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Annie Potts

Born
October 28, 1952
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
Ghostbusters
(2016)
Desk Clerk
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
(2024)
Janine Melnitz
Ghostbusters
(1984)
Janine Melnitz
Toy Story
(1995)
Bo Peep (voice)
Toy Story 4
(2019)
Bo Peep (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Janine Melnitz
Toy Story 2
(1999)
Bo Peep (voice)
Ghostbusters II
(1989)
Janine Melnitz
She's Having a Baby
(1988)
Annie Potts (uncredited)
Happy Anniversary
(2018)
Diane
Lamp Life
(2020)
Bo Peep (voice)
Crimes of Passion
(1984)
Amy Grady
Pretty in Pink
(1986)
Iona
Five
(2011)
Helen
Jumpin' Jack Flash
(1986)
Liz Carlson
Elvis Has Left the Building
(2004)
Shirl
Full Filmography
Acting
King of the Gypsies
(1978)
Persa
Corvette Summer
(1978)
Vanessa
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
(1979)
Flatbed Annie
Black Market Baby
(1979)
Linda Cleary
The Scarlett O'Hara War
(1980)
Betty (uncredited)
Heartaches
(1981)
Bonnie Howard
Something So Right
(1982)
Sunday
Cowboy
(1983)
D.G.
Ghostbusters
(1984)
Janine Melnitz
Crimes of Passion
(1984)
Amy Grady
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
(1984)
Cindy Mills
Why Me?
(1984)
Daria
Pretty in Pink
(1986)
Iona
Jumpin' Jack Flash
(1986)
Liz Carlson
Bayou Romance
(1986)
Lily
The Man Who Fell to Earth
(1987)
Louise
Pass the Ammo
(1988)
Darla
She's Having a Baby
(1988)
Annie Potts (uncredited)
Ghostbusters II
(1989)
Janine Melnitz
Who's Harry Crumb?
(1989)
Helen Downing
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
(1989)
Self - Host
Texasville
(1990)
Karla Jackson
Breaking the Rules
(1992)
Mary Klinglitch
Toy Story
(1995)
Bo Peep (voice)
Her Deadly Rival
(1995)
Kris Lansford
Making 'Toy Story'
(1995)
Narrated
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
(1996)
Self
Toy Story 2
(1999)
Bo Peep (voice)
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story
(2003)
Julie Posey
Elvis Has Left the Building
(2004)
Shirl
The Sunday Man
(2007)
Mrs. Culp
Queen Sized
(2008)
Joan Baker
Don't You Forget About Me
(2010)
Self
Freshman Father
(2010)
Dorothy Downs
Five
(2011)
Helen
The Music Teacher
(2012)
Alyson/Young Alyson
Chu and Blossom
(2014)
Aunt
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
(2014)
As Good As You
(2015)
Dr. Laura Berg
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
(2015)
Self
Ghostbusters
(2016)
Desk Clerk
Humor Me
(2017)
Dee
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
(2018)
Mary
Happy Anniversary
(2018)
Diane
Toy Story 4
(2019)
Bo Peep (voice)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
(2020)
Self
Lamp Life
(2020)
Bo Peep (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
Janine Melnitz
Arlo the Alligator Boy
(2021)
Edmée (voice)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
(2024)
Janine Melnitz
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