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Annie Potts
From The TV IV
| Annie Potts | |
| Birth name | Anne Hampton Potts |
| Born | October 28, 1952 in Franklin, Kentucky, USA |
| Notable Roles | |
| Notable Episodes | |
| Awards | |
Contents |
Roles
Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodtime Girls | Edith Bedelmeyer | 1980 | 1 | ||||||
| Designing Women | Mary Jo Shively | 1986–1993 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Love & War | Dana Palladino | 1993–1995 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Dangerous Minds | Louanne Johnson | 1996–1997 | 1 | ||||||
| Over the Top | Hadley Martin | 1997 | 1 | ||||||
| Any Day Now | Mary Elizabeth | 1998–2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| GCB | Gigi Stopper | 2012 | 1 | ||||||
| Young Sheldon | Connie "Meemaw" Tucker | 2017–2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Guest Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family | Caddy Wilde | 4x04 - Magic | October 19, 1978 |
| Remington Steele | Annie Carpenter | 1x16 - Steele Crazy After All These Years | February 18, 1983 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Tracey Spencer | 3x19 - Legacy from a Friend | March 10, 1983 |
| The Twilight Zone | Cathy Lowery | 1x02 - Wordplay | October 4, 1985 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Tracey Spencer | 7x05 - A.A.P.I. | October 22, 1986 |
| Huff | Doris Johnson | 1x03 - Lipstick on Your Panties | November 21, 2004 |
| Huff | Doris Johnson | 1x04 - Control | November 28, 2004 |
| Huff | Doris Johnson | 1x05 - Flashpants | December 5, 2004 |
| Huff | Doris Johnson | 1x06 - Is She Dead! | December 12, 2004 |
| Close to Home | Dr. Marla Dodds | 1x04 - Divine Directions | October 25, 2005 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sophie Devere | 7x09 - Rockabye | November 22, 2005 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sophie Devere | 7x12 - Infected | January 3, 2006 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sophie Devere | 9x03 - Impulsive | October 9, 2007 |
| Ugly Betty | Linda | 2x11 - Zero Worship | January 10, 2008 |
| Boston Legal | Joy Espenson | 5x05 - The Bad Seed | October 20, 2008 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sophie Devere | 10x19 - Selfish | April 28, 2009 |
| Two and a Half Men | Lenore | 7x03 - Mmm, Fish. Yum. | October 5, 2009 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Joyce Bosco | 10x06 - Map of You | October 24, 2013 |
| NCIS: New Orleans | Olivia Brody | 2x07 - Broken Hearted | November 3, 2015 |
| Scandal | Louise Baker | 5x19 - Buckle Up | April 28, 2016 |
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
| Title | Role | Airdate | Series/Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers | Flatbed Annie | February 10, 1979 | CBS Saturday Night at the Movies |
| My Dissident Mom | Kathy Sanders | January 14, 1987 | CBS Schoolbreak Special |
Awards and Accolades
Primetime Emmy Awards
- Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (1994)
Trivia
- Grew up in Franklin, Kentucky
- Has two older sister, Mary and Elizabeth (or "Dollie")
- Graduated from Franklin-Simpson High School in 1970
- Graduated from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri with a bachelor's degree in fine arts
- When she was 21 years old, Annie was in a car accident that left several bones below her waist broken
- Has three sons: Clay (born in 1981) from her first marriage to Scott Senechal, and Doc (born in 1992) & Harry (born in 1996) from her current marriage to James Hayman
