Annie Potts Bio, Wife James Hayman, Net Worth and Other Facts

Publish date: 2024-05-06

Since the 1980s, Annie Potts has been making great contributions to the entertainment industry and she has been duly rewarded. Over the years, she’s managed to stay as relevant on the small screen as she is on the big screen. She is known for movies like Corvette Summer, and Ghostbusters. His best-known TV shows include; Designing WomenLove and WarAny DayThe Animators, and Young Sheldon

Annie Potts’ Organic

Annie Potts was born Anne Hampton Potts on October 28, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee. She grew up in Franklin, Kentucky, where she attended Franklin-Simpson High School, graduating in 1970. Her parents are Powell Grisette Potts and Dorothy Harris (née Billingslea) Potts. Potts has two sisters; Mary Eleanor Hovious and Elizabeth Grisette Potts.

Annie Potts has loved acting since she was a child. She started acting from the age of 12 when she played the lead role in a Heidi summer camp production . After high school, Potts attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts.

The year 1977 is when Potts started playing professional career. She immediately made her impact on the industry felt as her first feature film role was her breakout role. It was the role of Vanessa in 1978’s Corvette Summer for which she won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year.

A few years later, Annie Potts’ career took a turn for the better thanks to her role in the film Ailments of the Heart which won her Genie awards for best performance. Ghostbusters brought her more recognition before her role in Desperate Women cemented her place as one of the leading women in the business. Next was Love and War which earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead.

Annie Potts has remained very active in her career, putting more emphasis on the small screen. She lent her voice to two animated characters including Bo Peep in the Toy Story franchise.

Net value

Annie Potts, who has enjoyed a successful career over the past four decades, has done incredibly well. His net worth has been estimated at $8 million.

Spouse – James Hayman

Annie Potts is married to James Hayman, her fourth husband. The couple married on September 2, 1990 and have been together ever since. Hayman, originally from New Jersey, is a cinematographer, director and television producer. It is very likely that the couple met on a film set.

James Hayman has directed several TV shows and has proven to be adept at dramas and comedies. With a master’s degree from New York University’s Graduate Film School, Hayman began his career as a cinematographer in New York City. His cinematography for his work An Autumn’s Tale was critically acclaimed and won him the Hong Kong Award for Best Cinematography.

While working as a cinematographer on the critically acclaimed TV show Northern Exposure, James Hayman got his first directing job for an episode titled “Jules & Joel.” Hayman directed at least 9 pilot episodes, 6 of which were picked up and developed into series.

James Hayman is one of the team members. He’s helmed shows like Judging AmyUgly BettyDesperate HousewivesThe Sopranos, and more. He also served as an executive producer for shows like Judge AmyJoan of Arcadia, and Ugly Betty

Annie Potts and her husband James Hayman share two children, including James aka Doc, born in 1993, and Harry, born in 1995. Potts, however, still has one child from a previous relationship; her first son, Clay, was born in 1981 from her marriage to her third husband, Scott Senechal.

other facts

• Annie Potts sits on the board of governors of Stephens College and has used her influence to help raise funds for the college.

• The veteran actress stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches.

• Her first marriage was to Steven Douglas Schwartz from 1973 to 1978.

• Potts was married to her second husband, actor and filmmaker Greg Antonacci, for just one year, from June 21, 1978 to April 5, 1979. Antonacci died in September 2017.

• She was involved in a terrible car accident at the age of 21 which left her with many broken bones below the waist. Steven Hartley, then her college husband, who was driving her when two drag racing cars hit their vehicle, lost a leg. The accident left her with traumatic arthritis.

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