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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
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Sophie Devere
Chicago Med
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8

Chicago Med

(2015) Helen
The Fosters
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8

The Fosters

(2013) Sharon Elkin
Dangerous Minds
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9

Dangerous Minds

(1996) Louanne Johnson
Any Day Now
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7

Any Day Now

(1998) Mary Elizabeth Sims
Pretty in Pink
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7

Pretty in Pink

(1986) Iona
Crimes of Passion
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6

Crimes of Passion

(1984) Amy Grady
Making 'Toy Story'
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7

Making 'Toy Story'

(1995) Narrated

Acting

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

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