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