Biography
Who is Annie Potts?
Early life and education
Annie Potts was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 28, 1952. She grew up as the third child of her parents and spent her childhood alongside her two older sisters in Franklin, Kentucky. During her high school years, she attended Franklin-Simpson High School and graduated in 1970 after participating as a cheerleader.
Following high school, she continued her education at Stephens College located in Columbia, Missouri. She graduated from the institution holding a bachelor degree focused on theater arts, which helped lay the groundwork for her professional acting career.
Career highlights
Annie Potts made her feature film debut in the 1978 comedy Corvette Summer alongside Mark Hamill, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. A few years later, she won a Genie Award for her performance in the film Heartaches. She achieved further prominence by playing receptionist Janine Melnitz in the 1984 supernatural comedy Ghostbusters, a role she reprised in several subsequent sequels and related projects within the franchise.
On television, she is widely recognized for playing Mary Jo Jackson Shively on the CBS sitcom Designing Women from 1986 to 1993. Her television career also includes starring roles on Love and War, Dangerous Minds, Any Day Now, and Young Sheldon. In addition to her live action work, she provided the voice of Bo Peep across multiple films in the Toy Story animated franchise.
Stage and other works
In addition to her film and television credits, Annie Potts expanded her career into stage productions. She made her Broadway debut when she joined the cast of the Tony Award winning play God of Carnage, taking over the role of Annette. She later appeared in a Broadway musical revival of Pippin, playing the character Berthe.
She also worked extensively as a voice actress in various video games and narrated audio books. Her narration of the Larry McMurtry work Telegraph Days earned her an Audie Award for Solo Narration Female in the year 2007.
Personal life and family
Annie Potts has experienced several marriages throughout her life. She was married to her first husband, Steven Hartley, from 1973 until their divorce in 1978. Her second marriage was to Greg Antonacci, which lasted from 1978 to 1980.
She later married B. Scott Senechal from 1981 to 1989, and they had one son together. In 1990, she married her current husband, James Hayman, with whom she shares two additional children, bringing her total to three sons.
Birthday and age
Annie Potts was born on October 28, 1952, which makes Annie 73 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Annie shares the date with 35 other famous people.
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