Celebrity Biographies
Biography of Annie Potts
Date of Birth: | 1952, October 28 |
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Years: | 68 years |
Nation of birth: | United States of America |
Height: | 5 feet 3 inches |
Name | Annie Potts |
birth name | Anne Hampton Potts |
Dad | Powell Grisette Potts |
Mother | Dorothy Harris Potts |
Nationality | American |
Place of birth / city | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
ethnicity | white-american |
Profession | Actress |
Net worth | $8 million |
eye color | Light brown |
Hair color | Brown |
face color | white |
breast size | 34B |
waist size | 25 inches (64 cm) |
hip size | 3. 4 |
subject with | Tim Curry |
Married | Yes |
Married to | Steven Hartley (d. 1973 – div. 1978) Greg Antonacci (d. 1978 – div. 1980) B. Scott Senechal (d. 1981 – div. 1989) James Hayman (d. 1990) |
Kids | Clay Senechal, Harry Hayman, and James Hayman. |
sisters | Mary Eleanor Hovious and Elizabeth Grissette Potts |
Brothers | two |
Genie Award 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 is Harry Crumb? . As of 2018, she plays the lead role of Meemaw in the CBS series Young Sheldon. She was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1979 for her big screen debut in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy Corvette Summer. Potts has been married four times and has three children. Her fourth husband From her James Hayman is an American television producer, director, and cinematographer
Early life and education of Annie Potts
Annie Potts was born as Anne Hampton Potts on October 28, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She is of White American ethnicity and holds American citizenship.
Potts is the youngest child of his parents, Powell Grisette Potts and Dorothy Harris Potts . She grew up with her sisters Maria Eleanor Hovious and Elizabeth Grissette Potts in Franklin, Kentucky.
Potts graduated from Franklin-Simpson High School in 1970. He then joined Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Potts was in a car accident at the age of 21, which left several bones below her waist broken.
Annie Pott’s career
Annie Potts has played iconic roles in various television series and movies. She made her debut in the 1977 television movie, Black Market Baby as Linda Cleary. The same year, she starred in an American sitcom, a television series, Bust Loose .
Potts has been playing on the American television sitcom, Young Sheldon since 2017. In the series, he shares the screen with Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry , Barber Lance, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord , and Jim Parsons.
Some of his other hits are:
Year | T.V. series | Paper | 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 Hancock Jay Thomas Charlie Robinson |
1998–2002 | Any of these days | Mary Elizabeth ‘ME’ Sims | Lorraine Toussaint Mae Middleton Olivia Hack Shari Dyon Perry |
2004–2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Lieutenant Lucy Preston | Joe Mantegna Maria Steenburgen Amber Tamblyn Jason Ritter |
2005–2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sophie DeVere | Christopher Meloni Mariska Hargitay Richard Belzer So Florek |
2013-2018 | The Fosters | Sharon Foster | Teri Polo Hem Sherri Jake T. Austin Hayden Byerly |
2015-2016 | Chicago Med | Helen | Nick Gehlfuss Yaya DaCosta ad
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In 1978, Potts made her big screen debut in the 1978 American comedy-adventure 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 film Heartbreak , which starred Margot Kidder , Robert Carradine , and Winston Rekert.
Annie Potts later made her appearances in various movies;
Year | Movie | Paper | cast member |
1984 | Ghostbusters | Janine Melnitz | Bill Murray and Aykroyd Sigourney Weaver Harold Ramis |
1986 | pretty in pink | iona | Molly Ringwald Harry Dean Stanton Jon Cryer James Spader |
1988 | pass the ammo | give her | Bill Paxton Linda Kozlowski Glenn Withrow Tim Curry |
1989 | Who is Harry Crumb? | Helen Downing | John Candy Jeffrey Jones Tim Thomerson Barry Corbin |
1990 | texasville | carla jackson | Jeff Bridges Pastor Cybill 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*ck across town | Maria | Alia Shawkat Lauren Miller Haley Joel Osment Carrie Coon |
Potts is currently working on his upcoming 2019 American computer-animated comedy film Toy Story 4 alongside Tom Hanks, Laurie Metcalf, Patricia Arquette , and many others.
Annie Potts Net Worth
Annie Potts net worth is $8 million today. The multiple award winner, Annie Potts has been active in the industries since the 1970s and has starred in several movies and television series.
Potts and her husband James sold their $3.875 million home in Tarzana Los Angeles. The house had 1.5 acres of land along with a tennis court and two swimming pools.
In 2017, Potts and James bought a new $1.61 million home in Sherman Oaks, California. He paid more than the asking price of $1.495 million. The home boasts 2,194 square feet of living space along with three bedrooms and two baths.
Some of his highest grossing movies are listed below along with his budget and box office collection,
Movie | Budget | box office collections | IMDB Rating | cast member |
Ghostbusters (1984) | $30 million | $295.2 million | 5.3 | Bill Murray and 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 and 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, Juana de Arcadia, Any Day Now, Over the Top, Dangerous Minds, and Goodtime Girls.
The personal life of Annie Potts
Annie Potts was married four times in her life. She first married Steven Hartley on August 26, 1973, and divorced in 1978. Shortly thereafter, Poots exchanged vows with an American actor, Greg Antonacci on June 21, 1978, and divorced a year later.
After that, Potts married B. Scott Senechal in 1981, and they have a son, Clay Senechal . But things went wrong between the couple and they broke up after eight years in 1989. Potts was also rumored to be dating. Tim Curry .
Potts later married an American television producer, director, and cinematographer, James Hayman . They exchanged vows on September 2, 1990 and have two children. Harry Hayman and James Hayman.