Parker Posey was great in ‘The White Lotus,’ but was that her number one TV performance?
No one can steal a scene quite like Parker Posey.
Lets rank some of her most standout TV roles.
The White Lotus / Parks and Recreation
Even though shes playing a high-risk spy, Posey adds a down-to-earth and relatable aspect to the character.
Perhaps thats where Poseys trademark absurd sense of humor can sneak in.
Theres not much room for her to make the character her own.
And yet, Posey has found ways to shine even brighter with just as little screentime.
For instance, when she played….
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Actors must then lip sync to the narration while acting out the historical event.
Amazon Prime Video
Finding meaning in a millisecond … Thats brilliance!
Shes also the perfect delusional suitor of Eric McCormacks Will.
(But who wouldnt?
IFC
If they had Jack as their employee?)
Watching the humiliation and fury flicker across Poseys otherwise composed face when she sees the pictures is hilarious.
Even better: When Posey and Knope engage in a soap opera-worthy dive into a pile of trash.
Comedy Central
Exhibit A: The satirically exaggerated and instantly memeable North Carolina accent.
Exhibit B: Poseys brilliantly exasperated reactions to Leslie Bibb when the latters character greets her at breakfast.
Exhibit C: Her ability to make monologues about being unabashed wealthy feel weirdly sympathetic.
NBC
In the hands of another actress; Victoria could have been a cartoon.
As played by Posey, shes a fully realized behemoth.
NBC
HBO
