Annie Potts

Annie Potts
Potts in 2019
Born	Anne Hampton Potts (1952-10-28) October 28, 1952 (age 72) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater	Stephens College
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1977–present
Known for	Designing Women Ghostbusters Any Day Now Young Sheldon
Spouses	Steven Hartley ​ ​ (m. 1973; div. 1978)​ Greg Antonacci ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1980)​ B. Scott Senechal ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 1989)​ James Hayman ​ (m. 1990)​
Children	3

Anne Hampton Potts (born October 28, 1952)^[1] 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 Toy Story franchise (1995, 1999, and 2019) and in various Disney video games.

On television, Potts 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 (2017–2024).