Annie Potts

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-10-28 (72 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 Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • The View

    The View

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Toy Story

    Toy Story

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • NCIS: New Orleans

    NCIS: New Orleans

  • Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

    Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

  • Toy Story 2

    Toy Story 2

  • The Fosters

    The Fosters

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

    Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • Royal Pains

    Royal Pains

  • Fish Hooks

    Fish Hooks

  • The Talk

    The Talk

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Toy Story 4

    Toy Story 4

  • Joan of Arcadia

    Joan of Arcadia

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Close to Home

    Close to Home

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • Love & War

    Love & War

  • Any Day Now

    Any Day Now

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Making 'Toy Story'

    Making 'Toy Story'

  • The Comedy Factory

    The Comedy Factory

  • Men in Trees

    Men in Trees

  • The Designing Women Reunion

    The Designing Women Reunion

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Reunited Apart

    Reunited Apart

  • Jumpin' Jack Flash

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

  • GCB

    GCB

  • Pretty in Pink

    Pretty in Pink

  • Dangerous Minds

    Dangerous Minds

  • Bayou Romance

    Bayou Romance

  • I Heart Arlo

    I Heart Arlo

  • Arlo the Alligator Boy

    Arlo the Alligator Boy

  • Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

    Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

  • Crimes of Passion

    Crimes of Passion

  • Freshman Father

    Freshman Father

  • The Music Teacher

    The Music Teacher

  • Breaking the Rules

    Breaking the Rules

  • Who's Harry Crumb?

    Who's Harry Crumb?

  • King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

  • Lamp Life

    Lamp Life

  • Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

    Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

  • Texasville

    Texasville

  • Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

    Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

  • The Man Who Fell to Earth

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

  • Heartaches

    Heartaches

  • Animal Practice

    Animal Practice

  • Over the Top

    Over the Top

  • Her Deadly Rival

    Her Deadly Rival

  • Five

    Five

  • Pass the Ammo

    Pass the Ammo

  • Cowboy

    Cowboy

  • 40 Dates and 40 Nights

    40 Dates and 40 Nights

  • Hanna-Barbera's 50th

    Hanna-Barbera's 50th

  • Black Market Baby

    Black Market Baby

  • She's Having a Baby

    She's Having a Baby

  • Why Me?

    Why Me?

  • Lime Street

    Lime Street

  • Don't You Forget About Me

    Don't You Forget About Me

  • Busting Loose

    Busting Loose

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • Happy Anniversary

    Happy Anniversary

  • Goodtime Girls

    Goodtime Girls

  • Marry Me

    Marry Me

  • Elvis Has Left the Building

    Elvis Has Left the Building

  • As Good As You

    As Good As You

  • The Sunday Man

    The Sunday Man

  • Family Dog

    Family Dog

  • Chu and Blossom

    Chu and Blossom

  • Best Medicine

    Best Medicine

  • The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

    The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

  • Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

    Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

  • Corvette Summer

    Corvette Summer

  • Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story

    Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story

  • Queen Sized

    Queen Sized

  • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

    It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

  • Humor Me

    Humor Me

  • Something So Right

    Something So Right

  • The Scarlett O'Hara War

    The Scarlett O'Hara War