 2002
Type: Movie
In a series of three vignettes, three women in turn struggle to free themselves from the men who restrict their personal freedom.
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The Anniversary Party
Title: The Anniversary Party
Character: Judy Adams
Released: June 9, 2001
Type: Movie
While celebrating their reconciliation and six years of marriage, the American actress Sally Nash and the British novelist Joe Therrian receive their close friends, some colleagues and their next door neighbors in a party. Under the effect of Ecstasy, revelations are disclosed and relationships deteriorate among the group.
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Title: Further Tales of the City
Character: Connie Bradshaw Fetzner
Released: May 6, 2001
Type: TV
Residents of 28 Barbary Lane continue to navigate human life, flawed love, and blind hope in 1980's San Francisco.
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Josie and the Pussycats
Title: Josie and the Pussycats
Character: Fiona
Released: April 6, 2001
Type: Movie
Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but soon realize they are pawns of two people who want to control the youth of America. They must clear their names, even if it means losing fame and fortune.
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Best in Show
Title: Best in Show
Character: Meg Swan
Released: September 29, 2000
Type: Movie
The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.
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Scream 3
Title: Scream 3
Character: Jennifer Jolie
Released: February 4, 2000
Type: Movie
While Sidney Prescott lives in safely guarded seclusion, bodies begin dropping around the Hollywood set of STAB 3, the latest movie based on the gruesome Woodsboro killings.
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The Venice Project
Title: The Venice Project
Character: Myra
Released: September 9, 1999
Type: Movie
Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father is near death and announces that his home and priceless collection of art have been bequeathed to the Italian government.
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Title: Futurama
Character: Umbriel
Released: March 28, 1999
Type: TV
The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century.
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The Misadventures of Margaret
Title: The Misadventures of Margaret
Character: Margaret Nathan
Released: December 23, 1998
Type: Movie
A timid, insecure popular author with an overly-attentive professor husband decide to write an erotic novel. With encouragement from her sister and a bi-sexual friend, she goes to France with the intent of doing research at an inn where a diary she had been using documented erotic encounters. Instead she finds the inn is now a cloister for singing nuns. However, a young, divorced sound engineer is also there taping the nuns. While attracted, she mostly succumbs only to new fantasies until he follows her home to New York.
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You've Got Mail
Title: You've Got Mail
Character: Patricia Eden
Released: December 18, 1998
Type: Movie
Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
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Title: Will & Grace
Character: Dorleen
Released: September 21, 1998
Type: TV
Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.
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What Rats Won't Do
Title: What Rats Won't Do
Character: Mirella Burton
Released: July 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Soon to be married lawyer Kate Beckenham has landed the case of a lifetime. Her courtroom opponent turns out to be the charming Jack Sullivan, who has never lost a single case.
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Henry Fool
Title: Henry Fool
Character: Fay Grim
Released: June 19, 1998
Type: Movie
An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.
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Title: More Tales of the City
Character: Connie Bradshaw
Released: June 7, 1998
Type: TV
Lonely inhabitants at 28 Barbary Lane search for love and identity, turning to each other in the hope of finding happiness in San Francisco.
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Independent's Day
Title: Independent's Day
Character: Self
Released: January 15, 1998
Type: Movie
Filmmakers at the Sundance Film Festival discuss what it is like to be an independent filmmaker, and what Sundance has done for them.
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The House of Yes
Title: The House of Yes
Character: Jackie-O
Released: October 10, 1997
Type: Movie
Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting him to bring a friend — and she's even more shocked to learn that this friend is his fiance. It soon becomes clear that her obsession with Jackie Kennedy is nothing compared to her obsession with her brother, and she isn't the only member of the family with problems.
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Dinner at Fred's
Title: Dinner at Fred's
Character: Celia
Released: October 2, 1997
Type: Movie
A young businessman with a skill for magic tricks breaks down en route to his fiancee's parents' house on Christmas and ends up spending the holiday with a very different kind of family.
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Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Clockwatchers
Title: Clockwatchers
Character: Margaret J. Burrell
Released: June 12, 1997
Type: Movie
The relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.
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Drunks
Title: Drunks
Character: Debbie
Released: March 14, 1997
Type: Movie
At the beginning of a nightly Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Jim seems particularly troubled. His sponsor encourages him to talk that night, the first time in seven months, so he does - and leaves the meeting right after. As Jim wanders the night, searching for some solace in his old stomping grounds, bars and parks where he bought drugs, the meeting goes on, and we hear the stories of survivors and addicts - some, like Louis, who claim to have wandered in looking for choir practice, who don't call themselves alcoholic, and others, like Joseph, whose drinking almost caused the death of his child - as they talk about their lives at the meeting
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The Daytrippers
Title: The Daytrippers
Character: Jo Malone
Released: March 5, 1997
Type: Movie
Eliza D'Amico thinks her marriage to Louis is going great until she finds a mysterious love note to her husband. Concerned, she goes to her mother for advice. Eliza, her parents, her sister Jo, and Jo's boyfriend all pile into a station wagon to go to the city to confront Louis with the letter. On the way, the five explore their relations with each other and meet many interesting people.
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SubUrbia
Title: SubUrbia
Character: Erica
Released: February 7, 1997
Type: Movie
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
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Waiting for Guffman
Title: Waiting for Guffman
Character: Libby Mae Brown
Released: August 21, 1996
Type: Movie
Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.
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Basquiat
Title: Basquiat
Character: Mary Boone
Released: August 9, 1996
Type: Movie
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
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Frisk
Title: Frisk
Character: Ferguson
Released: March 22, 1996
Type: Movie
A first person narrative of the exploits of a gay serial killer in deeply disturbing, controversial drama about violence, sexuality, and the imagination. Dennis, the main character, whose lead we follow on this path between what is real and what we can only hope is surreal. His friends attempt to determine if he's truly a psychopath.
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The Doom Generation
Title: The Doom Generation
Character: Brandi
Released: October 27, 1995
Type: Movie
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.
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Kicking and Screaming
Title: Kicking and Screaming
Character: Miami
Released: October 6, 1995
Type: Movie
After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding instead to move in with several friends, all of whom can't quite work up the inertia to escape their university's pull. Nobody wants to make any big decisions that would radically alter his life, yet none of them wants to end up like Chet, the professional student who tends bar and is in his tenth year of university studies.
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Flirt
Title: Flirt
Character: Emily
Released: September 14, 1995
Type: Movie
The same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Tokyo). A lover has to choose whether to commit to a partner who is returning home. In each case there are other people involved, an ex-partner and someone else in a "permanent" relationship, what do they choose to do?
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Party Girl
Title: Party Girl
Character: Mary
Released: June 9, 1995
Type: Movie
Although Mary has little income, she still finds ways to spend her nights at clubs. After being arrested for throwing an illegal rave, she asks her aunt Judy for bail money. Judy then finds Mary a job at her library so that Mary can repay her. Initially, Mary finds the job as a clerk boring and stifling, and prefers to get to know a street food vendor whom she likes. However, Mary must refocus her life once she loses her job and apartment.
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Mixed Nuts
Title: Mixed Nuts
Character: Rollerblader
Released: December 21, 1994
Type: Movie
The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.
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Sleep with Me
Title: Sleep with Me
Character: Athena
Released: September 23, 1994
Type: Movie
Six different writers wrote a scene each of this romantic comedy featuring the marriage and turbulent relationship of Joseph and Sarah, with Joseph's best friend Frank trying hard to cope with letting the love of his life marry his best friend.
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Amateur
Title: Amateur
Character: Girl Squatter
Released: August 5, 1994
Type: Movie
A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to write marketable pornography.
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Dead Connection
Title: Dead Connection
Character: Denise
Released: May 1, 1994
Type: Movie
After a series of murders in motel rooms are connected, police detective Matt Dickson heads out on the trail to find a serial killer. He discovers that he signs the motel guest-books with the names of boxers, and gets a lead on him. However, just when he fails to catch up arrest him, the chase becomes personal.
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Iris
Title: Iris
Released: February 22, 1994
Type: Movie
The job, should you choose to accept it: two young women playing out roles associated with the purchasing of real estate. Questions regarding the worries of ownership versus the worries of being un-invested. Intimations of a life filled with effort and debt. Tie this all together somehow with lines from the song, “Iris” by the Breeders.
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Opera No. 1
Title: Opera No. 1
Character: Fairy #1
Released: January 2, 1994
Type: Movie
Short film by Hal Hartley with Parker Posey and Adrienne Shelley.
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Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Title: Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Released: October 9, 1993
Type: Movie
Tracey Ullman and her wacky cast of characters take a bite out of the Big Apple.
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Title: Tales of the City
Character: Connie Bradshaw
Released: September 28, 1993
Type: TV
Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the colorful world of San Francisco, where carefree chaos revolves around the funky old apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane.
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Dazed and Confused
Title: Dazed and Confused
Character: Darla Marks
Released: September 24, 1993
Type: Movie
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
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Flirt
Title: Flirt
Character: Emily
Released: September 11, 1993
Type: Movie
In New York, Bill struggles to decide whether he has a future with Emily, while attempting to restrain Walter, the angry husband of a woman he thinks he might be in love with. Later incorporated into a feature film of the same name.
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Description of a Struggle
Title: Description of a Struggle
Character: Wanda
Released: August 28, 1993
Type: Movie
Experimental short film loosely based on Franz Kafka's short story of the same name.
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Coneheads
Title: Coneheads
Character: Stephanie
Released: July 23, 1993
Type: Movie
A pair of aliens arrive on Earth to prepare for invasion, but crash instead. With enormous cone-shaped heads, robotlike walks and an appetite for toilet paper, aliens Beldar and Prymatt don't exactly blend in with the population of Paramus, N.J. But for some reason, everyone believes them when they say they're from France.
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Joey Breaker
Title: Joey Breaker
Character: Irena Kildare
Released: May 14, 1993
Type: Movie
Joey is a player, a hot-shot movie agent in New York. If a deal can be made, he'll make it. If a rising talent can be snapped up, he'll be the first in line. And when it comes to luring Hollywood in a bidding war for a script nobody's read, Joey is your man. Joey's definitely cruising in the fast lane. Bu there's one thing Joey has never taken the time to do... live. Joey's programmed life is turned topsy-turvy by a series of unexpected events which culminates in a serendipitous romance with a throughly remarkable young Jamaican woman.
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Title: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Released: May 25, 1992
Type: TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny Carson's retirement as host of the program. The program originates from NBC Studios in Burbank, California, and is broadcast Monday through Friday at 11:35 PM in the Eastern and Pacific time zones. Unlike Carson or his predecessor Jack Paar, Leno only once utilized a guest host, preferring to host the series by himself. On April 26, 1999, the show began broadcasting in 1080i HDTV, becoming the first American nightly talk show to be shot in high definition. The show is shot in 16:9 aspect ratio. The series, which followed the same basic format as that of his predecessors, ran until May 29, 2009, after which Leno was succeeded by Conan O'Brien. NBC signed Leno to a new deal for a nightly talk show in the 10:00 pm ET timeslot. The primetime series, titled The Jay Leno Show, debuted on September 14, 2009, following a similar format to the Leno incarnation of Tonight.
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First Love, Fatal Love
Title: First Love, Fatal Love
Released: April 9, 1991
Type: Movie
A docudrama telling the true story of a young woman who learns she has contracted the AIDS virus after an encounter with a fellow student while in college.
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Title: The Simpsons
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: TV
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
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Title: CBS News Sunday Morning
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1979
Type: TV
The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that it's time for CBS's Sunday morning staple. Journalist Jane Pauley helms the show, taking over hosting duties from Charles Osgood, who spent 22 years on the job. A morning talk show, this program airs at a different pace and focuses much of its attention on the performing arts. After a quick update of the day's news and national weather, correspondents offer longer-length segments on a variety of topics, from architecture to ballet to music to pop culture to politics.
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The Parenting
Title: The Parenting
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A young couple, Rohan and Josh, host a “meet the parents” weekend at a cozy rental house in the country, only to find it is already haunted by a 400-year old poltergeist.