Annie Potts

Actress, Best Known for "Designing Women," "Young Sheldon" and "Toy Story"

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Annie Potts Biography

Annie Potts is an Emmy-nominated actress who has played many iconic roles, such as Mary Jo Shively from “Designing Women,” Janine Melnitz from “Ghostbusters,” Iona from “Pretty in Pink,” and Meemaw from the CBS hit comedy “Young Sheldon,” the latter role garnering her two Critics' Choice Award nominations and one she reprised in the spinoff "George and Mandy's First Marriage." Her work in “Love & War” garnered her an Emmy nomination, and with “Any Day Now,” she scored two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. In addition, she has played recurring roles on “Chicago Med,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “The Fosters” as well as guest starring on “Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Major Crimes” and “Two and a Half Men.”

Potts reprised her role as the memorable Janine Melnitz in “Ghostbusters Afterlife,” the latest film in the franchise, as well as the loveable Bo Peep in the highly successful 4th installment of “Toy Story” which won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. She originated the character in the first “Toy Story” and appeared again in “Toy Story 2.” Her numerous other feature film credits include “Pretty in Pink,” “Texasville” (Peter Bogdanovich’s sequel to “The Last Picture Show”), “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Who’s Harry Crumb?,” “King of the Gypsies” and “Corvette Summer,” for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. Other recent credits include “Happy Anniversary” for Netflix along with “Izzy Gets the F@#k Across Town” and “Humor Me,” both of which debuted at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and "40 Dates and 40 Nights."

Potts made her Broadway debut in Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning black comedy, “God of Carnage” and also appeared in the long running “Pippin.” She appeared in off-Broadway productions of “The Vagina Monologues,” “Diva,” “Love Letters,” “Charley’s Aunt,” “The Merchant of Venice,” “A Little Night Music,” “Cymbeline” and “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.” On the West Coast, she received rave reviews for her performance of a distraught wife dealing with her husband’s suicide in “Aftermath.” The play received the LA Times’ Critics Choice Ovation Recommendation.

Born in Nashville and raised in Kentucky, Potts was the youngest of three girls. Interested in stage and film at an early age, she received her BFA in theater from Stephens College in Missouri where she is a visiting professor of Drama and a dedicated Board Member. Potts is also an ambassador for White Pony Express, an organization that feeds and clothes those in need in the Bay Area. Additionally, she wrote a children’s book about a young boy named Kemarley Brooks titled “Kemarley of Anguilla,” with all proceeds going to the Arijah Children’s Foundation, an important cause in Anguilla.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/22/2025.

Annie Potts Videos

  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game - Annie Potts interview - YouTube
  • Interview with Annie Potts- Pretty in Pink and Designing Women ...
    Uploaded by Popbuff on 2016-01-14.

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