Actress
Birth Date: October 28, 1952
Age: 71 years old
Birth Place: Nashville, Tennessee
Spouses: Greg Antonacci
Annie Potts is an American film and TV actress best known for her roles in "Ghostbusters" (1984), "Designing Women" (1986-1993), "Young Sheldon" (CBS, 2017- ), and three of the four "Toy Story" movies, in which she voiced the role of Bo Peep. Born in Nashville and raised in Kentucky, Potts always dreamt of becoming an actress. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri where she first began taking drama courses. After graduating, Potts continued her acting studies with post-graduate work in California. However, Potts's burgeoning acting career was nearly derailed in her early 20s when she and her then husband were involved in a major car accident in New Mexico. Potts survived, thankfully, but broke several bones as a result from the wreck and was laid up for weeks in the hospital. After recovering from the accident, Potts pushed forward with her fledgling acting career. She made her feature film debut in 1978's "Corvette Summer" which also starred Mark Hamill, who was fresh off his starring role in the blockbuster "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" (1977). Potts continued nabbing roles throughout the early 1980s but it was her supporting role as a wise-cracking secretary in 1984's "Ghostbusters" that really put her on the map. The huge success of "Ghostbusters" put Potts into the purview of casting agents seemingly overnight and before long she was appearing in popular 80s films like "Crimes of Passion" (1984), "Pretty in Pink" (1986), and "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (1986). Then in 1986 Potts joined the cast of the CBS sitcom "Designing Women." She played the role of Mary Jo Shively on the series, which also starred Delta Burke and Dixie Carter. Potts appeared in all 163 episodes of the series, which ended its 7 season run in 1993. Potts' next big role came in 1995 when she was cast as the voice of Bo Peep in the Pixar animated film "Toy Story" (1995). Potts reprised her role as Bo Peep in two subsequent "Toy Story" sequels, including 2019's "Toy Story 4." Potts continued acting regularly in both films and on TV shows well into the 2010s. In 2013 she landed a recurring role on "The Fosters" (Freeform, 2013-18). In 2017 she joined the cast of the highly anticipated spin-off series "Young Sheldon." The sitcom, which was told from the point-of-view of Sheldon Cooper from "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS, 2007-2019) at 9-years-old, was an immediate success, and premiered its third season in the fall of 2019.
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CBS Fall Preview
Self
Show
2021
I Heart Arlo
Voice
Edmée
Show
2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Voice
Edmée
Movie
2021
Lamp Life
Voice
Bo Peep
Show
2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Actor
Show
2019
Access Daily
Guest
Show
2019
Young Sheldon: Extras
Actor
Show
2017
Humor Me
Actor
Dee
Movie
2017
Izzy Gets the F... Across Town
Actor
Mary
Movie
2017
All at Once
Actor
Ginny Maxwell
Movie
2016
Chu and Blossom
Actor
Aunt
Movie
2014
The Revolution
Guest
Show
2012
The Music Teacher
Actor
Alyson Daley
Movie
2012
Q With Jian Ghomeshi
Guest
Show
2011
Five
Actor
Helen
Movie
2011
Marry Me
Actor
Show
2010
Freshman Father
Actor
Dorothy Downs
Movie
2010
Kids With Cameras
Actor
Movie
2009
Queen Sized
Actor
Joan Baker
Movie
2008
The Better Show
Guest
Show
2007
The Sunday Man
Actor
Mrs. Culp
Movie
2007
etalk
Guest
Show
2006
Close to Home
Guest Star
Show
2005
Elvis Has Left the Building
Actor
Shirl
Movie
2004
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story
Actor
Julie Posey
Movie
2003
Algún Día de Estos
Actor
Show
2002
Over the Top
Actor
Hadley Martin
Show
1997
Dangerous Minds
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Louanne Johnson
Show
1996
Her Deadly Rival
Actor
Kris Lansford
Movie
1995
Breaking the Rules
Actor
Mary Klinglitch
Movie
1992
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Voice
Movie
1990
Texasville
Actor
Karla Jackson
Movie
1990
Folies de jeunesse
Actor
Movie
1989
Rompiendo Todas las Reglas
Actor
Movie
1989
Pass the Ammo
Actor
Darla
Movie
1988
Le Paradis à la fin de vos jours
Actor
Movie
1988
Hearts of Steel
Actor
Annie
Show
1986
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Actor
Cindy Mills
Movie
1984
Why Me?
Actor
Daria
Movie
1984
Cowboy
Actor
D.G.
Movie
1983
Bayou Romance
Actor
Lily
Movie
1982
Something So Right
Actor
Sunday
Movie
1982
Heartaches
Actor
Bonnie Howard
Movie
1981
Coeurs à l'envers
Actor
Movie
1981
Goodtime Girls
Actor
Edith Bedelmeyer
Show
1980
Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers
Actor
Flatbed Annie
Movie
1979
King of the Gypsies
Actor
Persa
Movie
1978
Corvette Summer
Actor
Vanessa
Movie
1978
Hollywood High
Actor
Paula Lindell
Show
1977
Black Market Baby
Actor
Linda Cleary
Movie
1977
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