Annie Potts

Annie Potts

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Anne Hampton Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Corvette Summer (1978) and won a Genie Award for Heartaches (1981), before appearing in Ghostbusters (1984), Pretty in Pink (1986), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), Who's Harry Crumb? (1989), and Ghostbusters II (1989). She also voiced Bo Peep in the Disney and Pixar animated films Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2 (1999), and Toy Story 4 (2019). Potts is also known for playing Mary Jo Jackson Shively on the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986–1993). She went on to be nominated for a 1994 Primetime Emmy Award for playing Dana Palladino on the CBS sitcom Love & War (1993–1995), and was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1998 and 1999 for playing Mary Elizabeth Sims in the Lifetime drama series Any Day Now (1998–2002). Her other television credits include GCB (2012), The Fosters (2013–2018), and Young Sheldon (2017–present).

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Annie Potts was born on Tuesday, 28 October 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Her full name at birth was Anne Hampton Potts. She is best known as an actress. Potts' country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Annie attended high school at Franklin-Simpson High School, Franklin, KY. For university, she studied at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri for a BFA in Theater Arts. Her religion is listed as Presbyterian. She is 5' 3" (160 cm) tall and weighs 110 lbs (50 kg) with a slim build. She has light brown eyes and dark brown hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $8,000,000 US dollars. Annie Potts is 72 years old and her zodiac star sign is Scorpio.

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Full name at birth
Anne Hampton Potts
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Claim to fame
Designing Women, Ghostbusters
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Date of birth
28 October 1952
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Place of birth
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Actress, Producer, Voice Artist
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5' 3" (160 cm)
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Weight
110 lbs (50 kg)
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Net worth
$8,000,000 USD
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High school
Franklin-Simpson High School, Franklin, KY
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Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri for a BFA in Theater Arts
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Untitled Entertainment (LA)
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  • Born in Franklin, Kentucky
  • Interested in stage and film at an early age
  • Stephens College in Missouri is the same one Joan Crawford attended in the 1920s before beginning her career as an actress.
  • She has been married 4 times.
  • Three sons: Clay Senechal (b. 1981), Doc (b. 1992), & Harry (b. 1996).

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