Editing Annie Potts (section)

{{short description|American actress (born 1952)}}
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{{for|the American physician|Anna Longshore Potts}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Annie Potts
| image              = Annie Potts, 2019 (T6I0YV6Az8c).jpg
| caption            = Potts in 2019
| birth_name         = Anne Hampton Potts
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1952|10|28}}
| birth_place        = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actress
| years_active       = 1977–present
| alma_mater         = [[Stephens College]]
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Steven Hartley|1973|1978|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Greg Antonacci]]|1978|1980|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|B. Scott Senechal|1981|1989|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[James Hayman]]|1990}}
}}
| children           = 3
}}
'''Anne Hampton Potts''' (born October 28, 1952)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/annie-potts-p57472|title=Annie Potts|work=[[AllMovie]]|access-date=November 28, 2019|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210192109/https://www.allmovie.com/artist/annie-potts-p57472|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American actress. She was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|Golden Globe Award]] for ''[[Corvette Summer]]'' (1978) and won a [[Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress|Genie Award]] for ''[[Heartaches (1981 film)|Heartaches]]'' (1981), before appearing in ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' (1984), ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'' (1986), ''[[Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)|Jumpin' Jack Flash]]'' (1986), ''[[Who's Harry Crumb?]]'' (1989), ''[[Ghostbusters II]]'' (1989), ''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]'' (2021), and ''[[Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire]]'' (2024). She voiced [[Bo Peep (Toy Story)|Bo Peep]] in the [[Toy Story (franchise)|''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 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award]] for playing Dana Palladino on the CBS sitcom ''[[Love & War (TV series)|Love & War]]'' (1993–1995), she played teacher Louanne Johnson on ABC drama ''Dangerous Minds'' for one season 1996–1997, and was nominated for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series|Screen Actors Guild Award]] in 1998 and 1999 for playing Mary-Elizabeth "M.E." Sims in the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] drama series ''[[Any Day Now (TV series)|Any Day Now]]'' (1998–2002). Her other television credits include ''[[GCB (TV series)|GCB]]'' (2012), ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'' (2013–2018), and ''[[Young Sheldon]]'' (2017–2024).