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Aliases: Anne Hampton "Annie" Potts , Anne Hampton Potts , 安妮·帕茲 , 애니 포츠 , آنی پاتس
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Movie Involvements: 19
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Sophie DevereChicago Med
(2015) HelenThe Fosters
(2013) Sharon ElkinDangerous Minds
(1996) Louanne JohnsonAny Day Now
(1998) Mary Elizabeth SimsPretty in Pink
(1986) IonaCrimes of Passion
(1984) Amy GradyMaking 'Toy Story'
(1995) NarratedActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Janine Melnitz | |
| 2021 | Janine Melnitz | |
| Edmee (voice) | ||
| Edmée (voice) | ||
| 2020 | Self | |
| Bo Peep (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2019 | Bo Peep (voice) | |
| 2018 | Mary | |
| Diane | ||
| 2017 | Connie Tucker | |
| Dee | ||
| 2016 | Desk Clerk | |
| 2015 | Self | |
| Helen | ||
| Dr. Laura Berg | ||
| 2014 | N/A | |
| Aunt | ||
| 2013 | Sharon Elkin | |
| 2012 | Tawny Zingwald (voice) | |
| Alyson/Young Alyson | ||
| Gigi Stopper | ||
| 2011 | Helen | |
| 2010 | Vivienne Carter | |
| Self | ||
| Nurse Fishington (voice) | ||
| Herself | ||
| Dorothy Downs | ||
| 2008 | Joan Baker | |
| 2006 | Linda | |
| N/A | ||
| 2004 | Joy Espenson | |
| Shirl | ||
| 2003 | N/A | |
| Lenore | ||
| Julie Posey | ||
| 1999 | Bo Peep (voice) | |
| Sophie Devere | ||
| 1998 | Mary Elizabeth Sims | |
| 1997 | Hadley Martin | |
| Self | ||
| 1996 | Self | |
| Louanne Johnson | ||
| Self | ||
| 1995 | Narrated | |
| Bo Peep (voice) | ||
| Kris Lansford | ||
| 1992 | Mary Klinglitch | |
| Dana Palladino | ||
| 1990 | Karla Jackson | |
| 1989 | Self - Host | |
| Janine Melnitz | ||
| Helen Downing | ||
| 1988 | Darla | |
| Annie Potts (uncredited) | ||
| 1987 | Louise | |
| 1986 | Mary Jo Shively | |
| Liz Carlson | ||
| Iona | ||
| 1985 | Mrs. Bev Binford (voice) | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1984 | Cindy Mills | |
| Amy Grady | ||
| Janine Melnitz | ||
| Daria | ||
| 1983 | D.G. | |
| 1982 | Sunday | |
| Annie Carpenter | ||
| 1981 | Bonnie Howard | |
| 1980 | N/A | |
| Betty (uncredited) | ||
| Edith Bedelmeyer | ||
| 1979 | Linda Cleary | |
| Flatbed Annie | ||
| 1978 | Persa | |
| Vanessa | ||
| 1977 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |