Genie Awards winner, Annie Potts is an American actress, known for her appearances in 1980s movies Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Pretty in Pink, and Who’s Harry Crumb? As of 2018, she portrays the lead role of Meemaw on the CBS series Young Sheldon.
She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1979 for her big-screen debut in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy film, Corvette Summer. Potts has been married four times and has three children. Her fourth husband James Hayman is an American television producer, director as well as a cinematographer.
Graduated From Stephens College
Annie Potts was born Anne Hampton Potts on 28th October 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee, the U.S. She belongs to white-American ethnicity and holds an American nationality.
Potts is the youngest child of her parents, Powell Grisette Potts and Dorothy Harris Potts. She grew up along with her sisters, Mary Eleanor Hovious and Elizabeth Grissette Potts in Franklin, Kentucky.
Potts graduated from the Franklin-Simpson High School in 1970. She then joined Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts. Potts suffered from a car accident at the age of 21, which left several bones below her waist broken.
Movies & TV Shows
Annie Potts has played iconic roles in a number of television series as well as movies. She made her debut in the 1977 TV movie, Black Market Baby as Linda Cleary. The same year, she starred in the American sitcom, and TV series, Busting Loose.
Potts has been playing in the American television comedy, Young Sheldon since 2017. In the series, she shares the screen with Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, and Jim Parsons.
Some of her other hits are:
| Year | Television series | Role | Cast member |
| 1980 | Goodtime Girls | Edith Bedelmeyer | Lorna Patterson Georgia Engel Francine Tacker Marcia Lewis |
| 1982 | Bayou Romance | Lily | Michael Ansara Michael Durrell Virginia Capers Louis Jourdan |
| 1986–1993 | Designing Women | Mary Jo Shively | Meshach Taylor Jean Smart Delta Burke Jan Hooks |
| 1993–1995 | Love & War | Dana Palladino | Susan Dey John Hanc* * k Jay Thomas Charlie Robinson |
| 1998–2002 | Any Day Now | Mary Elizabeth 'M.E.' Sims | Lorraine Toussaint Mae Middleton Olivia Hack Shari Dyon Perry |
| 2004–2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Lieutenant Lucy Preston | Joe Mantegna Mary Steenburgen Amber Tamblyn Jason Ritter |
| 2005–2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sophie Devere | Christopher Meloni Mariska Hargitay Richard Belzer Dann Florek |
| 2013-2018 | The Fosters | Sharon Foster | Teri Polo Sherri Saum Jake T. Austin Hayden Byerly |
| 2015-2016 | Chicago Med | Helen |
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Debut in 1978
In 1978, Potts made her big-screen debut with the 1978 American adventure comedy film, Corvette Summer as Vanessa. The same year, she acted in another American drama film, King of the Gypsies.
Potts won Genie Awards for her performance in the 1981 comedy motion picture, Heartaches, starring Margot Kidder, Robert Carradine, and Winston Rekert.
Annie Potts then made her appearances in a number of movies:
| Year | Movie | Role | Cast Member |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Janine Melnitz | Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd Sigourney Weaver Harold Ramis |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | Iona | Molly Ringwald Harry Dean Stanton Jon Cryer James Spader |
| 1988 | Pa s s the Ammo | Darla | Bill Paxton Linda Kozlowski Glenn Withrow Tim Curry |
| 1989 | Who's Harry Crumb? | Helen Downing | John Candy Jeffrey Jones Tim Thomerson Barry Corbin |
| 1990 | Texasville | Karla Jackson | Jeff Bridges Cybill Shepherd Cloris Leachman Randy Quaid |
| 1992 | Breaking the Rules | Mary Klinglitch | Jason Bateman C. Thomas Howell Jonathan Silverman Frank Welker |
| 2004 | Elvis Has Left the Building | Shirl | John Corbett Kim Basinger Sean Astin Mike Starr |
| 2016 | Two for One | Ginny Maxwell | Erika Christensen Lydia Hearst Summer Phoenix Mickey Sumner |
| 2017 | Izzy Gets the F*** Across Town | Mary | Alia Shawkat Lauren Miller Haley Joel Osment Carrie Coon |
Career Highlight
Potts is currently working on her upcoming 2019 American computer-animated comedy film, Toy Story 4, alongside Tom Hanks, Laurie Metcalf, Patricia Arquette, and many others.
Between 2017 to 2021, she portrayed the role of Connie 'Meemaw' Tucker / Meemaw on the CBS series Young Sheldon alongside Iain Armitage, Lance Barber, and Montana Jordan. Currently, she has completed filming for the movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife where she would appear as Janine Melnitz.
Net Worth
Annie Potts' net worth is $8 million as per Celebrity Net Worth. The Multi-award winner, Annie Potts has been active in the industry since the 1970s and has starred in various movies as well as TV series.
Potts and her husband James sold their house for $3.875 million in Tarzana Los Angeles. The house featured 1.5 acres of grounds along with a tennis court and two swimming pools.
Salary And Earnings
In 2017, Potts and James bought a new house for $1.61 million in Sherman Oaks, California. She paid more than the asked price of $1.495 million. The house features 2,194 square feet of living space along with three bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Blockbuster movies that helped her to increase her net worth are listed below:
| Movie | Budget | Box office collections | IMDB rating | Cast member |
| Ghostbusters (1984) | $30 million | $295.2 million | 5.3 | Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd Sigourney Weaver Harold Ramis |
| Pretty in Pink (1986) | $9 million | $40.4 million (US) | 6.8 | Molly Ringwald Harry Dean Stanton Jon Cryer James Spader |
| Ghostbusters II (1989) | $37 million | $215.4 million | 6.5 | Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd Sigourney Weaver Harold Ramis |
| Toy Story (1995) | $30 million | $373.5 million | 8.3 | Tom Hanks Tim Allen Don Rickles Jim Varney |
| Toy Story 2 (1999) | $90 million | $497.4 million | 7.9 | Tim Allen Joan Cusack Kelsey Grammer Don Rickles |
| Ghostbusters (2016) | $144 million | $229.1 million | 5.3 | Melissa McCarthy Kristen Wiig Kate McKinnon Leslie Jones |
Her television roles include Young Sheldon, Chicago Med, The Fosters, GCB, Joan of Arcadia, Any Day Now, Over the Top, Dangerous Minds, and Goodtime Girls.
Annie's Ex Husband
Annie Potts married four times in her life. She first tied the knot to Steven Hartley on 26 August 1973 and divorced in 1978.
Soon after, Potts exchanged vows to an American actor, Greg Antonacci on 21st June 1978 and divorced a year later.
Married to B. Scott Senechal
After that, Potts got married to B. Scott Senechal in 1981 and has a son, Clay Senechal. But things went wrong between the couple and separated after eight years in 1989. Potts was also rumored to be dating Tim Curry.
Potts then tied the knot with an American television producer, director as well as a cinematographer, James Hayman. They exchanged vows on 2nd September 1990. She along with her current husband shares two children, Harry Hayman and James Hayman.
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by ab-mahima, 06 Aug, 2022
