"I'm a character actor – always have been, always will be."
Anne Hampton Potts (born October 28, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American actor.
She is perhaps best known for playing Mary Jo Shively in Designing Women, receptionist Janine Melnitz in the Ghostbusters franchise, and for voicing Bo Peep in the Toy Story franchise. Her other films include Corvette Summer, Pretty in Pink, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Who's Harry Crumb? and Texasville. She has also been a regular on Love & War, Dangerous Minds, Any Day Now and Young Sheldon in addition to her numerous guest appearances in shows such as Joan of Arcadia, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and The Fosters. She also voiced Aunt Scarlett on The Rocketeer.
Annie Potts filmography on TV Tropes:
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Film roles
- Corvette Summer (1978) as Vanessa
- King of the Gypsies (1978) as Persa
- Ghostbusters:
- Ghostbusters (1984) (1984) as Janine Melnitz
- Ghostbusters II (1989) as Janine Melnitz
- Ghostbusters (2016) (2016) as Desk Clerk Vanessa
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) as Janine Melnitz
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) as Janine Melnitz
- Pretty in Pink (1986) as Iona
- Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) as Liz Carlson
- Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) as Helen Downing
- Texasville (1990) as Karla Jackson
- Toy Story (1995) as Bo Peep (voice)
- Toy Story 2 (1999) as Bo Peep (voice)
- Toy Story 4 (2019) as Bo Peep (voice)
Short film roles
- Lamp Life (2020) as Bo Peep (voice)
Television roles
- Family (1 episode, 1978) as Caddy Wilde
- Remington Steele (1 episode, 1983) as Annie Carpenter
- Magnum, P.I. (2 episodes, 1983–86) as Tracy Spencer
- The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 1985) as Cathy Lowery
- Lime Street (1 episode, 1985) as Sister #2
- Designing Women (163 episodes, 1986–93) as Mary Jo Shively
- Amazing Stories (1 episode, 1987) as Mrs. Bev Binford
- Love & War (44 episodes, 1993–95) as Dana Palladino
- Over the Top (12 episodes, 1997) as Hadley Martin/Kate
- Hercules: The Animated Series (1 episode, 1998) as Syrinx the Muse (voice)
- Any Day Now (88 episodes, 1998–2002) as Mary Elizabeth "M.E." Sims
- Johnny Bravo (1 episode, 2000) as Wrangler (voice)
- Joan of Arcadia (11 episodes, 2004–05) as Lt. Lucy Preston
- Close to Home (1 episode, 2005) as Dr. Maria Dodds 2017
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (4 episodes, 2005–09) as Sophie Devere
- Men in Trees (4 episodes, 2007) as Mary Alice O'Donnell
- Ugly Betty (1 episode, 2008) as Linda
- Boston Legal (1 episode, 2008) as Joy Espenson
- Two and a Half Men (1 episode, 2009) as Lenore
- GCB (10 episodes, 2012) as Gigi Stopper
- Fish Hooks (1 episode, 2012) as Granola Girl (voice)
- Animal Practice (2 episodes, 2012) as Virginia Coleman
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (1 episode, 2013) as Tawny Zingwald (voice)
- Grey's Anatomy (1 episode, 2013) as Joyce Bosco
- The Fosters (11 episodes, 2013–18) as Sharon Elkin
- Young & Hungry (1 episode, 2014) as Donna Kaminski (voice)
- Major Crimes (1 episode, 2015) as Clarissa
- NCIS: New Orleans (1 episode, 2015) as Olivia Brody
- Chicago Med (5 episodes, 2015–16) as Helen
- Scandal (1 episode, 2016) as Louise Baker
- Royal Pains (2 episodes, 2016) as Mrs. Sacani
- Welcome to the Wayne (4 episodes, 2017–19) as Olivia Timbers (voice)
- Young Sheldon (122 episodes, 2017–23) as Connie "Meemaw" Tucker
- The Rocketeer (2 episodes, 2020) as Scarlett Secord (voice)
- Arlo the Alligator Boy (TV movie, 2021) as Edmée (voice)
- I ♡ Arlo (6 episodes, 2021) as Edmée (voice)
Video game roles
- Toy Story (1995) as Bo Peep (voice)
- Toy Story 2 (1999) as Bo Peep (voice)
- Toy Story 3 (2010) as Bo Peep (voice)
- Disney Magic Kingdoms (2016) as Bo Peep (voice)
- Disney Speedstorm (2023) as Bo Peep (voice)
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) as Janine Melnitz (voice)
