Editing Annie Potts (section)

==Career==
Potts made her debut on the big screen in 1978 in the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] comedy film ''[[Corvette Summer]]'', with [[Mark Hamill]]. She was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] in 1979 for her role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Golden Globe Awards Website|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/annie-potts|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922141807/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/annie-potts |archive-date=September 22, 2019 }}</ref> In 1982, she won [[Genie Awards|Genie Awards for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress]] for her role in the film ''[[Heartaches (1981 film)|Heartaches]]'', about a young woman married to a stock car racer and carrying his friend's child. In 1980, she played Edith Bedelmeyer, a woman who shared an attic apartment with three other women (played by [[Georgia Engel]], [[Lorna Patterson]], and [[Francine Tacker]]) on the short-lived comedy series ''[[Goodtime Girls]]''.

[[File:Annie Potts Emmys.jpg|thumb|right|Potts at the [[41st Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1989]]
Potts played receptionist [[Janine Melnitz]] in the ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' film series; Potts created the character's trademark New York accent based on a friend's who was from the city. She then appeared as the pragmatic interior designer Mary Jo Shively on the CBS television sitcom ''[[Designing Women]]'' (1986–1993). She was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]] in 1994 for her role as Dana Palladino on ''[[Love & War (TV series)|Love & War]]'' (1993–1995). Other notable roles include Mary Elizabeth (O'Brien) Sims on the [[Lifetime Television]] drama series ''[[Any Day Now (TV series)|Any Day Now]]'' (1998–2002), for which she was nominated for two [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]], the voice of [[Bo Peep (Toy Story)|Bo Peep]] in three of the ''Toy Story'' films, a supporting role in [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]'s ''Pretty in Pink'', and guest-starring roles on such [[CBS]]'s television series as ''[[Magnum, P.I.]]'', ''[[Joan of Arcadia]]'', ''[[Close to Home (2005 TV series)|Close to Home]]'', ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'', and ABC's ''[[Men in Trees]]'', ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', and ''[[Boston Legal]]''. She played a recurring role as Sophie Devere in the [[NBC]]'s ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' from 2005 to 2009.

Potts has done work on audio books; including as the narrator and heroine of [[Larry McMurtry]]'s ''Telegraph Days'', winning the 2007 [[Audie Award]] for Solo Narration-Female, for her portrayal. She starred in the film version of McMurtry's ''[[Texasville]]'', a sequel to ''[[The Last Picture Show]]''. She made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut upon joining the cast of the [[Tony Award]]–winning play ''[[God of Carnage]]'' on November 17, 2009, succeeding [[Hope Davis]] in the role of Annette.<ref>[http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/64431827.html Potts's Broadway debut]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/god-of-carnage-482510#Replacements |title=God of Carnage: Replacements |publisher=[[Internet Broadway Database]]}}</ref>

In 2012, Potts starred as Elizabeth "Gigi" Stopper in ABC's comedy-drama series ''GCB'', with [[Leslie Bibb]], [[Kristin Chenoweth]], [[Jennifer Aspen]], [[Miriam Shor]], and [[Marisol Nichols]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/gcb|title=Good Christian Belles|work=ABC|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-date=August 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817061634/http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/gcb|url-status=live}}</ref> She says she based her portrayal of the character on [[Dixie Carter]], adding, "Were she still alive, the role would have been hers and should have been."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://downriversundaytimes.com/2012/03/02/celebrity-extra-137/|title=Celebrity Extra|last=Elavsky|first=Cindy|work=Downriver Sunday Times|date=March 5, 2012|access-date=March 16, 2012|archive-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513084608/http://downriversundaytimes.com/2012/03/02/celebrity-extra-137/|url-status=live}}</ref> Potts also played a leading role in the 2012 [[Hallmark Channel]] original musical film ''The Music Teacher'', about a high-school music teacher who is on the brink of losing her beloved school music program because of district budget cuts. In an effort to spare the program, Daley's former students band together to stage a musical to raise money to keep the program alive.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/annie-potts-hallmark-movie-292692 Annie Potts to Star in Hallmark Movie 'The Music Teacher' (Exclusive)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214120437/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/annie-potts-hallmark-movie-292692 |date=December 14, 2019 }}, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', February 21, 2012, by Lesley Goldberg</ref>

In March 2013, Potts signed on for the lead role of the ABC comedy-drama pilot ''Murder in Manhattan'' about a mother and daughter who team up as amateur sleuths.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/03/annie-potts-to-star-in-abc-pilot-murder-in-manhattan/|title=Annie Potts To Star In ABC Pilot 'Murder In Manhattan'|date=March 2, 2013|work=Deadline|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702030240/http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/annie-potts-to-star-in-abc-pilot-murder-in-manhattan/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ABC later looked for a cable network to distribute the series, opting not to air it on network television.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-studios-shop-murder-manhattan-520296?mobile_redirect=false|title=ABC Studios to Shop 'Murder in Manhattan' to Other Networks|author=Lesley Goldberg|date=May 9, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318121555/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-studios-shop-murder-manhattan-520296?mobile_redirect=false|url-status=live}}</ref> In late 2013, it was announced that Potts would join [[Diane Paulus]]' revival of ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]'' beginning January 21, 2014. She replaced Tony Award nominee [[Tovah Feldshuh]] in the role of Pippin's grandmother Berthe. This marked her first appearance in a Broadway musical.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/185289-Annie-Potts-Will-Join-Tony-Award-Winning-Broadway-Revival-of-Pippin-in-2014|title=Annie Potts Will Join Tony Award-Winning Broadway Revival of Pippin in 2014|work=Playbill|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716164120/http://playbill.com/news/article/185289-Annie-Potts-Will-Join-Tony-Award-Winning-Broadway-Revival-of-Pippin-in-2014|archive-date=July 16, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From 2017 to 2024, she was a series regular on the CBS sitcom ''[[Young Sheldon]]'', playing Connie "Meemaw" Tucker, Sheldon's maternal grandmother. Starting in 2024, she was a series recurring actress on the CBS sitcom ''[[Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage]]'', playing Connie "Meemaw" Tucker, Georgie Cooper Jr's maternal grandmother.