I can do comedy, so people want me to do that, but the other side of comedy is depression. Deep, deep depression is the flip side of comedy. Casting agents don't realize it but in order to be funny you have to have that other side.

Film career
Posey attended the State University of New York at Purchase where Parker Posey studied drama and roomed with actresses Sherry Stringfield and Orlagh Cassidy. Posey starred in Zoe Cassavetes' 2007 film Broken English. As a result Parker Posey has been referred to as the "Queen of the Indies".

As a result Parker Posey has been referred to as the "Queen of the Indies". She became known during the 1990s after a series of roles in independent films. Parker Christian Posey (born November 8 1968) is an American actress.