Annie Potts
Biography
Annie Potts is an American actress born on October 28, 1952, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She has appeared in various films, including Corvette Summer, Ghostbusters, Pretty in Pink, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Who's Harry Crumb?, Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. She has also voiced Bo Peep in the Toy Story franchise, specifically in the first, second, and fourth films. On television, Potts played Mary Jo Jackson Shively on the CBS sitcom Designing Women from 1986 to 1993. She has been nominated for several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, a Genie Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Career overview
Annie Potts is an American actress born on October 28, 1952, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She began her acting career with notable film roles, including Corvette Summer in 1978 and Heartaches in 1981. Her performance in Heartaches earned her a Genie Award. Potts' subsequent film appearances include Ghostbusters in 1984, Pretty in Pink in 1986, Jumpin' Jack Flash in 1986, Who's Harry Crumb? in 1989, Ghostbusters II in 1989, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife in 2021, as well as Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire in 2024.
In addition to her film work, Potts has also had a successful television career. She played the role of Mary Jo Jackson Shively on the CBS sitcom Designing Women from 1986 to 1993. Her performance on the show led to a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1994.
Annie Potts has also lent her voice to various Disney video games and has provided the voice of Bo Peep in the first, second, and fourth films of the Toy Story franchise, released in 1995, 1999, and 2019, respectively. With a career spanning multiple decades and various mediums, Potts has established herself as a talented and versatile actress.
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- Toy Story 5 (2026) as Bo Peep (voice)
- Best Medicine (2026) as Aunt Joan
- 40 Dates and 40 Nights (2026) as Gigi
- Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024) as Connie Tucker
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) as Janine Melnitz
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) as Janine Melnitz
- I Heart Arlo (2021) as Edmee (voice)
- Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021) as Edmée (voice)
- Stars in the House (2020) as Self
- Reunited Apart (2020) as Self
- Lamp Life (2020) as Bo Peep (voice)
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Toy Story 4 (2019) as Bo Peep (voice)
- The Movies That Made Us (2019) as Janine Melnitz (archive footage)
- Happy Anniversary (2018) as Diane
- Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town (2018) as Mary
- Young Sheldon (2017) as Connie Tucker
- Humor Me (2017) as Dee
- Ghostbusters (2016) as Desk Clerk
- Chicago Med (2015) as Helen
- Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond (2015) as Self
- As Good As You (2015) as Dr. Laura Berg
- NCIS: New Orleans (2014) as Olivia Brody
- Chu and Blossom (2014) as Aunt
- Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey (2014) as Self
- The Fosters (2013) as Sharon Elkin
- Instant Mom (2013) as Roberta Montgomery
- Scandal (2012) as Louise Baker
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012) as Tawny Zingwald (voice)
- GCB (2012) as Gigi Stopper
- Animal Practice (2012) as Virginia Coleman
- The Music Teacher (2012) as Alyson/Young Alyson
- Five (2011) as Helen
- The Talk (2010) as Self
- Fish Hooks (2010) as Nurse Fishington (voice)
- Marry Me (2010) as Vivienne Carter
- Don't You Forget About Me (2010) as Self
- Freshman Father (2010) as Dorothy Downs
- Royal Pains (2009) as Mrs. Sacani
- Queen Sized (2008) as Joan Baker
- The Sunday Man (2007) as Mrs. Culp
- Ugly Betty (2006) as Linda
- Men in Trees (2006) as Mary Alice O'Donnell
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Joyce Bosco
- Close to Home (2005) as Marla Dodds
- Boston Legal (2004) as Joy Espenson
- Elvis Has Left the Building (2004) as Shirl
- Two and a Half Men (2003) as Lenore
- Joan of Arcadia (2003) as Lieutenant Lucy Preston
- The Designing Women Reunion (2003)
- Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story (2003) as Julie Posey
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Sophie Devere
- Toy Story 2 (1999) as Bo Peep (voice)
- Any Day Now (1998) as Mary Elizabeth Sims
- The View (1997) as Self
- Over the Top (1997) as Hadley Martin
- Dangerous Minds (1996) as Louanne Johnson
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self
- The Story Behind 'Toy Story' (1996) as Self
- Toy Story (1995) as Bo Peep (voice)
- Making 'Toy Story' (1995) as Narrator
- Her Deadly Rival (1995) as Kris Lansford
- Meggamorphosis (1993) as The Egg
- Love & War (1992) as Dana Palladino
- Breaking the Rules (1992) as Mary Klinglitch
- Texasville (1990) as Karla Jackson
- Ghostbusters II (1989) as Janine Melnitz
- Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) as Helen Downing
- Hanna-Barbera's 50th (1989) as Self - Host
- She's Having a Baby (1988) as Annie Potts (uncredited)
- Pass the Ammo (1988) as Darla
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987) as Louise
- Designing Women (1986) as Mary Jo Shively
- Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) as Liz Carlson
- Pretty in Pink (1986) as Iona
- Bayou Romance (1986) as Lily
- The Twilight Zone (1985) as (segment "Wordplay")
- Amazing Stories (1985) as Mrs. Bev Binford (voice)
- The Comedy Factory (1985) as Annie
- Lime Street (1985)
- Ghostbusters (1984) as Janine Melnitz
- Crimes of Passion (1984) as Amy Grady
- It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984) as Cindy Mills
- Why Me? (1984) as Daria
- Cowboy (1983) as D.G.
- Remington Steele (1982) as Annie Carpenter
- Something So Right (1982) as Sunday
- Heartaches (1981) as Bonnie Howard
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Tracy Spencer
- Goodtime Girls (1980) as Edith Bedelmeyer
- The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980) as Betty (uncredited)
- Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers (1979) as Flatbed Annie
- Black Market Baby (1979) as Linda Cleary
- Corvette Summer (1978) as Vanessa
- King of the Gypsies (1978) as Persa
- Busting Loose (1977)
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self - Host
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self