About
Annie Potts
Overview
Anne Hampton Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Corvette Summer (1978) and won a Genie Award for Heartaches (1981), before appearing in Ghostbusters (1984), Pretty in Pink (1986), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Who's Harry Crumb? (1989), Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). She voiced Bo Peep in the first, second and fourth films of the Toy Story franchise (1995, 1999, and 2019) and in various Disney video games.
On television, she played Mary Jo Jackson Shively on the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986–1993). She was nominated for a 1994 Primetime Emmy Award for playing Dana Palladino on the CBS sitcom Love & War (1993–1995), she played teacher Louanne Johnson on ABC drama Dangerous Minds for one season 1996–1997, and was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1998 and 1999 for playing Mary-Elizabeth "M.E" Sims in the Lifetime drama series Any Day Now (1998–2002). Her other television credits include GCB (2012), The Fosters (2013–2018), and Young Sheldon (2017–present).
She was married to her 1st husband Steven Hartley from 1973 to 1978; her 2nd husband, actor Greg Antonacci from 1978 to 1980; and her 3rd husband Scott Senechal from 1981 to 1989, and they have 1 son. She married her 4th husband, director/producer James Hayman in 1990 and they have 2 sons. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
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2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Actor | Janine Melnitz | 64 Fair |
2021 | Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Actor | Janine Melnitz | 72 Good |
2021 | Arlo the Alligator Boy | Actor | Edmée (voice) | 59 Average |
2020 | Lamp Life | Actor | Bo Peep (voice) | 63 Fair |
2020 | Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2019 | Toy Story 4 | Actor | Bo Peep (voice) | 74 Good |
2018 | Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town | Actor | Mary | 58 Average |
2018 | Happy Anniversary | Actor | Diane | 58 Average |
2017 | Young Sheldon | Actor | Connie Tucker | 80 Very good |
2017 | Humor Me | Actor | Dee | 59 Average |
2016 | Ghostbusters | Actor | Desk Clerk | 54 Average |
2015 | Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2015 | As Good As You | Actor | Dr. Laura Berg | 58 Average |
2014 | Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2014 | Chu and Blossom | Actor | Aunt | 59 Average |
2012 | The Music Teacher | Actor | Alyson/Young Alyson | 59 Average |
2012 | GCB | Actor | Gigi Stopper | 66 Fair |
2011 | Five | Actor | Helen | 59 Average |
2010 | Marry Me | Actor | Vivienne Carter | 69 Fair |
2010 | Don't You Forget About Me | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2010 | Freshman Father | Actor | Dorothy Downs | 59 Average |
2009 | Ghostbusters (The Video Game) | Actor | Janine Melnitz (voice) | N/A N/A |
2008 | Queen Sized | Actor | Joan Baker | 58 Average |
2007 | The Sunday Man | Actor | Mrs. Culp | N/A N/A |
2004 | Elvis Has Left the Building | Actor | Shirl | 58 Average |
2003 | The Designing Women Reunion | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2003 | Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story | Actor | Julie Posey | 59 Average |
1999 | Toy Story 2 | Actor | Bo Peep (voice) | 75 Good |
1998 | Any Day Now | Actor | Mary Elizabeth Sims | 70 Good |
1997 | Over the Top | Actor | Hadley Martin | 69 Fair |
1996 | The Story Behind 'Toy Story' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1996 | Dangerous Minds | Actor | Louanne Johnson | 71 Good |
1995 | Making 'Toy Story' | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
1995 | Toy Story | Actor | Bo Peep (voice) | 79 Good |
1995 | Her Deadly Rival | Actor | Kris Lansford | 59 Average |
1992 | Breaking the Rules | Actor | Mary Klinglitch | 58 Average |
1992 | Love & War | Actor | Dana Palladino | 68 Fair |
1990 | Texasville | Actor | Karla Jackson | 58 Average |
1989 | Ghostbusters II Electronic Press Kit | Actor | Herself | 59 Average |
1989 | Hanna-Barbera's 50th | Actor | Self - Host | 61 Fair |
1989 | Ghostbusters II | Actor | Janine Melnitz | 65 Fair |
1989 | Who's Harry Crumb? | Actor | Helen Downing | 58 Average |
1988 | Pass the Ammo | Actor | Darla | 58 Average |
1988 | She's Having a Baby | Actor | Annie Potts (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1987 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | Actor | Louise | 59 Average |
1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Actor | Liz Carlson | 59 Average |
1986 | Designing Women | Actor | Mary Jo Shively | 68 Fair |
1986 | Pretty in Pink | Actor | Iona | 64 Fair |
1986 | Bayou Romance | Actor | Lily | N/A N/A |
1984 | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Actor | Cindy Mills | 59 Average |
1984 | Crimes of Passion | Actor | Amy Grady | 59 Average |
1984 | Ghostbusters | Actor | Janine Melnitz | 74 Good |
1984 | Why Me? | Actor | Daria | 58 Average |
1983 | Cowboy | Actor | D.G. | N/A N/A |
1982 | Something So Right | Actor | Sunday | 59 Average |
1981 | Heartaches | Actor | Bonnie Howard | 59 Average |
1980 | The Scarlett O'Hara War | Actor | Betty (uncredited) | 59 Average |
1980 | Goodtime Girls | Actor | Edith Bedelmeyer | 69 Fair |
1979 | Black Market Baby | Actor | Linda Cleary | 59 Average |
1979 | Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers | Actor | Flatbed Annie | 59 Average |
1978 | King of the Gypsies | Actor | Persa | 58 Average |
1978 | Corvette Summer | Actor | Vanessa | 58 Average |
Julie Reno, Bounty Hunter | Actor | N/A N/A |