Annie Potts Net Worth

May 2024 · 8 minute read

Anne Hampton Potts net worth is
$8 Million

Anne Hampton Potts Wiki Biography

Anne Hampton “Annie” Potts was born on the 28th October 1952, in Nashville, Tennessee USA, and is an actress and producer, perhaps best known for her roles as Janine Melnitz in “Ghostbusters” (1984) and Mari Jo Shively in the television series “Designing Women” (1986 – 1993). Annie also lent her voice to the shepherdess in both parts of the animated film “Toy Story” (1995, 1999). Potts has been active in the entertainment industry since 1976.

How much is the net worth of Annie Potts? Authoritative sources have announced that the overall size of her wealth is as much as $8 million, as of the data presented in the late 2016. Acting is the main source of Potts’ wealth.

Annie Potts Net Worth $8 Million

To begin with, she is the daughter of Powell Grisette Potts and Dorothy Harris. Annie Potts was raised in Franklin, Kentucky, where she matriculated from Franklin-Simpson High School. As she had developed an early interest in theatre and cinema, when she studied at Stephens College in Missouri she enrolled in acting classes, and after graduating, she put all her efforts into becoming a successful actress.

Concerning her professional career, Potts debuted in the television film “Black Market Baby” in 1977, which was followed by a role in cinema in “Corvette Summer” (1978) produced by MGM, in which she starred opposite Mark Hamill, and her performance earned Potts a nomination for Golden Globe Award for the Best Motion Picture Acting Debut – Female. In 1982, her portrayal of a young woman married to a stock car driver in “Heartaches” was worth a Genie Award for the Best Foreign Actress, however, she is best known for playing the role of the receptionist Janine Melnitz in the film “Ghostbusters” (1984). which grossed $295.2 million in the box office. Her net worth was already well established.

Five years later, Annie landed the role of Mari Jo Shively in the series “Designing Women” (1986 – 1993), then she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the Best Actress after interpreting the leading role in the TV sitcom “Love & War” (1993 – 1995). Other notable roles have included Mary Elizabeth Sims in the series “Any Day Now” (1998 – 2002) which saw her nominated twice for a Screen Actors Guild Award for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series. It should be noted that she successfully guest starred in the television series “Magnum P.I.” (1983 – 1986), “Men in Trees: Lessons of seduction” (2007), “Ugly Betty” (2008), “Boston Legal” (2008) and “Grey’s Anatomy” (2013). She voiced the figure of the shepherd in the animated film “Toy Story” (1995) and its sequel (1999), and held a recurring role in the series “Joan of Arcadia” (2004 – 2005) and in “New York, Special Unit” (2005 – 2009). In recent years, her career is centred on television where she has appeared in television movies and several TV series, including a lead role in the series “Chicago Med” (2015 – present), but she also had a cameo role of a hotel clerk in the film “Ghostbusters” (2016).

Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she has married four times, firstly to Steven Hartley (1973 – 1978) with whom she suffered a terrible car accident after which her husband lost a leg. In 1978, she married Greg Antonacci whom she divorced two years later. In 1981, she married B. Scott Senechal – they had one child together before divorcing in 1989. The following year, she married James Hayman with whom she has two children.


Full NameAnnie Potts
Net Worth$8 Million
Date Of BirthOctober 28, 1952
Place Of BirthNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height5' 3" (1.6 m)
ProfessionFilm, television, stage actress
EducationFranklin-Simpson High School, Stephens College, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
SpouseSteven Hartley (1973-1978), Greg Antonacci (1978-1980), Scott Senechal (1981-1989), James Hayman (m. 1990-)
ChildrenClay Senechal, Harry Hayman, James Hayman
ParentsDorothy Harris Potts, Powell Grisette Potts
SiblingsElizabeth Grissette Potts, Mary Eleanor Hovious
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/officialanniepotts/
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001633
Allmusicwww.allmusic.com/artist/annie-potts-mn0001823824
AwardsGenie Awards for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress (1981)
NominationsGolden Globe Award for the Best Motion Picture Acting Debut (1978), Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1994), Screen Actors Guild for Outstanding Performance (1998/1999)
Movies"Heartaches" (1981), "Corvette Summer" (1978), “Ghostbusters” (1984), “Black Market Baby” (1977), "Five" (2011), "Her Deadly Rival" (1995)“Corvette Summer” (1978)
TV Shows“Designing Women” (1986 – 1993), “Toy Story” (1995, 1999), "Love & War" (1993-1995), "Any Day Now" (1998-2002),"Grey's Anatomy" (2013), "GCB" (2012), "The Fosters" (2013)
#Quote
1[on stage actors and cell-phones in the audience] We're sensitive to how the audience is breathing. And when a phone goes off, I feel like I've been electrocuted.
#Fact
1Currently starring in the production "Diva" at the Pasadena Playhouse running January 13-February 19th, 2006 [January 2006]
2Returning to Stephens College and joining students in a production of "A Little Night Music" [December 2003]
3Born at 8:30 AM (CST).
4Original choice for Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987), but dropped out to star in the TV series Designing Women (1986). Glenn Close eventually took the part.
5Stephens College in Missouri is the same one Joan Crawford attended in the 1920s before beginning her career as an actress.
6Three sons: Clay Senechal (b. 1981), Doc (b. 1992), & Harry (b. 1996).

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Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town2016completedMary
Humor Me2016post-productionDee
Two for One2016/Ipost-productionGinny Maxwell
Ghostbusters2016Desk Clerk
Royal Pains2016TV SeriesMrs. Sacani
Chicago Med2015-2016TV SeriesHelen
Scandal2016TV SeriesLouise Baker
The Fosters2013-2016TV SeriesSharon Elkin
NCIS: New Orleans2015TV SeriesOlivia Brody
As Good As You2015Dr. Laura Berg
Major Crimes2015TV SeriesClarissa
Young & Hungry2014TV SeriesDonna Kaminski
Instant Mom2014TV SeriesRoberta Montgomery
Chu and Blossom2014
Grey's Anatomy2013TV SeriesJoyce Bosco
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja2013TV SeriesTawny Zingwald
Murder in Manhattan2013TV MovieBlythe Sutton
Animal Practice2012TV SeriesVirginia Coleman
Fish Hooks2012TV SeriesGranola Girl
The Music Teacher2012TV MovieAlyson
GCB2012TV SeriesGigi Stopper
Five2011TV MovieHelen
Marry Me2010TV Mini-SeriesVivienne Carter
Toy Story 3: The Video Game2010Video GameBo Peep (voice)
Freshman Father2010TV MovieDorothy Downs
The Karenskys2009TV MoviePearl Karensky
Two and a Half Men2009TV SeriesLenore
Ghostbusters2009Video GameJanine Melnitz (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit2005-2009TV SeriesSophie Devere
Family Man2008TV Movie
Boston Legal2008TV SeriesJoy Espenson
The Gold Lunch2008ShortJudge
Queen Sized2008TV MovieJoan Baker
Ugly Betty2008TV SeriesLinda
Single with Parents2008TV MovieElizabeth
Spellbound2007TV MovieBunny
Men in Trees2007TV SeriesMary Alice O'Donnell
The Sunday Man2007ShortMrs. Culp
Julie Reno, Bounty Hunter2006TV SeriesAngel
Close to Home2005TV SeriesDr. Marla Dodds
Joan of Arcadia2004-2005TV SeriesLieutenant Lucy Preston Lucy Preston
Huff2004TV SeriesDoris Johnson
Elvis Has Left the Building2004Shirl
Stuck in the Middle with You2003TV Movie
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story2003TV MovieJulie Posey
Johnny Bravo2000TV SeriesWrangler
Toy Story 21999Video GameBo Peep (voice)
Toy Story 21999Bo Peep (voice)
Hercules1998TV SeriesSyrinx the Muse
Dangerous Minds1996-1997TV SeriesLouanne Johnson
Over the Top1997TV SeriesHadley Martin / Kate
Toy Story1995Bo Peep (voice)
Her Deadly Rival1995TV MovieKris Lansford
Love & War1993-1995TV SeriesDana Palladino
Designing Women1986-1993TV SeriesMary Jo Shively
Breaking the Rules1992Mary Klinglitch
Texasville1990Karla Jackson
Ghostbusters II1989Janine Melnitz
Ghostbusters II1989Video GameJanine Melnitz (uncredited)
Who's Harry Crumb?1989Helen Downing
Pass the Ammo1988Darla
The Man Who Fell to Earth1987TV MovieLouise
Amazing Stories1987TV SeriesMrs. Bev Binford
CBS Schoolbreak Special1987TV SeriesKathy Sanders
Magnum, P.I.1983-1986TV SeriesTracy Spencer
Jumpin' Jack Flash1986Liz Carlson
Comedy Factory1986TV SeriesAnnie
Pretty in Pink1986Iona
Lime Street1985TV Series
The Twilight Zone1985TV SeriesCathy Lowery (segment "Wordplay")
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear1984TV MovieCindy Mills
Crimes of Passion1984Amy Grady
Ghostbusters1984Janine Melnitz
Why Me?1984TV MovieDaria
Cowboy1983TV MovieD.G.
Remington Steele1983TV SeriesAnnie Carpenter
Romance Theatre1982TV SeriesLily
Something So Right1982TV MovieSunday
The Kwicky Koala Show1981TV Series voice
Heartaches1981Bonnie Howard
The Scarlett O'Hara War1980TV MovieBetty (uncredited)
Goodtime Girls1980TV SeriesEdith Bedelmeyer
Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers1979TV MovieFlatbed Annie
Visions1979TV SeriesEllen
King of the Gypsies1978Persa
Family1978TV SeriesCaddy Wilde
Corvette Summer1978Vanessa
Busting Loose1977TV SeriesHelene
Black Market Baby1977TV MovieLinda Cleary
Paging Dr. FreedTV Movie
Toy Story 42019pre-productionBo Peep (voice)

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Over the Top1997TV Series producer - 12 episodes

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Over the Top1997TV Series performer - 1 episode
Pass the Ammo1988performer: "You're in Paradise Now", "Samson and Delilah", "Stand Up for Jesus"

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2016Video documentary post-productionHerself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2016TV SeriesHerself
Hollywood Today Live2016TV SeriesHerself
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond2015TV Movie documentaryHerself - Bo Peep
Mother's & Others2015ShortHerself
Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey2014DocumentaryHerself
Today2014TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Talk2012TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Tavis Smiley2012TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Chew2012TV SeriesHerself
Celebrity Close Calls2011TV SeriesHerself
Kids with Cameras2009Documentary voice
Don't You Forget About Me2009Video documentaryHerself
Entertainment Tonight2006TV SeriesHerself
CBS at 752003TV Special documentaryHerself
The Designing Women Reunion2003TV Movie documentaryHerself
Weddings of a Lifetime: Dream Weddings on a Budget2002Herself
Secrets of Superstar Fitness2002TV SeriesHerself
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'2000Video documentary shortHerself (uncredited)
Entertainment Tonight Presents: The Real Designing Women2000TV Movie documentaryHerself
5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards1999TV SpecialHerself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996-1998TV SeriesHerself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1998TV SeriesHerself
Sidewalks Entertainment1998TV SeriesHerself
The Daily Show1997TV SeriesHerself
Showbiz Today1995-1997TV SeriesHerself
The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards1995TV SpecialHerself - Co-Host and Presenter: Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture
The Making of 'Toy Story'1995TV Movie documentaryHerself - Host
50 Years of Funny Females1995TV Movie documentaryHerself - Host
The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1994TV SpecialHerself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Intimate Portrait1993TV Series documentaryNarrator
The Ultimate Driving Challenge1993TV Movie documentaryHerself
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1991TV SpecialHerself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or a Special
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1989TV SpecialHerself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Lead Actress / Actor in Drama Series
A Yabba-Dabba-Doo Celebration!: 50 Years of Hanna-Barbera1989TV Movie documentaryHerself - Host
The Oprah Winfrey Show1989TV SeriesHerself
The Pat Sajak Show1989TV SeriesHerself
The Arsenio Hall Show1989TV SeriesHerself
She's Having a Baby1988Herself (uncredited)
Late Night with David Letterman1987TV SeriesHerself
Hour Magazine1986TV SeriesHerself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1984TV SeriesHerself
The Hollywood Squares1979TV SeriesGuest Appearance

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Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1982GenieGenie AwardsBest Performance by a Foreign ActressHeartaches (1981)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2008OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or MiniseriesQueen Sized (2008)
2000ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesAny Day Now (1998)
1999OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Actress in a New Drama SeriesAny Day Now (1998)
1999OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Actress in a Cable SeriesAny Day Now (1998)
1999ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama SeriesAny Day Now (1998)
1999Q AwardViewers for Quality Television AwardsBest Actress in a Quality Drama SeriesAny Day Now (1998)
1997Q AwardViewers for Quality Television AwardsBest Actress in a Quality Drama SeriesDangerous Minds (1996)
1994Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesLove & War (1992)
1989Q AwardViewers for Quality Television AwardsBest Actress in a Quality Comedy SeriesDesigning Women (1986)
1979Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Motion Picture Acting Debut - FemaleCorvette Summer (1978)

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