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Sally Potter Biography (1949-)

Born in 1949 (one source says 1947), in London, England. Addresses: Office: Adventure Pictures, Blackbird Yard, London E2, England.; Agent: Alexandra Cann Representation, 337 Fulham Rd., London SW10 9TW, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Occupation

Director, writer, composer, lyricist, choreographer

Birth Details

1949

London, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Director, The Building (short film), between 1968-1973
• Director, Hors d'Oeuvres (short film), between 1968-1973
• Director, Play (short film), between 1968-1973
• Producer, director, photographer, editor, and sound specialist, Thriller (short film), 1979
• Producer and director, The London Story, 1980
• Director, choreographer, and co-editor, The Gold Diggers, BritishFilm Institute/Channel Four, 1983
• Director, Orlando, Sony Pictures Classics, 1992
• Director, The Tango Lesson (also known as La Lecon de Tango), Sony Pictures Classics, 1997
• Producer and director, The Man Who Cried, 2000
• Director, A Moveable Feast, 2000
• Film Appearances
• Sally, The Tango Lesson (also known as La Lecon de Tango),Sony Pictures Classics, 1997
• Television Work
• Director, Tears, Laughter, Fear, and Rage, 1986
• Director, I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Woman (documentary; also known as I Am an Ox--Women in Soviet Cinema), 1988
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Thriller (short film), 1979
• The London Story, 1980
• Co-author, The Gold Diggers, British Film Institute/Channel Four,1983
• Orlando (based on the novel by Virginia Woolf), Sony Pictures Classics, 1992
• The Tango Lesson (also known as La Lecon de Tango), Sony Pictures Classics, 1997
• The Man Who Cried, 2000
• Film Scores
• Co-composer, Orlando (based on the novel by Virginia Woolf), SonyPictures Classics, 1992
• The Tango Lesson (also known as La Lecon de Tango), Sony Pictures Classics, 1997
• Film Lyrics
• "Seeing Red," The Gold Diggers, British Film Institute/Channel Four, 1983
• Other
• Contributor to periodicals, including Cineaste, Film Quarterly, Monthly Film Bulletin, Rolling Stone, Screen, and Sight and Sound.