Sarah Crowden
Born: 1955-01-01 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale as Lady Manville
2023
- All the Light We Cannot See as Jacqueline
2022
- Sister Boniface Mysteries as Miss Thimble
2021
- Cruella as Beehive Lady
2018
- Peterloo as Lady at Races
- The Little Stranger as Miss Dabney
2016
- The Durrells as Melanie Countess De Torro
- The Last Dragonslayer as Pritchett Lane House Owner
2015
- Wolf Hall as Lady Exeter
- Jupiter Ascending as Bureaucrat
- Mr. Holmes as Mrs. Hudson
- Queen of the Desert as Lady Ascot (uncredited)
- Cockroaches
2014
- The Riot Club as Elderly Woman
2010
- Downton Abbey as Lady Manville
2008
- Brideshead Revisited as Lady Guest
- Affinity as Ada
2007
- The Sarah Jane Adventures as Mrs Gribbins
- Joe's Palace as Middle-aged woman
2006
- Longford as Lady Tree
- Miss Potter as Lady Clifford
2004
- He Knew He Was Right as Mrs. MacHugh
2003
- The Afternoon Play as Lady-in-Waiting
2002
- Tipping the Velvet as Woman with Pipe
2001
- Love in a Cold Climate as Third Twitterer
2000
- My Hero as Mrs Clark
1998
- Vanity Fair as Lady Blanche
- Our Mutual Friend as First Guest
1997
- The Man Who Knew Too Little as Sylvia
- A Dance to the Music of Time as Miss Orchard
1996
- The Wind in the Willows as Samantha
1994
- Smokescreen as Miss Chittock
1993
- The Detectives as Head Teacher
- The Countess Alice as Sarah
1992
- Orlando as Queen Mary
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Receptionist
- Erik the Viking as Grimhild Housewife
- Campion as Sadie
1988
- The Storyteller as Queen
- The Rainbow as Catherine Phillips
1987
- The Children Of Dynmouth as Cub Mistress
1986
- Lovejoy as Rosemary Blake
- Harem as Charlotte
- David Copperfield as Jane Murdstone
1983
- The Fourth Arm as ATS Sgt. Brookes