[2] She had a long career in Irish theatre, mainly as Ireland's première comedienne, but also as a straight actress.

[3] She was a regular performer at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin and for many years starred in Christmas pantomime.

[5] She married Jack O'Leary in 1959, an Irish army officer whom she had first met in 1943, and he wrote most of her comedic material.

[8] In January 1938, Potter appeared on the BBC Television Service with Jack Hylton and his Band.

However, June Malo, the Henderson Twins, Peggy Dell, Bruce Trent and Freddie Schweitzer had this heavy ochre make-up plastered on them.

[8] She played the role of Dante Riordan in Joseph Strick's film, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977).