Annie Potts

Annie Potts
Annie Potts at the Governor's Ball following the 41st Annual Emmy Awards, 1990
Born	Anne Hampton Potts October 28, 1952 (1952-10-28) (age 56) Nashville, Tennessee
Spouse(s)	Steven Hartley (1973–1978) Greg Antonacci (1978–1980) B. Scott Senechal (1981–1989) 1 child James Hayman (1990–present) 2 children

Annie Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an American television and film actress.

Early life

She was born Anne Hampton Potts in Nashville, Tennessee,^[1] and grew up in Franklin, Kentucky, where she graduated from Franklin-Simpson High School. She is the daughter of Powell Grisette Potts and Dorothy Harris (Billingslea) Potts and has two older sisters, Mary Eleanor (Potts) Hovious, and Elizabeth Grissette ("Dollie") Potts. She received a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree (in theater arts) from Stephens College in Missouri.

Career

Potts is probably best known for playing the role of Janine Melnitz in the Ghostbusters films and for the television sitcom Designing Women, but has had a wide variety of prominent roles in both television and film. Other notable roles include Mary Elizabeth (O'Brien) Sims on the Lifetime Television show Any Day Now, the voice of Little Bo Peep in the Toy Story films, a supporting role in the John Hughes drama Pretty in Pink, and a guest-starring role on the CBS drama Joan of Arcadia.

She has done work on audio books, including as the narrator and heroine of Larry McMurtry's "Telegraph Days." She starred in the film version of McMurtry's Texasville, a sequel to The Last Picture Show.

The Karenskys (2009) : Created by Linwood Boomer & directed by Pamela Fryman. Multi-camera comedy about a daughter's return to the fold of her large, eccentric, ethnic family after her husband takes a job in her hometown. Starring Annie Potts, Desi Lydic, Jack Thompson, Mather Zickel, Sasha Alexander, Tinsley Grimes, & Todd Stashwick. Production BermanBraun & Universal Media Studios.

Personal life

Potts is married to television director James Hayman and is the mother of three sons, Clay (born 1981), James (called Doc, born 1992), and Harry (born 1996). She is a Board Member of Stephens College, and has been instrumental in fundraising efforts for the college for many years. Potts is currently a visiting professor of Drama at the school.

Filmography

References

1. ^ Allport, Brandy Hilboldt (2006-10-28). "A.M.Stir". The Florida Times-Union. http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/102806/lif_5772890.shtml. 

• Annie Potts at the TCM Movie Database
• Annie Potts at Allmovie

External links

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• Annie Potts at the Internet Movie Database