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- 1. Pilot Sep 29, 1986
- Julia and Charlene are horrified to learn Suzanne has fallen for Mary Jo's ex-husband.
- 2. The Beauty Contest Oct 6, 1986
- Charlene agrees to sponsor Mary Jo's daughter in the Miss Pre-Teen Atlanta Contest.
- 3. A Big Affair Oct 20, 1986
- Suzanne arranges a date for Charlene with a very portly gentleman (Walter Olkewicz).
Designing Women is a comedy TV series about four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta. Annie Potts plays Mary Jo, a divorced mother and a feminist, who often clashes with her sister Suzanne and her friend Julia.
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- 1986-09-29
- Comedy
- 30
Annie Potts as Mary Jo Shively, Sugarbaker's main designer. Mary Jo is a sarcastic but kind person and a devoted single mother of two. Jean Smart as Charlene Frazier-Stillfield (seasons 1–5; guest star: season 6), Julia's late husband's former secretary and now office manager of Sugarbaker's.
Apr 22, 2024 · Annie Potts on Designing Women and now. CBS via Getty Images; Amanda Edwards/FilmMagic. During her tenure as Mary Jo Shively on Designing Women 's seven-season run, Annie Potts, now...
- Alexandra Schonfeld
She then appeared as the pragmatic interior designer Mary Jo Shively on the CBS television sitcom Designing Women (1986–1993). She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1994 for her role as Dana Palladino on Love & War (1993–1995).
YearTitleRoleNotes2021Edmée (voice)A Netflix original animated series2017–2024"Meemaw" or Constance "Connie" TuckerMain cast, 139 episodes2016Mrs. Sacani2 episodes2016Louise BakerEpisode: "Buckle Up"Annie Potts is an Emmy Nominated Actress who has played many iconic roles, such as the wonderful ‘Mary Jo Shively’ from “Designing Women,” Janine Melnitz from “Ghostbusters,” Iona from “Pretty in Pink,” and ‘Meemaw’ from the CBS hit comedy “Young Sheldon.”
May 18, 2021 · Annie Potts played Mary Jo Shively, the sarcastic lead designer at Sugarbakers & Associates, on the '80s sitcom 'Designing Women'. Learn about her film and TV career, as well as the other cast members' lives after the show ended.
Ms. Potts received a Genie Award --- the Canadian equivalent of an Academy Award --- for best performance by a foreign actress for her starring role in the comedy film Heartaches. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her feature debut role in Corvette Summer .
