Annie Potts
Born
October 28, 1952 (72 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
Connie Tucker · (4 episodes)
2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Janine Melnitz
2024
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Janine Melnitz
2021
I Heart Arlo
Edmee (voice) · (5 episodes)
2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Edmée (voice)
2021
Reunited Apart
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Stars in the House
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Lamp Life
Bo Peep (voice)
2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020
The Movies That Made Us
Janine Melnitz (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2019
Toy Story 4
Bo Peep (voice)
2019
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
Mary
2018
Happy Anniversary
Diane
2018
Young Sheldon
Connie Tucker · (141 episodes)
2017
Humor Me
Dee
2017
Ghostbusters
Desk Clerk
2016
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
2015
Chicago Med
Helen · (5 episodes)
2015
As Good As You
Dr. Laura Berg
2015
NCIS: New Orleans
Olivia Brody · (1 episode)
2014
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
Self
2014
Chu and Blossom
Aunt
2014
The Fosters
Sharon Elkin · (5 episodes)
2013
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
Tawny Zingwald (voice) · (1 episode)
2012
Animal Practice
Virginia Coleman · (2 episodes)
2012
The Music Teacher
Alyson/Young Alyson
2012
Scandal
Louise Baker · (1 episode)
2012
GCB
Gigi Stopper · (10 episodes)
2012
Five
Helen
2011
Marry Me
Vivienne Carter · (2 episodes)
2010
The Talk
Self · (2 episodes)
2010
Fish Hooks
Nurse Fishington (voice) · (2 episodes)
2010
Don't You Forget About Me
Self
2010
Freshman Father
Dorothy Downs
2010
Royal Pains
Mrs. Sacani · (1 episode)
2009
Queen Sized
Joan Baker
2008
The Sunday Man
Mrs. Culp
2007
Ugly Betty
Linda · (1 episode)
2006
Men in Trees
(3 episodes)
2006
Grey's Anatomy
Joyce Bosco · (1 episode)
2005
Boston Legal
Joy Espenson · (1 episode)
2004
Elvis Has Left the Building
Shirl
2004
Joan of Arcadia
(11 episodes)
2003
Two and a Half Men
Lenore · (1 episode)
2003
The Designing Women Reunion
2003
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story
Julie Posey
2003
Toy Story 2
Bo Peep (voice)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sophie Devere · (4 episodes)
1999
Any Day Now
Mary Elizabeth Sims · (88 episodes)
1998
Over the Top
Hadley Martin · (12 episodes)
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
Self
1996
Dangerous Minds
Louanne Johnson · (17 episodes)
1996
Family Dog
Mrs. Bev Binford
1988
Designing Women
Mary Jo Shively · (163 episodes)
1986
Amazing Stories
Mrs. Bev Binford (voice) · (1 episode)
1985
Something So Right
Sunday
1982
40 Dates and 40 Nights
Gigi
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Making 'Toy Story'
Narrator
1995
Toy Story
Bo Peep (voice)
1995
Her Deadly Rival
Kris Lansford
1995
Breaking the Rules
Mary Klinglitch
1992
Love & War
Dana Palladino · (44 episodes)
1992
Texasville
Karla Jackson
1990
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Self - Host
1989
Ghostbusters II
Janine Melnitz
1989
Who's Harry Crumb?
Helen Downing
1989
Pass the Ammo
Darla
1988
She's Having a Baby
Annie Potts (uncredited)
1988
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Louise
1987
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Liz Carlson
1986
Pretty in Pink
Iona
1986
Bayou Romance
Lily
1986
The Twilight Zone
(segment "Wordplay") · (1 episode)
1985
Lime Street
(1 episode)
1985
The Comedy Factory
Annie · (1 episode)
1985
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Cindy Mills
1984
Crimes of Passion
Amy Grady
1984
Ghostbusters
Janine Melnitz
1984
Why Me?
Daria
1984
Cowboy
D.G.
1983
Remington Steele
Annie Carpenter · (1 episode)
1982
Heartaches
Bonnie Howard
1981
Magnum, P.I.
Tracy Spencer · (2 episodes)
1980
The Scarlett O'Hara War
Betty (uncredited)
1980
Goodtime Girls
Edith Bedelmeyer · (13 episodes)
1980
Black Market Baby
Linda Cleary
1979
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Flatbed Annie
1979
King of the Gypsies
Persa
1978
Corvette Summer
Vanessa
1978
Busting Loose
(3 episodes)
1977
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962