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Annie Potts

Annie Potts

Acting October 28, 1952 (74 years old) Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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 (2017–2024). 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

Movies 55

Toy Story 5 8.3

Toy Story 5

as Bo Peep (voice)

2026
Toy Story 8.0

Toy Story

as Bo Peep (voice)

1995
Toy Story 2 7.6

Toy Story 2

as Bo Peep (voice)

1999
Toy Story 4 7.5

Toy Story 4

as Bo Peep (voice)

2019
Ghostbusters 7.5

Ghostbusters

as Janine Melnitz

1984
Ghostbusters: Afterlife 7.3

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

as Janine Melnitz

2021
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 6.4

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

as Janine Melnitz

2024
Ghostbusters II 6.6

Ghostbusters II

as Janine Melnitz

1989
Ghostbusters 5.3

Ghostbusters

as Desk Clerk

2016
40 Dates and 40 Nights 7.4

40 Dates and 40 Nights

as Gigi

2026
Pretty in Pink 6.7

Pretty in Pink

as Iona

1986
Crimes of Passion 6.2

Crimes of Passion

as Amy Grady

1984
She's Having a Baby 5.9

She's Having a Baby

as Annie Potts (uncredited)

1988
Jumpin' Jack Flash 6.1

Jumpin' Jack Flash

as Liz Carlson

1986
Who's Harry Crumb? 6.0

Who's Harry Crumb?

as Helen Downing

1989
King of the Gypsies 5.8

King of the Gypsies

as Persa

1978
Elvis Has Left the Building 5.3

Elvis Has Left the Building

as Shirl

2004
Arlo the Alligator Boy 6.8

Arlo the Alligator Boy

as Edmée (voice)

2021
Lamp Life 7.0

Lamp Life

as Bo Peep (voice)

2020
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond 7.2

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

as Self

2015
Five 7.0

Five

as Helen

2011
The Making of Toy Story 6.3

The Making of Toy Story

as Narrator

1995
Corvette Summer 5.5

Corvette Summer

as Vanessa

1978
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters 6.8

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

as Self

2020
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town 5.3

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town

as Mary

2018
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear 5.9

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

as Cindy Mills

1984
Chu and Blossom 4.0

Chu and Blossom

as Aunt

2014
Breaking the Rules 5.3

Breaking the Rules

as Mary Klinglitch

1992
The Scarlett O'Hara War 6.2

The Scarlett O'Hara War

as Betty (uncredited)

1980
Happy Anniversary 5.7

Happy Anniversary

as Diane

2018
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story 7.0

Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story

as Julie Posey

2003
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers 5.2

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

as Flatbed Annie

1979
Don't You Forget About Me 5.2

Don't You Forget About Me

as Self

2010
Texasville 6.0

Texasville

as Karla Jackson

1990
The Story Behind 'Toy Story' 7.5

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

as Self

1996
Humor Me 5.7

Humor Me

as Dee

2017
Hanna-Barbera's 50th 9.1

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

as Self - Host

1989
The Man Who Fell to Earth 5.6

The Man Who Fell to Earth

as Louise

1987
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey 7.0

Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey

as Self

2014
Queen Sized 4.8

Queen Sized

as Joan Baker

2008
As Good As You 4.2

As Good As You

as Dr. Laura Berg

2015
Black Market Baby 6.3

Black Market Baby

as Linda

1979
Pass the Ammo 4.8

Pass the Ammo

as Darla

1988
Freshman Father 6.6

Freshman Father

as Dorothy Downs

2010
Amazing Stories: The Movie III 2.0

Amazing Stories: The Movie III

as Mrs. Bev Binford (voice)

1998
Her Deadly Rival 5.3

Her Deadly Rival

as Kris Lansford

1995
Cowboy

Cowboy

as D.G.

1983
Why Me? 5.6

Why Me?

as Daria

1984
The Music Teacher 5.0

The Music Teacher

as Alyson/Young Alyson

2012
Something So Right 5.9

Something So Right

as Sunday

1982
Heartaches 5.6

Heartaches

as Bonnie Howard

1981
The Designing Women Reunion

The Designing Women Reunion

2003
The Sunday Man 7.0

The Sunday Man

as Mrs. Culp

2007
Bayou Romance

Bayou Romance

as Lily

1986
Meggamorphosis

Meggamorphosis

as The Egg

1993

TV Shows 47

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Sophie Devere

1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Joyce Bosco

2005
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Two and a Half Men 7.4

Two and a Half Men

as Lenore

2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show 5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

2022
Chicago Med 8.3

Chicago Med

as Helen

2015
Young Sheldon 8.0

Young Sheldon

as Connie Tucker

2017
Sherri 2.6

Sherri

as Self - Guest

2022
Boston Legal 7.9

Boston Legal

as Joy Espenson

2004
Scandal 7.2

Scandal

as Louise Baker

2012
Magnum, P.I. 7.3

Magnum, P.I.

as Tracy Spencer

1980
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage 8.0

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage

as Meemaw

2024
NCIS: New Orleans 7.3

NCIS: New Orleans

as Olivia Brody

2014
The Talk 3.0

The Talk

as Self

2010
Remington Steele 7.1

Remington Steele

as Annie Carpenter

1982
The Fosters 7.5

The Fosters

as Sharon Elkin

2013
Royal Pains 6.8

Royal Pains

as Mrs. Sacani

2009
The Twilight Zone 7.7

The Twilight Zone

as (segment "Wordplay")

1985
Ugly Betty 6.4

Ugly Betty

as Linda

2006
Fish Hooks 6.4

Fish Hooks

as Nurse Fishington (voice)

2010
Best Medicine 7.1

Best Medicine

as Aunt Joan

2026
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

as Self

2020
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja 8.2

Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

as Tawny Zingwald (voice)

2012
Amazing Stories 7.5

Amazing Stories

as Mrs. Bev Binford (voice)

1985
People's Choice Awards 8.2

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Host

1975
Close to Home 5.9

Close to Home

as Marla Dodds

2005
Joan of Arcadia 7.4

Joan of Arcadia

as Lieutenant Lucy Preston

2003
Any Day Now 7.5

Any Day Now

as Mary Elizabeth Sims

1998
Love & War 6.4

Love & War

as Dana Palladino

1992
Designing Women 6.8

Designing Women

as Mary Jo Shively

1986
Instant Mom 8.2

Instant Mom

as Roberta Montgomery

2013
The Movies That Made Us 7.3

The Movies That Made Us

as Janine Melnitz (archive footage)

2019
Men in Trees 6.6

Men in Trees

as Mary Alice O'Donnell

2006
Reunited Apart 5.5

Reunited Apart

as Self

2020
The Rosie O'Donnell Show 4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

1996
Dangerous Minds 8.7

Dangerous Minds

as Louanne Johnson

1996
The Comedy Factory

The Comedy Factory

as Annie

1985
I Heart Arlo 5.1

I Heart Arlo

as Edmee (voice)

2021
GCB 6.3

GCB

as Gigi Stopper

2012
Animal Practice 5.4

Animal Practice

as Virginia Coleman

2012
Over the Top 7.5

Over the Top

as Hadley Martin

1997
Busting Loose 6.3

Busting Loose

1977
Goodtime Girls 6.5

Goodtime Girls

as Edith Bedelmeyer

1980
Lime Street 6.0

Lime Street

1985
Marry Me 6.8

Marry Me

as Vivienne Carter

2010

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