Annie Potts visit: Weeks 1 and 2
Since Annie Potts' arrival to campus on Nov. 9, she has been busy rehearsing for her role as "Desiree" in "A Little Night Music" with students and faculty, and participating in acting seminars and other campus events. She also has spent time reading to the children in the Stephens College Children's School. (Pictured left, Annie reads "Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse" on Nov. 13 in the Children's School).

After a weeklong Thanksgiving break with her family in Los Angeles, Potts will return to campus Dec. 1 through the end of the Playhouse performances of “Night Music.”

The play 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. It is a romantic, achingly beautiful musical that deals with the universal subject of love in all its wondrous, humorous and ironic transformations. For ticket information, please call the Box Office at ext. 4199 or visit Performing Arts.

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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