Annie Potts
Acting
Born: Oct 28, 1952
From: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Janine Melnitz | 2024 | 6.5 |
| Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self | 2020 | 6.9 |
| Chu and Blossom | Aunt | 2014 | 4.0 |
| Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey | Self | 2014 | 7.0 |
| The Music Teacher | Alyson/Young Alyson | 2012 | 5.0 |
| Don't You Forget About Me | Self | 2010 | 5.3 |
| Freshman Father | Dorothy Downs | 2010 | 6.6 |
| Queen Sized | Joan Baker | 2008 | 4.8 |
| Elvis Has Left the Building | Shirl | 2004 | 5.25 |
| Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story | Julie Posey | 2003 | 6.95 |
| Toy Story 2 | Bo Peep (voice) | 1999 | 7.605 |
| Toy Story | Bo Peep (voice) | 1995 | 8.0 |
| Her Deadly Rival | Kris Lansford | 1995 | 5.333 |
| Making 'Toy Story' | Narrator | 1995 | 6.318 |
| Texasville | Karla Jackson | 1990 | 6.042 |
| Ghostbusters II | Janine Melnitz | 1989 | 6.6 |
| Who's Harry Crumb? | Helen Downing | 1989 | 5.959 |
| Pass the Ammo | Darla | 1988 | 4.778 |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth | Louise | 1987 | 5.625 |
| Pretty in Pink | Iona | 1986 | 6.696 |
| Bayou Romance | Lily | 1986 | — |
| Ghostbusters | Janine Melnitz | 1984 | 7.5 |
| Crimes of Passion | Amy Grady | 1984 | 6.273 |
| It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Cindy Mills | 1984 | 5.875 |
| Why Me? | Daria | 1984 | 5.643 |
| Cowboy | D.G. | 1983 | — |
| The Scarlett O'Hara War | Betty (uncredited) | 1980 | 6.25 |
| Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers | Flatbed Annie | 1979 | 5.25 |
| King of the Gypsies | Persa | 1978 | 5.826 |
| Corvette Summer | Vanessa | 1978 | 5.508 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1952 |
| From | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |