About

Known credits:
63
Birthday:
1952-10-28
Place of birth:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Website:
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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

Acting

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
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
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