Editing Annie Potts

{{short description|American actress (born 1952)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{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).

==Early life and education==
Potts was born in [[Nashville|Nashville, Tennessee]],<ref>{{cite news | first = Brandy Hilboldt | last = Allport | url = http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/102806/lif_5772890.shtml | title = A.M.Stir | work = The Florida Times-Union | date = October 28, 2006 | access-date = April 24, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095852/http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/102806/lif_5772890.shtml | archive-date = September 29, 2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref> the third child of Dorothy Harris (née Billingslea) and Powell Grisette Potts. She has two older sisters. They grew up in [[Franklin, Kentucky]], where she graduated from [[Franklin-Simpson High School]] in 1970.<ref>1970 Franklin-Simpson High School yearbook</ref>

She attended [[Stephens College]] in [[Columbia, Missouri]], and graduated with a [[bachelor's degree]] in theater. Potts and her first husband, Steven Hartley, were in a car crash that left several bones below her waist broken,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/personal-training/tips-from-greg-vanvakaris.htm|title=Tips From Greg Vanvakaris, DC, CSCS|work=HowStuffWorks|access-date=October 20, 2014|date=September 29, 2010|archive-date=August 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802213613/http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/personal-training/tips-from-greg-vanvakaris.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> including compound fractures to both legs, and caused the loss of the heel of her right foot. Hartley also lost his left leg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/was-the-wampa-attack-in-e_b_8035468|title=Was the Wampa Attack in Empire Strikes Back Created to Explain Mark Hamill's Facial Injuries?|date=August 25, 2015|access-date=December 23, 2019|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815075717/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/was-the-wampa-attack-in-e_b_8035468|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Working Mother, January 1997, p. 25</ref>

==Career==
Potts made her debut on the big screen in 1978 in the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] comedy film ''[[Corvette Summer]]'', with [[Mark Hamill]]. She was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] in 1979 for her role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Golden Globe Awards Website|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/annie-potts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922141807/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/annie-potts |archive-date=September 22, 2019 }}</ref> In 1982, she won [[Genie Awards|Genie Awards for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress]] for her role in the film ''[[Heartaches (1981 film)|Heartaches]]'', about a young woman married to a stock car racer and carrying his friend's child. In 1980, she played Edith Bedelmeyer, a woman who shared an attic apartment with three other women (played by [[Georgia Engel]], [[Lorna Patterson]], and [[Francine Tacker]]) on the short-lived comedy series ''[[Goodtime Girls]]''.

[[File:Annie Potts Emmys.jpg|thumb|right|Potts at the [[41st Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1989]]
Potts played receptionist [[Janine Melnitz]] in the ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' film series; Potts created the character's trademark New York accent based on a friend's who was from the city. She then appeared as the pragmatic interior designer Mary Jo Shively on the CBS television sitcom ''[[Designing Women]]'' (1986–1993). She was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]] in 1994 for her role as Dana Palladino on ''[[Love & War (TV series)|Love & War]]'' (1993–1995). Other notable roles include Mary Elizabeth (O'Brien) Sims on the [[Lifetime Television]] drama series ''[[Any Day Now (TV series)|Any Day Now]]'' (1998–2002), for which she was nominated for two [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]], the voice of [[Bo Peep (Toy Story)|Bo Peep]] in three of the ''Toy Story'' films, a supporting role in [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]'s ''Pretty in Pink'', and guest-starring roles on such [[CBS]]'s television series as ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'', ''[[Joan of Arcadia]]'', ''[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home]]'', ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'', and ABC's ''[[Men in Trees]]'', ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', and ''[[Boston Legal]]''. She played a recurring role as Sophie Devere in the [[NBC]]'s ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' from 2005 to 2009.

Potts has done work on audio books; including as the narrator and heroine of [[Larry McMurtry]]'s ''Telegraph Days'', winning the 2007 [[Audie Award]] for Solo Narration-Female, for her portrayal. She starred in the film version of McMurtry's ''[[Texasville]]'', a sequel to ''[[The Last Picture Show]]''. She made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut upon joining the cast of the [[Tony Award]]–winning play ''[[God of Carnage]]'' on November 17, 2009, succeeding [[Hope Davis]] in the role of Annette.<ref>[http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/64431827.html Potts's Broadway debut]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/god-of-carnage-482510#Replacements |title=God of Carnage: Replacements |publisher=[[Internet Broadway Database]]}}</ref>

In 2012, Potts starred as Elizabeth "Gigi" Stopper in ABC's comedy-drama series ''GCB'', with [[Leslie Bibb]], [[Kristin Chenoweth]], [[Jennifer Aspen]], [[Miriam Shor]], and [[Marisol Nichols]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/gcb|title=Good Christian Belles|work=ABC|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-date=August 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817061634/http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/gcb|url-status=live}}</ref> She says she based her portrayal of the character on [[Dixie Carter]], adding, "Were she still alive, the role would have been hers and should have been."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://downriversundaytimes.com/2012/03/02/celebrity-extra-137/|title=Celebrity Extra|last=Elavsky|first=Cindy|work=Downriver Sunday Times|date=March 5, 2012|access-date=March 16, 2012|archive-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513084608/http://downriversundaytimes.com/2012/03/02/celebrity-extra-137/|url-status=live}}</ref> Potts also played a leading role in the 2012 [[Hallmark Channel]] original musical film ''The Music Teacher'', about a high-school music teacher who is on the brink of losing her beloved school music program because of district budget cuts. In an effort to spare the program, Daley's former students band together to stage a musical to raise money to keep the program alive.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/annie-potts-hallmark-movie-292692 Annie Potts to Star in Hallmark Movie 'The Music Teacher' (Exclusive)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214120437/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/annie-potts-hallmark-movie-292692 |date=December 14, 2019 }}, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', February 21, 2012, by Lesley Goldberg</ref>

In March 2013, Potts signed on for the lead role of the ABC comedy-drama pilot ''Murder in Manhattan'' about a mother and daughter who team up as amateur sleuths.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/03/annie-potts-to-star-in-abc-pilot-murder-in-manhattan/|title=Annie Potts To Star In ABC Pilot 'Murder In Manhattan'|date=March 2, 2013|work=Deadline|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702030240/http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/annie-potts-to-star-in-abc-pilot-murder-in-manhattan/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ABC later looked for a cable network to distribute the series, opting not to air it on network television.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-studios-shop-murder-manhattan-520296?mobile_redirect=false|title=ABC Studios to Shop 'Murder in Manhattan' to Other Networks|author=Lesley Goldberg|date=May 9, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318121555/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-studios-shop-murder-manhattan-520296?mobile_redirect=false|url-status=live}}</ref> In late 2013, it was announced that Potts would join [[Diane Paulus]]' revival of ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]'' beginning January 21, 2014. She replaced Tony Award nominee [[Tovah Feldshuh]] in the role of Pippin's grandmother Berthe. This marked her first appearance in a Broadway musical.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/185289-Annie-Potts-Will-Join-Tony-Award-Winning-Broadway-Revival-of-Pippin-in-2014|title=Annie Potts Will Join Tony Award-Winning Broadway Revival of Pippin in 2014|work=Playbill|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716164120/http://playbill.com/news/article/185289-Annie-Potts-Will-Join-Tony-Award-Winning-Broadway-Revival-of-Pippin-in-2014|archive-date=July 16, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From 2017 to 2024, she was a series regular on the CBS sitcom ''[[Young Sheldon]]'', playing Connie "Meemaw" Tucker, Sheldon's maternal grandmother. Starting in 2024, she was a series recurring actress on the CBS sitcom ''[[Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage]]'', playing Connie "Meemaw" Tucker, Georgie Cooper Jr's maternal grandmother.

==Personal life==
Potts is the mother of three boys: one with her third husband Scott Senechal, and two with her fourth and most recent husband James Hayman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/annie-potts-17175702|title=Annie Potts|website=Biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184411/https://www.biography.com/people/annie-potts-17175702|archive-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>

==Acting credits==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1978
| ''[[Corvette Summer]]''
| Vanessa
| 
|-
| ''[[King of the Gypsies (film)|King of the Gypsies]]''
| Persa
|   
|-
| align="center"| 1981
| ''[[Heartaches (1981 film)|Heartaches]]''
| Bonnie Howard
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1984
| ''[[Ghostbusters]]''
| [[Janine Melnitz]]
|
|-
| ''[[Crimes of Passion (1984 film)|Crimes of Passion]]''
| Amy Grady
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1986
| ''[[Pretty in Pink]]''
| Iona
|
|-
| ''[[Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)|Jumpin' Jack Flash]]''
| Liz Carlson
|
|-
| align="center"| 1987
| ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987 film)|The Man Who Fell to Earth]]''
| Louise
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1988
| ''[[Pass the Ammo]]''
| Darla Porter
|
|-
| ''[[She's Having a Baby]]''
| Herself
| Cameo
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1989
| ''[[Who's Harry Crumb?]]''
| Helen Downing
|
|-
| ''[[Ghostbusters II]]''
| [[Janine Melnitz]]
|   
|-
| align="center"| 1990
| ''[[Texasville]]''
| Karla Jackson
|
|-
| align="center"| 1992
| ''[[Breaking the Rules (film)|Breaking the Rules]]''
| Mary Klinglitch
|
|-
| align="center"| 1995
| ''[[Toy Story]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Bo Peep (Toy Story)|Bo Peep]]
|rowspan=2|Voice role<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Annie Potts (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Annie-Potts/ |access-date=August 5, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| align="center"| 1999
| ''[[Toy Story 2]]''
|-
| align="center"| 2004
| ''[[Elvis Has Left the Building]]''
| Shirl
|
|-
| align="center"| 2007
| ''The Sunday Man''
| Mrs. Culp
| Short film
|-
| align="center"| 2014
| ''[[Chu and Blossom]]''
|  Aunt Harley
|
|-
| align="center"| 2015
| ''As Good As You''
| Dr. Laura Berg
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2016
| ''[[Ghostbusters (2016 film)|Ghostbusters]]''
| Vanessa the hotel clerk
| Cameo<ref>{{cite web |last=Jayson |first=Jay |date=September 6, 2017 |title=Annie Potts To Make Cameo In Paul Feig's Ghostbusters Reboot |url=https://comicbook.com/2015/09/19/annie-potts-to-make-cameo-in-paul-feigs-ghostbusters-reboot/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626212256/https://comicbook.com/2015/09/19/annie-potts-to-make-cameo-in-paul-feigs-ghostbusters-reboot/ |archive-date=June 26, 2019 |access-date=February 19, 2020 |website=comicbook.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[All at Once (2016 film)|All At Once]]''
| Ginny Maxwell
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2017
| ''[[Humor Me (film)|Humor Me]]''
| Dee
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farber |first=Stephen |date=2017-06-20 |title=''Humor Me'': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/humor-me-review-1015040/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town]]''
| Mary
|
|-
| align="center"| 2018
| ''[[Happy Anniversary (2018 film)|Happy Anniversary]]''
| Diane
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=2017-01-24 |title=Noel Wells, Ben Schwartz Starring in Netflix Comedy ''Happy Anniversary'' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/noel-wells-ben-schwartz-happy-anniversary-1201967391/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| 2019
| ''[[Toy Story 4]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Bo Peep (Toy Story)|Bo Peep]]<ref name="btva" />
|rowspan=3|Voice role
|-
| align="center"| 2020
| ''[[Lamp Life]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2021
|''[[Arlo the Alligator Boy]]''
| Edmée<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sledge |first=Philip |date=April 16, 2021 |title=''Arlo The Alligator Boy'' Cast: Where You've Heard Or Seen The Actors Before |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2565839/arlo-the-alligator-boy-cast-where-youve-heard-or-seen-the-actors-before |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=Cinema Blend |language=en}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
|-
|''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]''
|rowspan=2| [[Janine Melnitz]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bui |first=Hoai-Tran |date=2019-06-18 |title=Annie Potts Confirms Return As Janine In Jason Reitman's ''Ghostbusters'' Sequel |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/567139/ghostbusters-sequel-cast-annie-potts/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| 2024
| ''[[Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Jason |date=June 8, 2023 |title=Watch ''Ghostbusters'' sequel cast wish fans a "Happy Ghostbusters Day" |url=https://ghostbustersnews.com/2023/06/08/watch-ghostbusters-sequel-cast-wish-fans-a-happy-ghostbusters-day/ |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=Ghostbusters News |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year

! Title
 
! Role 
 
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1977
| ''[[Black Market Baby (film)|Black Market Baby]]''
| Linda Cleary
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Busting Loose (TV series)|Busting Loose]]''
| Helene
| 3 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 1978
| ''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]''
| Caddy Wilde
| Episode: "Magic"
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1979
| ''Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers''
| Flatbed Annie
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Visions (1976 TV series)|Visions]]''
| Ellen
| Episode: "Ladies in Waiting"
|-
| align="center"| 1980
| ''[[Goodtime Girls]]''
| Edith Bedelmeyer
| Main cast, 12 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1982
| ''Something So Right''
| Sunday
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Bayou Romance]]''
| Lily
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1983
| ''Cowboy''
| D.G.
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Remington Steele]]''
| Annie Carpenter
| Episode: "Steele Crazy After All These Years"
|-
| align="center"| 1983–1986
| ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]''
| Tracy Spencer
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1984
| ''Why Me?''
| Daria
| Television film
|-
| ''[[It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (film)|It Came Upon the Midnight Clear]]''
| Cindy Mills
| Television film
|-
| align="center"| 1985
| ''[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]''
| Cathy Lowery
| Episode: "[[Wordplay (The Twilight Zone)|Wordplay]]"
|-
| align="center"| 1986–1993
| ''[[Designing Women]]''
| Mary Jo Shively
| Main cast, 163 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 1987
| ''[[CBS Schoolbreak Special]]''
| Kathy Sanders
| "My Dissident Mom"
|-
| ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]''
| Bev Binford (voice)
| Episode: "The Family Dog"
|-
| align="center"| 1989
| ''[[Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration]]''
| Co-host
| TV special
|-
| align="center"| 1993–1995
| ''[[Love & War (TV series)|Love & War]]''
| Dana Palladino
| Main cast, 44 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 1995
| ''Her Deadly Rival''
| Kris Lansford
| Television film
|-
| align="center"| 1996–1997
| ''[[Dangerous Minds (TV series)|Dangerous Minds]]''
| LouAnne Johnson
| Main cast, 17 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 1997
| ''[[Over the Top (TV series)|Over the Top]]''
| Hadley Martin
| Main cast, 12 episodes and also producer
|-
| align="center"| 1998
| ''[[Hercules (1998 TV series)|Hercules]]''
| Syrinx (voice)
| Episode: "Hercules and the Muse of Dance"
|-
| align="center"| 1998–2002
| ''[[Any Day Now (TV series)|Any Day Now]]''
| Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' Sims
| Main cast, 88 episodes
|-
| rowspan=“2” align="center"| 1999
| ''[[Johnny Bravo]]''
| Wrangler (voice)
| Episode: "Dude Ranch Doofus"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| align="center"| 2003
| ''Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story ''
| Julie Posey
| Television film
|-
| align="center"| 2004
| ''[[Huff (TV series)|Huff]]''
| Doris Johnson
| 4 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 2004–2005
| ''[[Joan of Arcadia]]''
| Lieutenant Lucy Preston
| 11 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 2005
| ''[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home]]''
| Dr. Marla Dodds
| Episode: "Divine Directions"
|-
| align="center"| 2005–2009
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Sophie Devere
| 4 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 2007
| ''[[Men in Trees]]''
| Mary Alice O'Donnell
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center"| 2008
| ''[[Ugly Betty]]''
| Linda
| Episode: "Zero Worship"
|-
| ''[[Boston Legal]]''
| Joy Espenson
| Episode: "The Bad Seed"
|-
| ''[[Queen Sized]]''
| Joan Baker
| Television film
|-
| align="center"| 2009
| ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''
| Lenore
| Episode: "Mmm, Fish. Yum."
|-
| align="center"| 2010
| ''[[Marry Me (miniseries)|Marry Me]]''
| Vivienne Carter
| Miniseries
|-
| align="center"| 2010
|''[[Freshman Father]]''
|Kathy Patton
|Television film
|-
| align="center"| 2011
| ''[[Five (2011 film)|Five]]''
| Charlotte's Mom
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="4" align="center"| 2012
| ''[[GCB (TV series)|GCB]]''
| Gigi Stopper
| Main cast, 10 episodes
|-
| ''The Music Teacher''
| Alyson Daley
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Fish Hooks]]''
| Nurse Fishington (voice)
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Animal Practice]]''
| Virginia Coleman
| 2 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 2013–2018
| ''[[The Fosters (American TV series)|The Fosters]]''
| Sharon Elkin
| 11 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2013
| ''[[Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja]]''
| Tawny Zingwald (voice)
| Episode: "Stank'd to the Future/Wave Slayers"
|-
| ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
| Joyce
| Episode: "Map of You"
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2014
| ''[[Instant Mom]]''
| Roberta Montgomery
| Episode: "True Romance"
|-
| ''[[Young & Hungry]]''
| Donna Kaminski (voice)
| Episode: "Pilot"; uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2015
| ''[[Major Crimes (TV series)|Major Crimes]]''
| Clarissa
| Episode: "Special Master: Part Two"
|-
| ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]''
| Olivia Brody
| Episode: "Broken Hearted"
|-
| align="center"| 2015–2016
| ''[[Chicago Med]]''
| Helen Manning
| Recurring role; 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 2016
| ''[[Scandal (American TV series)|Scandal]]''
| Louise Baker
| Episode: "Buckle Up"
|-
| ''[[Royal Pains]]''
| Mrs. Sacani
| 2 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 2017–2019
|''[[Welcome to the Wayne]]''
|Olympia Timbers (voice)
|4 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 2017–2024
|''[[Young Sheldon]]''
|Constance "Connie" Tucker (Meemaw)
|Main cast, 139 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 2021
|''[[I Heart Arlo]]''
|Edmée (voice)
|5 episodes
|-
| align="center"| 2024 
|''[[Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage]]''
|Constance "Connie" Tucker (Meemaw)
|Recurring role
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Voice role
! Notes
|-
| align="center"| 1995
|''[[Disney's Animated Storybook|Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story]]''
| rowspan=2 |[[Bo Peep (Toy Story)|Bo Peep]]
|
|-
| align="center"| 1999
| ''[[Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue]]''
|<ref name="btva" />
|-
| align="center"| 2009
| ''[[Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]''
| [[Janine Melnitz]]
|
|-
| align="center"| 2010
| ''[[Toy Story 3: The Video Game]]''
| rowspan=2 |Bo Peep
|
|-
| align="center"| 2016
| ''[[Disney Magic Kingdoms]]''
| Voice lines removed in a later update
|-
| align="center"| 2019
| ''[[Ghostbusters: The Video Game#Remastered version|Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered]]''
| Janine Melnitz
|
|-
| align="center"| 2023
| ''[[Disney Speedstorm]]''
| Bo Peep
|
|}

===Stage===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2009–10
| ''[[God of Carnage]]''
| Annette
| [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]''
| Berthe
| Broadway
|}

==Awards and nominations==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Work
! Result
|-
| 1979
| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|New Star of the Year – Actress]]
| ''Corvette Summer''
|{{nom}}
|-
| 1982
| [[Genie Awards]]
| [[Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress|Best Performance by a Foreign Actress]]
| ''Heartaches''
|{{won}}
|-
| 1994
| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]]
| ''Love & War''
|{{nom}}
|-
| 1999
| rowspan=2|[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| rowspan=2|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]]
| rowspan=2|''Any Day Now''
|{{nom}}
|-
| 2000
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|[[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2019|Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards]]
|Best Voice Performance
|''[[Toy Story 4]]''
|{{Nominated}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Critics' Choice Television Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series]]
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Young Sheldon]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2023
|{{nom}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{TV Guide person|annie-potts/140294|Annie Potts}}

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