Annie Potts

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • Chicago Med

    Chicago Med

  • Young Sheldon

    Young Sheldon

  • The View

    The View

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Toy Story

    Toy Story

  • The Fosters

    The Fosters

  • NCIS: New Orleans

    NCIS: New Orleans

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

    Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Toy Story 2

    Toy Story 2

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Fish Hooks

    Fish Hooks

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • Toy Story 4

    Toy Story 4

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • Royal Pains

    Royal Pains

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • Best Medicine

    Best Medicine

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Close to Home

    Close to Home

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • The Talk

    The Talk

  • King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

  • Joan of Arcadia

    Joan of Arcadia

  • Heartaches

    Heartaches

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

    Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

  • Any Day Now

    Any Day Now

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Arlo the Alligator Boy

    Arlo the Alligator Boy

  • Pretty in Pink

    Pretty in Pink

  • Love & War

    Love & War

  • Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

    Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

  • Her Deadly Rival

    Her Deadly Rival

  • The Music Teacher

    The Music Teacher

  • Men in Trees

    Men in Trees

  • I Heart Arlo

    I Heart Arlo

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Family Dog

    Family Dog

  • GCB

    GCB

  • Chu and Blossom

    Chu and Blossom

  • Something So Right

    Something So Right

  • Dangerous Minds

    Dangerous Minds

  • The Comedy Factory

    The Comedy Factory

  • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

    It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

  • 40 Dates and 40 Nights

    40 Dates and 40 Nights

  • Humor Me

    Humor Me

  • Over the Top

    Over the Top

  • Instant Mom

    Instant Mom

  • Who's Harry Crumb?

    Who's Harry Crumb?

  • Lamp Life

    Lamp Life

  • Five

    Five

  • Goodtime Girls

    Goodtime Girls

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • Animal Practice

    Animal Practice

  • Busting Loose

    Busting Loose

  • Lime Street

    Lime Street

  • Freshman Father

    Freshman Father

  • Crimes of Passion

    Crimes of Passion

  • Pass the Ammo

    Pass the Ammo

  • Jumpin' Jack Flash

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

  • Corvette Summer

    Corvette Summer

  • Marry Me

    Marry Me

  • Making 'Toy Story'

    Making 'Toy Story'

  • Texasville

    Texasville

  • Elvis Has Left the Building

    Elvis Has Left the Building

  • Happy Anniversary

    Happy Anniversary

  • Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

    Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

  • Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

    Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

  • The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

    The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

  • Breaking the Rules

    Breaking the Rules

  • Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story

    Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story

  • The Man Who Fell to Earth

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

  • Queen Sized

    Queen Sized

  • The Sunday Man

    The Sunday Man

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • The Scarlett O'Hara War

    The Scarlett O'Hara War

  • Why Me?

    Why Me?

  • As Good As You

    As Good As You

  • Hanna-Barbera's 50th

    Hanna-Barbera's 50th

  • Black Market Baby

    Black Market Baby

  • Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

    Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

  • The Designing Women Reunion

    The Designing Women Reunion

  • Don't You Forget About Me

    Don't You Forget About Me

  • Bayou Romance

    Bayou Romance