Annie Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an
American television and film
actress.
Early life
She was born
Anne Hampton Potts in
Nashville, Tennessee,
and grew up in
Franklin, Kentucky, where she graduated from Franklin-Simpson High School. She is the daughter of Powell Grisette Potts and Dorothy Harris (Billingslea) Potts and has two older sisters, Mary Eleanor (Potts) Hovious, and Elizabeth Grissette ("Dollie") Potts. She received a
Bachelor in Fine Arts degree (in theater arts) from
Stephens College in
Missouri. When Potts was 17, she was hit by a
drunk driver.
