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Annie Potts recently reflected on her decades-long career and the roles that have made her a familiar face to generations of viewers
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The 73-year-old actress revealed what makes one particular performance especially meaningful to her
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Potts also opened up about the satisfaction she gets when audiences recognize her work
Annie Potts has built a career around characters that audiences remember, from Mary Jo Shively on Designing Womento Janine Melnitz in the Ghostbusters films and Bo Peep in the Toy Story movies.
In a recent cover interview with Woman’s World, the 73-year-old actress opened up about the role that remains especially meaningful to her and why it stands apart from the rest.
“I did a beautiful show, Any Day Now, which was about race. It was beautifully written and executed by the writers and creator. Wonderful actors,” Potts told the outlet. “It was something that was dear to me in that I had Southern relationships to it and to each other. That’s my favorite role.”
Any Day Now ran on Lifetime from 1998 to 2002 and followed the enduring friendship of two women, Mary Elizabeth and Rene Jackson.
Their bond began when they were young girls in Birmingham, Ala., during the 1960s, when the realities of racial segregation shaped their lives. As adults, they remained close while navigating the complicated history between their families, communities and themselves.
Potts played Mary, with Lorraine Toussaint portraying Rene, and the series used the women’s past and present to examine how their friendship endured through decades of social change.
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In addition to Any Day Now, Potts became widely recognized for her roles in shows like Young Sheldon and continues to land roles on major projects today.
Even for an actress with a 50-year career and such a long list of credits, recognition from viewers still carries special meaning.
“Several times when people recognize me in a role, it makes me feel good because I know I did my job then,” Potts told Woman’s World.
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