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Alumna, actress Annie Potts back on campus
Stephens College alumna and actress Annie Potts is on campus to rehearse for "A Little Night Music" with students and faculty. A Broadway masterpiece, “Music” is a romantic achingly beautiful musical that deals with the universal subject of love in all its wondrous, humorous and ironic transformations.

Potts will play the part of “Desiree” in the play, which runs Dec. 5-6, 10-13 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Macklanburg Playhouse, 100 Willis Ave. Admission is $10 general and $5 for students and seniors. To order tickets, please call the box office at (573) 876-7199 or visit Performing Arts.

As a theatre student at Stephens, Potts performed in numerous productions.

While on campus, Potts, who received a bachelor of fine arts degree in theatre at Stephens College, also is expected to hold a master class for theatre students, attend various College functions and be available for media interviews. She last visited the College in 1995 when she gave the keynote address at the May Commencement and starred in “Love Letters.” The same year she received the Alumnae Achievement Award from Stephens.

Potts, one of Hollywood’s most versatile actresses, has acted in numerous television, film and theatre productions, including the following:

Television:

• Lifetime's "Any Day Now" (1998-2002) played "Mary Elizabeth Sims." Potts received a Screen Actors Guild nomination for “Best Actress in a Television Series” in 1999 and 2000.
• ABC’s "Over the Top" (1997)
• ABC’s "Dangerous Minds" (1996-1997)
• "Love & War" (1993-1995), received a 1994 Emmy Award nomination for “Best Actress in a Comedy” for her performance as a gourmet chef Dana Palladino.
• CBS’s "Designing Women," played "Mary Jo Shively," (1986-1993)
• "Flatbed Annie & Sweetpie: Lady Truckers" (1979)
• "Black Market Baby" (1977)
• "Hollywood High" (1977)

Film:

• "Toy Story 2" (1999), voice of Little Bo Peep
• "Toy Story" (1995), voice of Little Bo Peep
• "Texasville" (1990), received critical acclaim for her starring role opposite Jeff Bridges in Peter Bogdanovich’s follow-up to "The Last Picture Show."
• "Ghosterbusters II," (1989)
• "Pretty in Pink," (1986)
• "Crimes of Passion" (1984)
• "Ghostbusters," (1984)
• "Heartaches" (1981), honored with Canada’s Genie Award.
• "King of the Gypsies," (1978)
• "Corvette Summer" (1978), Potts' feature-film debut starring opposite Mark Hamill. She earned a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of a quirky would-be prostitute.
  

Theatre:

• "Heidi" (1964)
• "Charley’s Aunt" (1976)

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