Portrait of Annie Potts

Acting

Annie Potts

Titles
55movies47TV shows
Career

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

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Toy Story
Toy Story
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Annie Potts Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.3
  • Tension
    4.5, average 6.1
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.6
  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Witty Dialogue 5
  • Comfort Watch 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Female Friendship 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Pop Culture 3
  • Emotional Resonance 2
  • Feel-Good Story 2
  • Heartwarming 2
  • Supernatural Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
TypeAllMovies49TV shows37
RoleAnyActing37Appearances10
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s11980s81990s52000s82010s122020s3
GenreAnyComedy24Drama22Mystery5Family4Sci-Fi & Fantasy4Action & Adventure3Animation3Crime3Kids2Documentary1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

3 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch66
Poster for Best Medicine

TV show · as Aunt Joan

GoodWatch59
Poster for I Heart Arlo

TV show · as Edmee (voice)

2010s

12 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch72
Poster for The Movies That Made Us

TV show · as Janine Melnitz (archive footage)

GoodWatch69
Poster for Young Sheldon

TV show · as Connie Tucker

GoodWatch63
Poster for Chicago Med

TV show · as Helen

GoodWatch58
Poster for NCIS: New Orleans

TV show · as Olivia Brody

GoodWatch81
Poster for The Fosters

TV show · as Sharon Elkin

GoodWatch72
Poster for Instant Mom

TV show · as Roberta Montgomery

GoodWatch57
Poster for GCB

TV show · as Gigi Stopper

GoodWatch76
Poster for Scandal

TV show · as Louise Baker

GoodWatch74
Poster for Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja

TV show · as Tawny Zingwald (voice)

GoodWatch36
Poster for Animal Practice

TV show · as Virginia Coleman

GoodWatch57
Poster for Fish Hooks

TV show · as Nurse Fishington (voice)

GoodWatch67
Poster for Marry Me

TV show · as Vivienne Carter

2000s

8 titles · average score 71
GoodWatch75
Poster for Royal Pains

TV show · as Mrs. Sacani

GoodWatch79
Poster for Ugly Betty

TV show · as Linda

GoodWatch49
Poster for Men in Trees

TV show · as Mary Alice O'Donnell

GoodWatch75
Poster for Grey's Anatomy

TV show · as Joyce Bosco

GoodWatch60
Poster for Close to Home

TV show · as Marla Dodds

GoodWatch80
Poster for Boston Legal

TV show · as Joy Espenson

GoodWatch67
Poster for Two and a Half Men

TV show · as Lenore

GoodWatch82
Poster for Joan of Arcadia

TV show · as Lieutenant Lucy Preston

1990s

5 titles · average score 59
GoodWatch79
Poster for Any Day Now

TV show · as Mary Elizabeth Sims

GoodWatch44
Poster for Over the Top

TV show · as Hadley Martin

GoodWatch54
Poster for Dangerous Minds

TV show · as Louanne Johnson

GoodWatch43
Poster for Love & War

TV show · as Dana Palladino

1980s

8 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch67
Poster for Designing Women

TV show · as Mary Jo Shively

GoodWatch79
Poster for The Twilight Zone

TV show · as (segment "Wordplay")

GoodWatch54
Poster for Amazing Stories

TV show · as Mrs. Bev Binford (voice)

Poster for The Comedy Factory

TV show · as Annie

GoodWatch79
Poster for Remington Steele

TV show · as Annie Carpenter

Poster for Goodtime Girls

TV show · as Edith Bedelmeyer

GoodWatch82
Poster for Magnum, P.I.

TV show · as Tracy Spencer

1970s

1 title
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