Annie Potts, a Genie Award winner, is an American actress best remembered for her roles in the 1980s films Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Pretty in Pink, and Who’s Harry Crumb? As of 2018, she is the lead character Meemaw on the CBS sitcom Young Sheldon.
In 1979, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy film Corvette Summer. Potts has three children and has been married four times. James Hayman, her fourth husband, is an American television producer, director, and cinematographer.
Annie Potts’s net worth
Annie Potts current net worth is $8 million. a multi-award winner, has been engaged in the industry since the 1970s and has been in numerous films and television series. Potts and her husband James sold their Tarzana, Los Angeles, home for $3.875 million. The property included 1.5 acres of grounds, a tennis court, and two swimming pools.
Potts and James paid $1.61 million for a new home in Sherman Oaks, California, in 2017. She outbid the asking price of $1.495 million. The house has 2,194 square feet of living area, three bedrooms, and two bathrooms.
Some of her blockbuster films, along with their budgets and box office collections, are included 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 Potts’s Childhood and Education
Annie Potts was born Anne Hampton Potts on October 28, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. She is of white-American ancestry and of American nationality. Potts is the eldest child of Powell Grisette Potts and Dorothy Harris Potts. She grew up in Franklin, Kentucky, with her sisters Mary Eleanor Hovious and Elizabeth Grissette Potts.
Potts attended Franklin-Simpson High School and graduated in 1970. She then enrolled at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she got a bachelor of fine arts degree. Potts was in an automobile accident when she was 21 years old, which shattered multiple bones below her waist.
Annie Potts’ Professional Life
Annie Potts has had legendary parts in a variety of television shows and films. She made her television debut as Linda Cleary in the 1977 film Black Market Baby. She appeared in the American sitcom, TV series, Busting Loose, the same year.
Potts has been a regular on the American television comedy Young Sheldon since 2017. She co-stars in the show with Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord, and Jim Parsons.
Her other chart-topping singles include:
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 Hancock 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 | Nick Gehlfuss Yaya DaCostaTorrey DeVitto Rachel DiPillo |
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Potts made her big screen debut as Vanessa in the 1978 American adventure comedy picture Corvette Summer. The following year, she appeared in King of the Gypsies, another American drama picture.
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 | Pass 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*ck Across Town | Mary | Alia Shawkat Lauren Miller Haley Joel Osment Carrie Coon |
Potts earned a Genie Award for her role in Heartaches, a 1981 comedy film starring Margot Kidder, Robert Carradine, and Winston Rekert. He went on to act in a number other films.
Annie Potts’ Private Life
Annie Potts was married four times throughout her life. She married Steven Hartley on August 26, 1973, and divorced in 1978. Poots married an American actor, Greg Antonacci, on June 21, 1978, and divorced a year later.
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Potts married B. Scott Senechal in 1981 and they have a son, Clay Senechal. However, things went bad with the pair, and they divorced after eight years in 1989. Tim Curry was also said to be dating Potts. Potts later married James Hayman, an American television producer, director, and cinematographer. They married on September 2, 1990, and have two children, Harry Hayman and James Hayman.
Date of Birth: | 1952 , October-28 |
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Age: | 68 years old |
Birth Nation: | United States of America |
Height: | 5 Feet 3 Inch |
Name | Annie Potts |
Birth Name | Anne Hampton Potts |
Father | Powell Grisette Potts |
Mother | Dorothy Harris Potts |
Nationality | American |
Birth Place/City | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S |
Ethnicity | white-American |
Profession | Actress |
Net Worth | $8 million |
Eye Color | Brown Light |
Hair Color | Brown |
Face Color | white |
Breast Size | 34B |
Waist size | 25 inch (64 cm) |
Hip Size | 34 |
Affair with | Tim Curry |
Married | Yes |
Married to | Steven Hartley (m. 1973 – div. 1978) Greg Antonacci (m. 1978 – div. 1980) B. Scott Senechal (m. 1981 – div. 1989) James Hayman (m. 1990) |
Children | Clay Senechal, Harry Hayman�and�James Hayman.� |
Sisters | Mary Eleanor Hovious and Elizabeth Grissette Potts |
Siblings | 2 |