I like soap opera acting. If it's done really well, there's nothing better. It's old school. It's like what those melodramas in the '30s and '40s were like.

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.