Annie Potts

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-10-28 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Annie Potts

Biography

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

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

  • Chicago Med

    Chicago Med

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Toy Story

    Toy Story

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

    Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

  • The View

    The View

  • The Fosters

    The Fosters

  • NCIS: New Orleans

    NCIS: New Orleans

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Toy Story 2

    Toy Story 2

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • Fish Hooks

    Fish Hooks

  • Toy Story 4

    Toy Story 4

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

    Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

  • The Talk

    The Talk

  • Royal Pains

    Royal Pains

  • Joan of Arcadia

    Joan of Arcadia

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Close to Home

    Close to Home

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • Love & War

    Love & War

  • Why Me?

    Why Me?

  • Pretty in Pink

    Pretty in Pink

  • Five

    Five

  • GCB

    GCB

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Happy Anniversary

    Happy Anniversary

  • Men in Trees

    Men in Trees

  • Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story

    Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story

  • Heartaches

    Heartaches

  • Any Day Now

    Any Day Now

  • Bayou Romance

    Bayou Romance

  • Instant Mom

    Instant Mom

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • The Comedy Factory

    The Comedy Factory

  • Humor Me

    Humor Me

  • Freshman Father

    Freshman Father

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Dangerous Minds

    Dangerous Minds

  • Crimes of Passion

    Crimes of Passion

  • Arlo the Alligator Boy

    Arlo the Alligator Boy

  • Lamp Life

    Lamp Life

  • I Heart Arlo

    I Heart Arlo

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • Over the Top

    Over the Top

  • Animal Practice

    Animal Practice

  • Family Dog

    Family Dog

  • Making 'Toy Story'

    Making 'Toy Story'

  • The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

    The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

  • The Man Who Fell to Earth

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

  • King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

  • Queen Sized

    Queen Sized

  • Who's Harry Crumb?

    Who's Harry Crumb?

  • Busting Loose

    Busting Loose

  • Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

    Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

  • Hanna-Barbera's 50th

    Hanna-Barbera's 50th

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • As Good As You

    As Good As You

  • Breaking the Rules

    Breaking the Rules

  • Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

    Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

    Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

  • Elvis Has Left the Building

    Elvis Has Left the Building

  • Marry Me

    Marry Me

  • Pass the Ammo

    Pass the Ammo

  • Corvette Summer

    Corvette Summer

  • Chu and Blossom

    Chu and Blossom

  • Her Deadly Rival

    Her Deadly Rival

  • The Designing Women Reunion

    The Designing Women Reunion

  • Don't You Forget About Me

    Don't You Forget About Me

  • Jumpin' Jack Flash

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

  • Lime Street

    Lime Street

  • Texasville

    Texasville

  • Goodtime Girls

    Goodtime Girls

  • Black Market Baby

    Black Market Baby

  • Best Medicine

    Best Medicine

  • The Music Teacher

    The Music Teacher

  • The Scarlett O'Hara War

    The Scarlett O'Hara War

  • The Sunday Man

    The Sunday Man

  • Something So Right

    Something So Right

  • Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

    Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

  • 40 Dates and 40 Nights

    40 Dates and 40 Nights

  • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

    It Came Upon the Midnight Clear