Annie Potts

Biography

Annie Potts is an American actress who began her screen career in 1978 with Corvette Summer (1978), a performance that brought her a Golden Globe nomination. She won a Genie Award for Heartaches. She played receptionist Janine Melnitz in Ghostbusters (1984) and its sequels Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). On television, she played Mary Jo Shively on Designing Women (1986 to 1993), Dana Palladino on Love & War (1993 to 1995), earning an Emmy nomination, and Mary Elizabeth Sims on Any Day Now (1998 to 2002), which brought two SAG nominations. She voiced Bo Peep in the Toy Story films and appeared in Pretty in Pink (1986), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), and Who's Harry Crumb? (1989). Later roles include Connie Tucker, known as Meemaw, on Young Sheldon (2017 to 2024) and its spinoff Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage since 2024. She made her Broadway debut in God of Carnage in 2009.

73years old

Turns 74 on October 28in 24 days

Born October 28, 1952Nashville
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Anne Hampton Potts (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 22
Career span: 48 years1978 to 2026

Genres

Comedy86%, 19 films
Adventure32%, 7 films
Drama32%, 7 films
Romance23%, 5 films
Animation18%, 4 films

First and latest

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Did you know?!

Getting ready for a role
Annie Potts created Janine Melnitz's trademark New York accent for Ghostbusters by basing it on a friend who was from the city.
First role
Potts first appeared on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage on November 17, 2009, taking over the part of Annette from Hope Davis.
Getting ready for a role
Potts said she based her GCB portrayal of Elizabeth "Gigi" Stopper on Dixie Carter, adding that the role would have been Carter's had she still been alive.

Annie Potts movies on Netflix

40 Dates and 40 Nights2026IMDb rating 6.2as Gigi
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024IMDb rating 6.1as Janine Melnitz
Arlo the Alligator Boy2021IMDb rating 6.4as Edmée (voice)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0as Janine Melnitz
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Toy Story 42019IMDb rating 7.6as Bo Peep (voice)
Happy Anniversary2018IMDb rating 5.7as Diane
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town2018IMDb rating 5.6as Mary
Five2011IMDb rating 6.9as Helen
Elvis Has Left the Building2004IMDb rating 5.1as Shirl
Toy Story 21999IMDb rating 7.9as Bo Peep (voice)
Toy Story1995IMDb rating 8.3as Bo Peep (voice)
Breaking the Rules1992IMDb rating 5.6as Mary Klinglitch
Texasville1990IMDb rating 6.0as Karla Jackson
Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6as Janine Melnitz
Who's Harry Crumb?1989IMDb rating 5.9as Helen Downing
Jumpin' Jack Flash1986IMDb rating 6.0as Liz Carlson
Pretty in Pink1986IMDb rating 6.7as Iona
Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8as Janine Melnitz
Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers1979IMDb rating 5.0as Flatbed Annie
Corvette Summer1978IMDb rating 5.7as Vanessa
King of the Gypsies1978IMDb rating 6.3as Persa

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Toy Story1995 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Bo Peepvoice
IMDb rating 8.31.2M votes
Toy Story 42019 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Bo Peepvoice
IMDb rating 7.6330K votes
Toy Story 21999as Bo Peepvoice
IMDb rating 7.9684K votes
Ghostbusters1984as Janine Melnitz
IMDb rating 7.8491K votes
Ghostbusters II1989as Janine Melnitz
IMDb rating 6.6242K votes
Pretty in Pink1986as Iona
IMDb rating 6.796K votes
Who's Harry Crumb?1989as Helen Downing
IMDb rating 5.919K votes
Jumpin' Jack Flash1986as Liz Carlson
IMDb rating 6.022K votes

Most often with

John Lasseter directed two of these films, Ivan Reitman two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dan Aykroyd

Ernie Hudson

Tom Hanks

Bill Murray

Sigourney Weaver

Wallace Shawn

John LasseterDirector, 2 films

Ivan ReitmanDirector, 2 films

Films together

Dan Aykroyd5 films together, 1984 to 2024
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- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024IMDb rating 6.1Potts as Janine MelnitzAykroyd as Ray Stantz
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0Potts as Janine MelnitzAykroyd as Ray Stantz
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Potts as HimselfAykroyd as Himself
- Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6Potts as Janine MelnitzAykroyd as Dr. Raymond Stantz
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Potts as Janine MelnitzAykroyd as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Ernie Hudson5 films together, 1984 to 2024
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- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024IMDb rating 6.1Potts as Janine MelnitzHudson as Winston Zeddemore
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0Potts as Janine MelnitzHudson as Winston Zeddemore
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Potts as HimselfHudson as Himself
- Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6Potts as Janine MelnitzHudson as Winston Zeddemore
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Potts as Janine MelnitzHudson as Winston Zeddemore
Tom Hanks4 films together, 1995 to 2019
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- Toy Story 42019IMDb rating 7.6Potts as Bo PeepvoiceHanks as Woodyvoice
- Elvis Has Left the Building2004IMDb rating 5.1Potts as ShirlHanks as Mailbox-Elvis
- Toy Story 21999IMDb rating 7.9Potts as Bo PeepvoiceHanks as Woodyvoice
- Toy Story1995IMDb rating 8.3Potts as Bo PeepvoiceHanks as Woodyvoice
Bill Murray4 films together, 1984 to 2024
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- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire2024IMDb rating 6.1Potts as Janine MelnitzMurray as Peter Venkman
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0Potts as Janine MelnitzMurray as Peter Venkman
- Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6Potts as Janine MelnitzMurray as Dr. Peter Venkman
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Potts as Janine MelnitzMurray as Dr. Peter Venkman
Sigourney Weaver4 films together, 1984 to 2021
Sigourney Weaver's page
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife2021IMDb rating 7.0Potts as Janine MelnitzWeaver as Dana Barrett Venkman
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Potts as HimselfWeaver as Himself
- Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6Potts as Janine MelnitzWeaver as Dana Barrett
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Potts as Janine MelnitzWeaver as Dana Barrett
Wallace Shawn3 films together, 1995 to 2019
Wallace Shawn's page
- Toy Story 42019IMDb rating 7.6Potts as Bo PeepvoiceShawn as Rexvoice
- Toy Story 21999IMDb rating 7.9Potts as Bo PeepvoiceShawn as Rex the Green Dinosaurvoice
- Toy Story1995IMDb rating 8.3Potts as Bo PeepvoiceShawn as Rexvoice
John LasseterDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 1999
All films by John Lasseter
- Toy Story 21999IMDb rating 7.9Potts as Bo Peepvoice
- Toy Story1995IMDb rating 8.3Potts as Bo Peepvoice
Ivan ReitmanDirector, 2 films, 1984 to 1989
All films by Ivan Reitman
- Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6Potts as Janine Melnitz
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Potts as Janine Melnitz
Also three films together7 more actors
- John RatzenbergerToy Story 4 (2019), Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story (1995)
- William AthertonGhostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019) and Ghostbusters (1984)
- Tim AllenToy Story 4 (2019), Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story (1995)
- Alice DrummondCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019), Ghostbusters (1984) and King of the Gypsies (1978)
- David MarguliesCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019), Ghostbusters II (1989) and Ghostbusters (1984)
- Harold RamisCleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019), Ghostbusters II (1989) and Ghostbusters (1984)
- Carrie CoonGhostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town (2018)
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