Annie Potts
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
Toy Story 5
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grey's Anatomy
Toy Story
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Toy Story 4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Two and a Half Men
All Movies (54)
- Toy Story 52026 · as Bo Peep (voice)
- 40 Dates and 40 Nights2026 · as Gigi
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024 · as Janine Melnitz
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021 · as Janine Melnitz
- Arlo the Alligator Boy2021 · as Edmée (voice)
- Lamp Life2020 · as Bo Peep (voice)
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2020 · as Self
- Toy Story 42019 · as Bo Peep (voice)
- Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town2018 · as Mary
- Happy Anniversary2018 · as Diane
- Humor Me2017 · as Dee
- Ghostbusters2016 · as Desk Clerk
- Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond2015 · as Self
- As Good As You2015 · as Dr. Laura Berg
- Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey2014 · as Self
- Chu and Blossom2014 · as Aunt
- The Music Teacher2012 · as Alyson/Young Alyson
- Five2011 · as Helen
- Don't You Forget About Me2010 · as Self
- Freshman Father2010 · as Dorothy Downs
- Queen Sized2008 · as Joan Baker
- The Sunday Man2007 · as Mrs. Culp
- Elvis Has Left the Building2004 · as Shirl
- The Designing Women Reunion2003
- Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story2003 · as Julie Posey
- Toy Story 21999 · as Bo Peep (voice)
- The Story Behind 'Toy Story'1996 · as Self
- Making 'Toy Story'1995 · as Narrator
- Toy Story1995 · as Bo Peep (voice)
- Her Deadly Rival1995 · as Kris Lansford
- Meggamorphosis1993 · as The Egg
- Breaking the Rules1992 · as Mary Klinglitch
- Texasville1990 · as Karla Jackson
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th1989 · as Self - Host
- Ghostbusters II1989 · as Janine Melnitz
- Who's Harry Crumb?1989 · as Helen Downing
- Pass the Ammo1988 · as Darla
- She's Having a Baby1988 · as Annie Potts (uncredited)
- The Man Who Fell to Earth1987 · as Louise
- Jumpin' Jack Flash1986 · as Liz Carlson
- Pretty in Pink1986 · as Iona
- Bayou Romance1986 · as Lily
- It Came Upon the Midnight Clear1984 · as Cindy Mills
- Crimes of Passion1984 · as Amy Grady
- Ghostbusters1984 · as Janine Melnitz
- Why Me?1984 · as Daria
- Cowboy1983 · as D.G.
- Something So Right1982 · as Sunday
- Heartaches1981 · as Bonnie Howard
- The Scarlett O'Hara War1980 · as Betty (uncredited)
- Black Market Baby1979 · as Linda Cleary
- Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers1979 · as Flatbed Annie
- King of the Gypsies1978 · as Persa
- Corvette Summer1978 · as Vanessa
All TV Shows (47)
- Best Medicine2026 · as Aunt Joan
- Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage2024 · as Connie Tucker
- Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
- The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
- I Heart Arlo2021 · as Edmee (voice)
- Reunited Apart2020 · as Self
- Stars in the House2020 · as Self
- The Movies That Made Us2019 · as Janine Melnitz (archive footage)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- Young Sheldon2017 · as Connie Tucker
- Chicago Med2015 · as Helen
- NCIS: New Orleans2014 · as Olivia Brody
- Instant Mom2013 · as Roberta Montgomery
- The Fosters2013 · as Sharon Elkin
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja2012 · as Tawny Zingwald (voice)
- Animal Practice2012 · as Virginia Coleman
- Scandal2012 · as Louise Baker
- GCB2012 · as Gigi Stopper
- Marry Me2010 · as Vivienne Carter
- The Talk2010 · as Self
- Fish Hooks2010 · as Nurse Fishington (voice)
- Royal Pains2009 · as Mrs. Sacani
- Ugly Betty2006 · as Linda
- Men in Trees2006 · as Mary Alice O'Donnell
- Close to Home2005 · as Marla Dodds
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Joyce Bosco
- Boston Legal2004 · as Joy Espenson
- Joan of Arcadia2003 · as Lieutenant Lucy Preston
- Two and a Half Men2003 · as Lenore
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Sophie Devere
- Any Day Now1998 · as Mary Elizabeth Sims
- Over the Top1997 · as Hadley Martin
- The View1997 · as Self
- Dangerous Minds1996 · as Louanne Johnson
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self
- Love & War1992 · as Dana Palladino
- Designing Women1986 · as Mary Jo Shively
- Amazing Stories1985 · as Mrs. Bev Binford (voice)
- The Twilight Zone1985 · as (segment "Wordplay")
- Lime Street1985
- The Comedy Factory1985 · as Annie
- Remington Steele1982 · as Annie Carpenter
- Magnum, P.I.1980 · as Tracy Spencer
- Goodtime Girls1980 · as Edith Bedelmeyer
- Busting Loose1977
- People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self - Host
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self