
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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