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