- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 28, 1952
- Place of Birth
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Annie Potts
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 199…
Filmography
movieToy Story 5
2026 · Bo Peep (voice)
movie40 Dates and 40 Nights
2026 · Gigi
tvBest Medicine
2026 · Aunt Joan
tvGeorgie & Mandy's First Marriage
2024 · Connie Tucker
movieGhostbusters: Frozen Empire
2024 · Janine Melnitz
tvSherri
2022 · Self - Guest
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
movieGhostbusters: Afterlife
2021 · Janine Melnitz
tvI Heart Arlo
2021 · Edmee (voice)
movieArlo the Alligator Boy
2021 · Edmée (voice)
tvReunited Apart
2020 · Self
tvStars in the House
2020 · Self
movieLamp Life
2020 · Bo Peep (voice)
movieCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Self
tvThe Movies That Made Us
2019 · Janine Melnitz (archive footage)
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
movieToy Story 4
2019 · Bo Peep (voice)
movieIzzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
2018 · Mary
movieHappy Anniversary
2018 · Diane
tvYoung Sheldon
2017 · Connie Tucker
movieHumor Me
2017 · Dee
movieGhostbusters
2016 · Desk Clerk
movieToy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015 · Self
tvChicago Med
2015 · Helen
movieAs Good As You
2015 · Dr. Laura Berg
tvNCIS: New Orleans
2014 · Olivia Brody
movieHolbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey
2014 · Self
movieChu and Blossom
2014 · Aunt
tvInstant Mom
2013 · Roberta Montgomery
tvThe Fosters
2013 · Sharon Elkin
tvRandy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012 · Tawny Zingwald (voice)
tvAnimal Practice
2012 · Virginia Coleman
movieThe Music Teacher
2012 · Alyson/Young Alyson
tvScandal
2012 · Louise Baker
tvGCB
2012 · Gigi Stopper
movieFive
2011 · Helen
tvMarry Me
2010 · Vivienne Carter
tvThe Talk
2010 · Self
tvFish Hooks
2010 · Nurse Fishington (voice)
movieDon't You Forget About Me
2010 · Self
movieFreshman Father
2010 · Dorothy Downs
tvRoyal Pains
2009 · Mrs. Sacani
movieQueen Sized
2008 · Joan Baker
movieThe Sunday Man
2007 · Mrs. Culp
tvUgly Betty
2006 · Linda
tvMen in Trees
2006 · Mary Alice O'Donnell
tvClose to Home
2005 · Marla Dodds
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Joyce Bosco
tvBoston Legal
2004 · Joy Espenson
movieElvis Has Left the Building
2004 · Shirl
tvJoan of Arcadia
2003 · Lieutenant Lucy Preston
tvTwo and a Half Men
2003 · Lenore
movieThe Designing Women Reunion
2003
movieDefending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story
2003 · Julie Posey
movieToy Story 2
1999 · Bo Peep (voice)
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Sophie Devere
tvAny Day Now
1998 · Mary Elizabeth Sims
tvOver the Top
1997 · Hadley Martin
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieThe Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996 · Self
tvDangerous Minds
1996 · Louanne Johnson
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
movieMaking 'Toy Story'
1995 · Narrator
movieToy Story
1995 · Bo Peep (voice)
movieHer Deadly Rival
1995 · Kris Lansford
movieMeggamorphosis
1993 · The Egg
movieBreaking the Rules
1992 · Mary Klinglitch
tvLove & War
1992 · Dana Palladino
movieTexasville
1990 · Karla Jackson
movieHanna-Barbera's 50th
1989 · Self - Host
movieGhostbusters II
1989 · Janine Melnitz
movieWho's Harry Crumb?
1989 · Helen Downing
moviePass the Ammo
1988 · Darla
movieShe's Having a Baby
1988 · Annie Potts (uncredited)
movieThe Man Who Fell to Earth
1987 · Louise
movieJumpin' Jack Flash
1986 · Liz Carlson
tvDesigning Women
1986 · Mary Jo Shively
moviePretty in Pink
1986 · Iona
movieBayou Romance
1986 · Lily
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · Mrs. Bev Binford (voice)
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "Wordplay")
tvLime Street
1985
tvThe Comedy Factory
1985 · Annie
movieIt Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984 · Cindy Mills
movieCrimes of Passion
1984 · Amy Grady
movieGhostbusters
1984 · Janine Melnitz
movieWhy Me?
1984 · Daria
movieCowboy
1983 · D.G.
movieSomething So Right
1982 · Sunday
tvRemington Steele
1982 · Annie Carpenter
movieHeartaches
1981 · Bonnie Howard
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980 · Tracy Spencer
movieThe Scarlett O'Hara War
1980 · Betty (uncredited)
tvGoodtime Girls
1980 · Edith Bedelmeyer
movieBlack Market Baby
1979 · Linda Cleary
movieFlatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979 · Flatbed Annie
movieKing of the Gypsies
1978 · Persa
movieCorvette Summer
1978 · Vanessa
Busting Loose
tvBusting Loose
1977
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Host
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self