Ollie Potter (born 1900 in Louisville, Kentucky – 16 August 1953 Manhattan, New York) was an American female blues singer, notably of Cleveland and New York City, and a dancer, particularly of the shimmy style.
Potter flourished regionally in Cleveland during the prohibition, on into the Great Depression, from the late 1920s, then relocated in Harlem, Manhattan, beginning around 1934, performing through the early 1950s with Art Tatum, Dickie Wells, Willie "the Lion" Smith, Ollie Shepard, and others.
In 1934, Marcus Wright, columnist for the New York Age stated that she was one of Harlem's favorite entertainers.
[NY Age 2] After a long illness, she died August 16, 1953, in Manhattan.
[NY Age 3] On November 3, 1931, Variety magazine published that Potter was going to marry Herman Ferdinand (1905–1989) in December 1931.