
Sally Potter
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 19 September 1949 · London
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
Writing 13
- 2026Alma · writer
- 2022Look at Me · writer
- 2020The Roads Not Taken · writer
- 2017The Party · writer
- 2012Ginger & Rosa · writer
- 2009Rage · writer
- 2005Yes · writer
- 2000The Man Who Cried · writer
- 1997The Tango Lesson · writer
- 1992Orlando · screenplay
- 1986The London Story · writer
- 1983The Gold Diggers · writer
- 1979Thriller · writer
Production 2
Directing 23
- 2026Alma · director
- 2026Orlando, Now · director
- 2022Look at Me · director
- 2020The Roads Not Taken · director
- 2017The Party · director
- 2012Ginger & Rosa · director
- 2009Rage · director
- 2005Yes · director
- 2000The Man Who Cried · director
- 1997The Tango Lesson · director
- 1992Orlando · director
- 1988I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman · director
- 1986The London Story · director
- 1986Fear · director
- 1986Rage · director
- 1986Tears · director
- 1986Laughter · director
- 1983The Gold Diggers · director
- 1979Thriller · director
- 1972Combines · director
- 1971Hors d'oeuvres · director
- 1970Play · director
- 1969Jerk · director
Sound 6
- 2020The Roads Not Taken · original music composer
- 2009Rage · original music composer
- 2005Yes · music
- 1997The Tango Lesson · original music composer
- 1992Orlando · original music composer
- 1979Thriller · sound
Editing 4
- 2020The Roads Not Taken · editor
- 1983The Gold Diggers · editor
- 1979Thriller · editor
- 1972Combines · editor
Acting 6
- 2010Orlando In Uzbekistan as Self
- 2010Orlando in Russia as Self
- 2000Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema as Self
- 1997The Tango Lesson as Sally
- 1995Cinefile: Reel Women as Self
- 1972Portraits
Camera 2
crew 2
- 1984Imagining October · cinematography
- 1983The Gold Diggers · choreographer





