Annie Potts
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1952-10-28 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Also known as
- Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts · Anne Hampton Potts · 安妮·帕茲 · 애니 포츠 · آنی پاتس
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
TV Shows (48)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sophie Devere
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Joyce Bosco
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Lenore
Young Sheldon
2017
as Connie Tucker
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Chicago Med
2015
as Helen
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Scandal
2012
as Louise Baker
Boston Legal
2004
as Joy Espenson
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Tracy Spencer
The View
1997
as Self
Ugly Betty
2006
as Linda
The Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "Wordplay")
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Olivia Brody
Close to Home
2005
as Marla Dodds
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024
as Connie Tucker
The Fosters
2013
as Sharon Elkin
Designing Women
1986
as Mary Jo Shively
Remington Steele
1982
as Annie Carpenter
Amazing Stories
1985
as Mrs. Bev Binford (voice)
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Royal Pains
2009
as Mrs. Sacani
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Host
Fish Hooks
2010
as Nurse Fishington (voice)
Joan of Arcadia
2003
as Lieutenant Lucy Preston
The Talk
2010
as Self
Love & War
1992
as Dana Palladino
Men in Trees
2006
as Mary Alice O'Donnell
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Janine Melnitz (archive footage)
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
Any Day Now
1998
as Mary Elizabeth Sims
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012
as Tawny Zingwald (voice)
Best Medicine
2026
as Aunt Joan
The Comedy Factory
1985
as Annie
GCB
2012
as Gigi Stopper
Dangerous Minds
1996
as Louanne Johnson
Instant Mom
2013
as Roberta Montgomery
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Animal Practice
2012
as Virginia Coleman
I Heart Arlo
2021
as Edmee (voice)
Over the Top
1997
as Hadley Martin
Goodtime Girls
1980
as Edith Bedelmeyer
Lime Street
1985
Marry Me
2010
as Vivienne Carter
Busting Loose
1977
Woody and Friends
2026
as Bo Peep
Movies (54)
Toy Story
1995
as Bo Peep (voice)
Toy Story 5
2026
as Bo Peep (voice)
Toy Story 2
1999
as Bo Peep (voice)
Toy Story 4
2019
as Bo Peep (voice)
Ghostbusters
1984
as Janine Melnitz
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024
as Janine Melnitz
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
as Janine Melnitz
Ghostbusters
2016
as Desk Clerk
Ghostbusters II
1989
as Janine Melnitz
Pretty in Pink
1986
as Iona
Crimes of Passion
1984
as Amy Grady
Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021
as Edmée (voice)
She's Having a Baby
1988
as Annie Potts (uncredited)
Lamp Life
2020
as Bo Peep (voice)
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986
as Liz Carlson
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989
as Helen Downing
Corvette Summer
1978
as Vanessa
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self
Elvis Has Left the Building
2004
as Shirl
King of the Gypsies
1978
as Persa
Five
2011
as Helen
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
1989
as Self - Host
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
as Self
Texasville
1990
as Karla Jackson
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
as Self
Happy Anniversary
2018
as Diane
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
2018
as Mary
Making 'Toy Story'
1995
as Narrator
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979
as Flatbed Annie
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story
2003
as Julie Posey
Humor Me
2017
as Dee
Queen Sized
2008
as Joan Baker
The Scarlett O'Hara War
1980
as Betty (uncredited)
Don't You Forget About Me
2010
as Self
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Cowboy
1983
as D.G.
Chu and Blossom
2014
as Aunt
Freshman Father
2010
as Dorothy Downs
Pass the Ammo
1988
as Darla
Heartaches
1981
as Bonnie Howard
Why Me?
1984
as Daria
The Music Teacher
2012
as Alyson/Young Alyson
Her Deadly Rival
1995
as Kris Lansford
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014
as Self
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1987
as Louise
As Good As You
2015
as Dr. Laura Berg
Something So Right
1982
as Sunday
Breaking the Rules
1992
as Mary Klinglitch
Black Market Baby
1979
as Linda Cleary
Bayou Romance
1986
as Lily
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
as Cindy Mills
The Sunday Man
2007
as Mrs. Culp
Meggamorphosis
1993
as The Egg
40 Dates and 40 Nights
as Gigi
About Annie Potts
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 televisi… With 102 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Annie Potts has appeared in 54 films and 48 TV shows.
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Most Popular Annie Potts Movies
- Toy Story (1995) — as Bo Peep (voice)
- Toy Story 5 (2026) — as Bo Peep (voice)
- Toy Story 2 (1999) — as Bo Peep (voice)
- Toy Story 4 (2019) — as Bo Peep (voice)
- Ghostbusters (1984) — as Janine Melnitz
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