Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 1, 1955
Place of Birth:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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Sarah Crowden
Biography
Born in Edinburgh in 1955 to acting parents Graham Crowden and Phyllida Hewat, Sara Crowden is a British character actress who works extensively in film, TV and theatre. She is also a professional writer, contributing to the literary quarterly Slightly Foxed and has reviewed books for The Lady, TLS, Geographical and Literary Review amongst others, and performs stand-up comedy under the alias of Dame Theresa Thompson's-Gazelle. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Diploma in Literature from The Open University and, in 2010, was awarded a Foundation Certificate in Bricklaying.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale | Lady Manville |
| 2021 | Cruella | Beehive Lady |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Lady at Races |
| 2018 | The Little Stranger | Miss Dabney |
| 2016 | The Last Dragonslayer | Pritchett Lane House Owner |
| 2015 | Queen of the Desert | Lady Ascot (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Jupiter Ascending | Bureaucrat |
| 2015 | Mr. Holmes | Mrs. Hudson |
| 2014 | The Riot Club | Elderly Woman |
| 2008 | Affinity | Ada |
| 2008 | Brideshead Revisited | Lady Guest |
| 2007 | Joe's Palace | Middle-aged womand |
| 2007 | Joe's Palace | Middle-aged woman |
| 2006 | Miss Potter | Lady Clifford |
| 2006 | Longford | Lady Tree |
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | Sylvia |
| 1996 | The Wind in the Willows | Samantha |
| 1993 | The Countess Alice | Sarah |
| 1992 | Orlando | Queen Mary |
| 1989 | Erik the Viking | Grimhild Housewife |
| 1987 | The Children Of Dynmouth | Cub Mistress |
| 1986 | Harem | Charlotte |
| 1985 | Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire | |
| 1981 | Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery | Helen |
| The Storyteller: A Story Short | Queen |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | All the Light We Cannot See | Jacqueline |
| 2023 | All the Light We Cannot See | Madam Blanchard |
| 2022 | Sister Boniface Mysteries | Miss Thimble |
| 2016 | The Durrells | Melanie Countess De Torro |
| 2015 | Cockroaches | |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Lady Exeter |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey | Lady Manville |
| 2007 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Mrs Gribbins |
| 2004 | He Knew He Was Right | Mrs. MacHugh |
| 2003 | The Afternoon Play | Lady-in-Waiting |
| 2002 | Tipping the Velvet | Woman with Pipe |
| 2001 | Love in a Cold Climate | Third Twitterer |
| 2000 | My Hero | Mrs Clark |
| 1998 | Vanity Fair | Lady Blanche |
| 1998 | Our Mutual Friend | First Guest |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Time | Miss Orchard |
| 1994 | Smokescreen | Miss Chittock |
| 1993 | The Detectives | Head Teacher |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Receptionist |
| 1989 | Campion | Sadie |
| 1988 | The Rainbow | Catherine Phillips |
| 1988 | The Storyteller | Queen |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Rosemary Blake |
| 1986 | David Copperfield | Jane Murdstone |
| 1983 | The Fourth Arm | ATS Sgt. Brookes |