
Acting
Sarah Crowden
Acting · Born 1955-01-01 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
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FilmDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 · Lady Manville

All the Light We Cannot See
2023 · Madam Blanchard

Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022 · Miss Thimble
FilmCruella
2021 · Beehive Lady
FilmPeterloo
2018 · Lady at Races
FilmThe Little Stranger
2018 · Miss Dabney
FilmThe Last Dragonslayer
2016 · Pritchett Lane House Owner

The Durrells
2016 · Melanie Countess De Torro
FilmQueen of the Desert
2015 · Lady Ascot (uncredited)
FilmMr. Holmes
2015 · Mrs. Hudson
FilmJupiter Ascending
2015 · Bureaucrat

Wolf Hall
2015 · Lady Exeter

Cockroaches
2015
FilmThe Riot Club
2014 · Elderly Woman

Upstairs Downstairs
2010 · Instructress

Downton Abbey
2010 · Lady Manville
FilmAffinity
2008 · Ada
FilmBrideshead Revisited
2008 · Lady Guest
FilmJoe's Palace
2007 · Middle-aged woman

The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007 · Mrs Gribbins
FilmMiss Potter
2006 · Lady Clifford
FilmLongford
2006 · Lady Tree

He Knew He Was Right
2004 · Mrs MacHugh

The Afternoon Play
2003 · Lady-in-Waiting

Tipping the Velvet
2002 · Woman with Pipe

Love in a Cold Climate
2001 · Third Twitterer

My Hero
2000 · Mrs Clark

Vanity Fair
1998 · Lady Blanche

Our Mutual Friend
1998 · First Guest
FilmThe Man Who Knew Too Little
1997 · Sylvia

A Dance to the Music of Time
1997 · Miss Orchard
FilmThe Wind in the Willows
1996 · Samantha

Smokescreen
1994 · Miss Chittock

The Detectives
1993 · Head Teacher
FilmThe Countess Alice
1993 · Sarah
FilmOrlando
1992 · Queen Mary
FilmErik the Viking
1989 · Grimhild Housewife

Campion
1989 · Sadie

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Receptionist

The Rainbow
1988 · Catherine Phillips

The Storyteller
1988 · Queen
FilmThe Children of Dynmouth
1987 · Cub Mistress

David Copperfield
1986 · Jane Murdstone

Casualty
1986 · Eileen Parish
FilmHarem
1986 · Charlotte

Lovejoy
1986 · Rosemary Blake
FilmBilly the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985

The Fourth Arm
1983 · ATS Sgt. Brookes
FilmAgatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
1981 · Helen