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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: Created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason. With Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Meshach Taylor, Jean Smart. The misadventures of four women and their handyman running a design firm in Atlanta, Georgia.
It originally starred Dixie Carter as Julia Sugarbaker, president of the design firm; Delta Burke as Suzanne Sugarbaker, the design firm's silent partner and Julia's ex-beauty queen sister; Annie Potts as head designer Mary Jo Shively; and Jean Smart as office manager Charlene Frazier.
- People Magazine
Annie Potts' 3 Children: All About Clay, James and Harry
Annie Potts is known for playing a beloved mom and grandma on Young Sheldon, and she’s as devoted to her three children off-screen: Clay, James and Harry. Potts became a mom for the first time ...
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- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Designing woman: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason on award-winning TV career, next steps | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
There was a time when Linda Bloodworth-Thomason planned on being a newspaper columnist. Among the jobs the "Designing Women" creator held before her television writing career took off was as ...
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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).
Mar 31, 2022 · The actor, best known for her roles in Designing Women and Ghostbusters, was dealing with a “career slump” when she was offered the role of Meemaw on Young Sheldon. Here, she opens up about her...
May 18, 2021 · It's been nearly 30 years since the ladies of Sugarbakers & Associates were on TV. Here's where Annie Potts and the rest of the main cast are today.
Feb 17, 2021 · As chief designer Mary Jo Shively, Potts became the resident snarky voice of Designing Women, and was one of only three main cast members to remain on the series for its entire run.
Early roles were primarily in television, such as Black Market Baby in 1977, but her presence moved up with an appearance in the megahit Ghostbusters in 1984 and a seven-year stint as Mary Jo Shively on the wildly popular Designing Women.
Oct 3, 2016 · Creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and stars Annie Potts, Jean Smart, and Delta Burke look back at the CBS comedy that defied stereotypes for women — and Southerners — on TV.
The Beauty Contest: Directed by Jack Shea. With Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jean Smart. Mary Jo objects to her 12-year-old daughter Claudia entering in a beauty pageant.
Mar 26, 2018 · If Annie Potts has her way, her former series Designing Women — known for its sociopolitical story lines — would get a revival in the #MeToo and Time’s Up era. “I would love that,” Annie...