Annie Potts is an American television and film actress, producer, comedian. She also often works as a voice actress. Has been acting in films since 1976.
Annie became famous thanks to her roles in the films Girl in Pink (1986), Ghostbusters (1984), Jack the Jumper (1986), Who is Harry Cramb? (1989 year). Voiced character Bo Peep in the cartoon series "Toy Story".
The growth of the actress: 160 centimeters.
General information
The full name of the actress is Anne Hampton Potts. She was born on 10/28/1952 in the city of Nashville in the state of Tennessee in the USA. Annie's parents are Powell Grisette Potts and Dorothy Harris Potts. The actress has two sisters - Merry Howius and Elizabeth.
In her youth, Annie Potts lived in Franklin, Kentucky. Here she graduated from Franklin-Simpson School and received secondary education. After graduation, the future actress entered the Stevens College in Missouri at the Department of Fine Arts and received a bachelor's degree.
Carier start
In 1978, Potts first appeared in films. It was a role in the film Summer in Search of the Corvette of the Metro Goldwin Mayer studio. The picture was very successful for Annie. In 1979, Potts was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for their role in this film.
In 1982, the actress played in the film "Heartache." The plot of this film is based on the story of a young married woman. She is married to a racer and brings up a child of friends.
Most often, photos of Annie Potts are published in the press in connection with her roles in the famous science fiction film Ghostbusters and in the television series in the genre of the situational comedy "Creating a Woman" on CBS. Annie almost always starred in comedies. Comedy roles are given to the actress very easily and convincingly.
Other famous series and films by Annie Potts: “Now Any Day” (as Mary Elizabeth), “Toy Story” (as Bo Peep), “Girl in Pink”, “Love and War”, “Any Other Day”.
For her role in the show Love and War, the actress was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category Best Actress of a Comedy Series, and for her role in the television series Any Other Day, she was twice nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award as the best actress in a drama series.
In 2002, Annie decided to close the project “Any Other Day” after four seasons of filming, despite the high ratings of the series. The last episode of the show was shown in March 2002.
After completing this project, the actress pushed her career to the background and focused her efforts on family and home.
Recent work
Potts finally did not say goodbye to cinema and television. From time to time, she appears as a guest star in television series. She also starred in small and episodic roles. The actress appeared in such projects as: “Private Detective Magnum”, “Think Like a Criminal”, “The Ugly Girl”, “Two and a Half Men”, “Boston Lawyers”, “Law and Order: Special Corps” and others.
Annie participated in the recording of the telegraph days audiobook, and also played in the television version of Texasville.
In November 2009, the actress participated in the Broadway production of The God of Massacre. And in 2012, Annie was entrusted with one of the main roles in the television series "Pious Bitch" on the ABC channel.
In 2017, the actress joined the cast of the new comedy television series Sheldon’s Childhood. This series is a spin-off of the popular project The Big Bang Theory. Potts plays in him the role of the grandmother of the protagonist.
In 2019, Potts plans to voice the character Bo Peep in the animated film Toy Story 4.
Awards
Over the years of her career, Potts has been nominated several times for prestigious prizes, but has not yet received a single one. Among her nominations are:
- 1979 - Golden Globe for Summer in Search of the Corvette;
- 1994 - Emmy for “Love and War”;
- 1999 - Award of the Guild of Actors for the series “Time Does Not Wait”;
- 2000 - again nomination for the Guild of Actors Award for the series "Time Does Not Wait."
Personal life
Annie Potts has been married four times. The first husband of the actress was Stephen Hartley. After him, Annie tied the knot with actor and director Greg Antonachchi. Neither in the first nor in the second marriage the actress had children.
Potts' third husband was producer B. Scott Seneschal. In this marriage, the first child of the actress was born - the son of Clay Samuel (1981).
Annie is currently married to James Hayman, an American filmmaker and filmmaker. They have two common sons: James Powell (1992) and Isaac Harris (1996).
The actress is on the board of the Stevens College and is involved in a charitable fundraising campaign for the college.