Parker Posey’s 10 Most Important Film Roles

I've taken the liberty of ranking these. Now, who wants to marathon all of them with me?!

Darla Marks in Dazed and Confused (1993)

Darla Marks in Dazed and Confused (1993)

Memorable lines: "LICK ME! All of you!"
"Ok girlies. It's really hot out here and I'm really sick of looking at you."

What made the role great: It's always fun to watch a bitchy high school girl have a meltdown, and Parker's got plenty of those.

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Patricia Eden in You've Got Mail (1998)

Patricia Eden in You've Got Mail (1998)

Memorable lines: "If I ever get out of here, I'm having my eyes lasered."
"I use a wonderful over-the-counter drug, Ultradorm. Don't take the whole thing, just half, and you will wake up without even the tiniest hangover."

What made the role great: Patricia is completely clueless, self-centered, and oddly ruthless. She wears all black, and tends to say exactly the wrong thing at the worst time. It's a type of New Yorker only Parker could play.

Becky St. Germaine in Spring Breakdown (2009)

Becky St. Germaine in Spring Breakdown (2009)

Memorable lines: "I haven't been touched by a man since Clinton was in office."

What made the role great: Parker plays a bumbling nerd on spring break. That itself is epic, but there's also two scenes where she sings Wilson Phillips' "Hold On" with Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch. Just amazing.

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Libby Mae Brown in Waiting for Guffman (1996)

Memorable lines: "I'll always have a place at the Dairy Queen."
"What New York really is, is it's an island, with lots of people, lots of different people... I hope to maybe meet some guys, some Italian guys, and maybe watch some TV."

What made the role great: Parker is an actress playing a really terrible actress, and it's both funny and poignant. Plus, there's a lot of awesome DQ fabulousness.


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