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American actress

Person · Open Library

Works
6

Top works

  • Kemarley of Anguilla
  • Animals in Emergencies
  • Chicken
  • Meat Culture
  • Science/Fiction of Sex

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Film & TV

Acting · Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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), Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). She…

Known for

  • 40 Dates and 40 Nights — Gigi2026
  • Toy Story 5 — Bo Peep (voice)2026
  • Best Medicine — Aunt Joan2026
  • Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire — Janine Melnitz2024
  • Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage — Connie Tucker2024
  • Sherri — Self - Guest2022
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife — Janine Melnitz2021
  • Arlo the Alligator Boy — Edmée (voice)2021
  • I Heart Arlo — Edmee (voice)2021

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1952

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
294
Total plays
2,705

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Key facts

Born
Anne Hampton Potts , ( 1952-10-28 ) October 28, 1952 (age 73) , Nashville, Tennessee , U.S.
Alma mater
Stephens College ( BA )
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1977–present

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Encyclopedic overview

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), Ghostbusters II (1989), and in various projects within the Ghostbusters franchise. She also appeared in the films Pretty in Pink (1986), Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986), and Who's Harry Crumb? (1989). She voiced Bo Peep in the Toy Story franchise (1995, 1999, 2019, and 2026) and in various Disney video games.

On television, Potts played Mary Jo Jackson Shively on the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986–1993). She was nominated for a 1994 Primetime Emmy Award for playing Dana Palladino on the CBS sitcom Love & War (1993–1995), she played teacher Louanne Johnson on ABC drama Dangerous Minds for one season 1996–1997, and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award in 1998 and 1999 for playing Mary-Elizabeth "M.E." Sims in the Lifetime drama series Any Day Now (1998–2002). Her other television credits include GCB (2012), The Fosters (2013–2018), Young Sheldon (2017–2024), George and Mandy's First Marriage (2024–present), and Best Medicine (2026-present).

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