Potter, Sally (1949–)

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Potter, Sally (1949–)

British director and screenwriter. Born Sept 19, 1949, in London, England.

Directed 1st film, Thriller (1979); also directed The Gold Diggers, starring Julie Christie (1984); came to international prominence with an adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1992), followed by The Tango Lesson (1997), The Man Who Cried (2000) and Yes (2004); for tv, directed "Tears, Laughter, Fear and Rage" (1986) and a documentary on Soviet women (1988).