For her character on the show, Posey told Variety she was inspired by the theatricality of Tennessee Williams plays, specifically Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Take a gander at the plot of the play and you can undoubtedly see the parallels between the play’s conflicts and the Ratliffs’ own potential crumbling, both financially and emotionally.

Parker Posey is explaining how she came up with the already much-talked-about southern drawl she uses as Violet Ratliff in the third season of "The White Lotus." Violet is the pill-popping matriarch of a wealthy North Carolina family vacationing at the posh resort's Thailand location with her husband (Jason Isaac) and three children (Patrick Schwarzenegger,

The White Lotus is back to add some chaos to the 2025 TV schedule, and there’s already an early favorite casting choice to talk about: Parker Posey! Since Season 3 of The White