Primrose Potter

Primrose Potter, Lady Potter AC (born 23 April 1931) is an Australian philanthropist and arts administrator. She is particularly associated with The Australian Ballet. She is the widow of Sir Ian Potter.

Life Primrose Catherine Anderson-Stuart was born in Sydney in 1931, the daughter of a radiologist, Bouverie Anderson-Stuart. Her grandfather was Sir Thomas Peter Anderson Stuart, who established the Medical School at the University of Sydney. She was educated at Ascham School.

Her first marriage, in 1952, was to a doctor, Roger Dunlop, with whom she had a daughter, Primrose Dunlop, known as "Pitty Pat" (1954 - 2025). After their divorce in 1969, She was founding honorary patron of the Melba Foundation, founding patron of the Victorian Opera company, and patron of the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.

Honours In the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours, Lady Potter was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to the arts and the community. In 2003 she was promoted to Companion of the Order (AC) for leadership and for encouragement of support for critical community growth through fundraising and philanthropy in the arts, sciences, education and social welfare.

In February 2010, The Australian Ballet named its headquarters in Southbank, Melbourne, the Primrose Potter Australian Ballet Centre, to honour her 35 years of service to the organisation.

She has been awarded honorary doctorates from Australian Catholic University, She is a member of the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem, and in 2003 she was appointed a commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, for her work promoting Italian culture in Australia.