ANNIE POTTS The Voice of Bo Peep

Professionally speaking, "Toy Story" is Annie Potts's second time around the flock. In her first Hollywood job 20 years ago she played a shady lady dressed as Bo Peep in a half-hour television show. "Everything's kind of come full circle now," says Annie Potts with a smile.

From the first Peep, Potts's career has led steadily toward roles of style and substance. Currently she is a lead in the series "Any Day Now" on Lifetime. Her most notable role has to be her weekly visits to the homes of America on Hillary Clinton's favorite sitcom, "Designing Women," in which she played Mary Jo Shively, the most acerbic member of the Sugarbaker group.

As far as feature film work, Potts has quite a bit of that on her resume as well. Her credits include "Ghostbusters II," "Pass the Ammo," "Pretty in Pink," and "Jumpin' Jack Flash."

In "Toy Story," Potts is the voice of a delicate porcelain Bo Peep lamp among a sea of toys. It isn't the first time she's done voice work for an animated character. In Tim Burton's cartoon "Family Dog," she was the voice of the mom. Turns out her biggest fan, her then two-year-old son, didn't think much of that particular role.

"He looked at it and was like, 'What?!!' Because the 'Family Dog' character's a little grotesque, you know. It's a kind of fat, dumpy kind of mother who's a little shrill and not a lot of sweetness there. He was taken aback by that," Potts said. "But I think he'll get a kick out of 'Toy Story.' I mean, I think that's one reason why a lot of actors are drawn to do these animated films, because they feel that it's almost like a little gift to their children."