Sally was born in Perth where she attended Perth Youth Theatre before moving to Glasgow to train in Acting and Performance at Langside college. Further training included The School at Steppenwolf in Chicago where she trained in Meisner, Viewpoints and Improvisation with ensemble members.

Sally has worked extensively in the Scottish Theatre, television, and radio industry for many years as an actress. Theatre work as an actress includes: Cathy – Traverse, Shirley Valentine - Pitlochry Festival Theatre/Lyceum – (Winner Best Performance CATS 2023), Keeping the Heid, Sally - Play Pie Pint, Cinderfella, The Ugly One, Low Pay, Don’t Pay - Tron, Wendy and Peter Pan, Union, - Lyceum, How To Disappear - Traverse, Rhinoceros - EIF/Lyceum, The James Plays, Appointment with the Wickerman, The Crucible – NTS, Time and The Conways, Great Expectations - Dundee Rep, Days of Wine and Roses - Theatre Jezebel/Tron. TV Credits include; Scot Squad - 8 Series, Shetland, Karen Pirie, Annika, River City, Only An Excuse, Two Doors Down - BBC.

Directing credits include; Inexperience, Water Colour – Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Gallus in Weegieland - Tron Theatre, There’s A Place - Perth Theatre, Chemo Savvy - Gilded Balloon, Aganeza Scrooge - Tron – (Winner of Best Panto – UK Panto awards - 2024), The Angry Brigade - RCS, Smile, The Bookies - Dundee Rep, Someone’s Knocking at the Door, 10 Things to do Before You Die, Outside In and What the Animals Say - Play Pie Pint, Broth, Call to Adventure - NTS, Scot Squad - BBC Scotland, River City – 11 episodes - BBC Scotland.