Sarah Crowden

Sarah Crowden

Known for
Acting
Born
January 1, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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

2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale poster

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Movie · as Lady Manville

2023
All the Light We Cannot See poster

All the Light We Cannot See

TV · as Jacqueline, Madam Blanchard · 1 ep

2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries poster

Sister Boniface Mysteries

TV · as Miss Thimble · 23 eps

2021
Cruella poster

Cruella

Movie · as Beehive Lady

2018
Peterloo poster

Peterloo

Movie · as Lady at Races

2018
The Little Stranger poster

The Little Stranger

Movie · as Miss Dabney

2016
The Last Dragonslayer poster

The Last Dragonslayer

Movie · as Pritchett Lane House Owner

2016
The Durrells poster

The Durrells

TV · as Melanie Countess De Torro · 2 eps

2015
Queen of the Desert poster

Queen of the Desert

Movie · as Lady Ascot (uncredited)

2015
Jupiter Ascending poster

Jupiter Ascending

Movie · as Bureaucrat

2015
Mr. Holmes poster

Mr. Holmes

Movie · as Mrs. Hudson

2015
Cockroaches poster

Cockroaches

TV · 2 eps

2015
Wolf Hall poster

Wolf Hall

TV · as Lady Exeter · 2 eps

2014
The Riot Club poster

The Riot Club

Movie · as Elderly Woman

2010
Downton Abbey poster

Downton Abbey

TV · as Lady Manville · 1 ep

2010
Upstairs Downstairs poster

Upstairs Downstairs

TV · as Instructress · 1 ep

2008
Affinity poster

Affinity

Movie · as Ada

2008
Brideshead Revisited poster

Brideshead Revisited

Movie · as Lady Guest

2007
Joe's Palace poster

Joe's Palace

Movie · as Middle-aged woman

2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures poster

The Sarah Jane Adventures

TV · as Mrs Gribbins · 1 ep

2006
Miss Potter poster

Miss Potter

Movie · as Lady Clifford

2006
Longford poster

Longford

Movie · as Lady Tree

2005
The Green Green Grass poster

The Green Green Grass

TV · as Antiques Expert · 1 ep

2004
He Knew He Was Right poster

He Knew He Was Right

TV · as Mrs MacHugh · 2 eps

2003
The Afternoon Play poster

The Afternoon Play

TV · as Lady-in-Waiting · 1 ep

2002
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Tipping the Velvet

TV · as Woman with Pipe · 2 eps

2001
Love in a Cold Climate poster

Love in a Cold Climate

TV · as Third Twitterer · 2 eps

2000
My Hero poster

My Hero

TV · as Mrs Clark · 1 ep

1998
Our Mutual Friend poster

Our Mutual Friend

TV · as First Guest · 4 eps

1998
Vanity Fair poster

Vanity Fair

TV · as Lady Blanche · 3 eps

1997
The Man Who Knew Too Little poster

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Movie · as Sylvia

1997
A Dance to the Music of Time poster

A Dance to the Music of Time

TV · as Miss Orchard · 4 eps

1996
The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows

Movie · as Samantha

1994
Smokescreen poster

Smokescreen

TV · as Miss Chittock · 1 ep

1993
The Countess Alice poster

The Countess Alice

Movie · as Sarah

1993
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · as Head Teacher · 1 ep

1992
Orlando poster

Orlando

Movie · as Queen Mary

1989
Erik the Viking poster

Erik the Viking

Movie · as Grimhild Housewife

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Receptionist · 1 ep

1989
Campion poster

Campion

TV · as Sadie · 1 ep

1988
The Storyteller: A Story Short poster

The Storyteller: A Story Short

Movie · as Queen

1988
The Rainbow poster

The Rainbow

TV · as Catherine Phillips · 3 eps

1988
The Storyteller poster

The Storyteller

TV · as Queen · 1 ep

1987
The Children of Dynmouth poster

The Children of Dynmouth

Movie · as Cub Mistress

1986
Harem poster

Harem

Movie · as Charlotte

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Rosemary Blake · 1 ep

1986
David Copperfield poster

David Copperfield

TV · as Jane Murdstone · 3 eps

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Eileen Parish · 1 ep

1985
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire poster

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

Movie

1983
The Fourth Arm poster

The Fourth Arm

TV · as ATS Sgt. Brookes · 1 ep

1981
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery poster

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery

Movie · as Helen