Portrait of Annie Potts

Acting

Annie Potts

Career

Active from 1978 to 2026, busiest in 1986 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Toy Story
Toy Story
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 63 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Annie Potts Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0
  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Witty Dialogue 4
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Female Friendship 3
  • Iconic Soundtrack 3
  • Road Trip 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Feel-Good Story 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

9 titles ยท average score 66
Best Medicine
Best Medicine (2026)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Aunt Joan

Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5 (2026)
GoodWatch score 80

as Bo Peep (voice)

40 Dates and 40 Nights
40 Dates and 40 Nights (2026)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gigi

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (2024)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Meemaw

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
GoodWatch score 52

as Janine Melnitz

Arlo the Alligator Boy
Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

as Edmรฉe (voice)

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

as Janine Melnitz

I Heart Arlo
I Heart Arlo (2021)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Edmee (voice)

Lamp Life
Lamp Life (2020)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bo Peep (voice)

2010s

22 titles ยท average score 64
Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4 (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

as Bo Peep (voice)

Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

as Diane

Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town (2018)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mary

Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Connie Tucker

Humor Me
Humor Me (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dee

Chicago Med
Chicago Med (2015)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Helen

NCIS: New Orleans
NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Olivia Brody

The Fosters
The Fosters (2013)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Sharon Elkin

GCB
GCB (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show ยท as Gigi Stopper

The Music Teacher
The Music Teacher (2012)

as Alyson/Young Alyson

Scandal
Scandal (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Louise Baker

Freshman Father
Freshman Father (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dorothy Downs

2000s

12 titles ยท average score 66
Royal Pains
Royal Pains (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Mrs. Sacani

Queen Sized
Queen Sized (2008)
GoodWatch score 45

as Joan Baker

The Sunday Man
The Sunday Man (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Culp

Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Linda

Men in Trees
Men in Trees (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Mary Alice O'Donnell

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Joyce Bosco

Close to Home
Close to Home (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Marla Dodds

Elvis Has Left the Building
Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
GoodWatch score 46

as Shirl

Boston Legal
Boston Legal (2004)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Joy Espenson

Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story
Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

as Julie Posey

Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Lenore

Joan of Arcadia
Joan of Arcadia (2003)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Lieutenant Lucy Preston

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 63
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Sophie Devere

Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2 (1999)
GoodWatch score 87

as Bo Peep (voice)

Any Day Now
Any Day Now (1998)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Mary Elizabeth Sims

Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Amazing Stories: The Movie III (1998)

as Mrs. Bev Binford (voice)

Over the Top
Over the Top (1997)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Hadley Martin

Dangerous Minds
Dangerous Minds (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Louanne Johnson

Toy Story
Toy Story (1995)
GoodWatch score 91

as Bo Peep (voice)

The Making of Toy Story
The Making of Toy Story (1995)

as Narrator

Her Deadly Rival
Her Deadly Rival (1995)
GoodWatch score 57

as Kris Lansford

Love & War
Love & War (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Dana Palladino

Breaking the Rules
Breaking the Rules (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mary Klinglitch

Texasville
Texasville (1990)
GoodWatch score 47

as Karla Jackson

1980s

24 titles ยท average score 63
Who's Harry Crumb?
Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
GoodWatch score 47

as Helen Downing

Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

as Janine Melnitz

Designing Women
Designing Women (1986)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Mary Jo Shively

Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

as Iona

Jumpin' Jack Flash
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

as Liz Carlson

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as (segment "Wordplay")

Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (1984)
GoodWatch score 81

as Janine Melnitz

Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion (1984)
GoodWatch score 56

as Amy Grady

Remington Steele
Remington Steele (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Annie Carpenter

Heartaches
Heartaches (1981)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bonnie Howard

Goodtime Girls
Goodtime Girls (1980)

TV show ยท as Edith Bedelmeyer

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Tracy Spencer

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 49
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

as Flatbed Annie

Black Market Baby
Black Market Baby (1979)

as Linda

Corvette Summer
Corvette Summer (1978)
GoodWatch score 46

as Vanessa

King of the Gypsies
King of the Gypsies (1978)
GoodWatch score 49

as Persa

Busting Loose
Busting Loose (1977)

TV show