
Person
Sally Potter
Directing · Born 1949-09-19 · London
Biography
Charlotte Sally Potter OBE (born 19 September 1949) is an English film director and screenwriter. She is known for directing Orlando (1992), which won the audience prize for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival. She also directed The Tango Lesson (1997), The Man Who Cried (2000), Yes (2004), Rage (2009), Ginger & Rosa (2012), The Party (2017) and most recently The Roads Not Taken (2020).
Known for

Yes
Director

The Man Who Cried
Writer

Orlando
Original Music Composer

Ginger & Rosa
Director

The Party
Director

Reel Britannia
Self

The Roads Not Taken
Director

Rage
Original Music Composer

Look at Me
Director

Cinefile: Reel Women
Self
Filmography
- 2022Look at MeDirector
- 2022Reel BritanniaSelf
- 2020The Roads Not TakenDirector
- 2017The PartyDirector
- 2012Ginger & RosaDirector
- 2010Orlando In UzbekistanSelf
- 2010Orlando in RussiaSelf
- 2009RageOriginal Music Composer
- 2005YesDirector
- 2000The Man Who CriedWriter
- 2000Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s CinemaSelf
- 1997The Tango LessonSally
- 1995Cinefile: Reel WomenSelf
- 1992OrlandoOriginal Music Composer
- 1988I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a WomanDirector
- 1986The London StoryWriter
- 1986TearsDirector
- 1986FearDirector
- 1986LaughterDirector
- 1986RageDirector
- 1984Imagining OctoberCinematography
- 1983The Gold DiggersDirector
- 1979ThrillerDirector
- 1972Portraits
- 1972CombinesDirector
- 1971Hors d'oeuvresDirector
- 1970PlayDirector
- 1969JerkDirector
- —AlmaDirector
- —Orlando, NowDirector
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