Sarah Crowden
Acting Born Jan 1, 1955 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Casualty (1986) as Eileen Parish
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Receptionist
- Downton Abbey (2010) as Lady Manville
- Cruella (2021) as Beehive Lady
- Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022) as Miss Thimble
- The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007) as Mrs Gribbins
- Wolf Hall (2015) as Lady Exeter
- Lovejoy (1986) as Rosemary Blake
- The Durrells (2016) as Melanie Countess De Torro
- The Storyteller (1988) as Queen
- Jupiter Ascending (2015) as Bureaucrat
- My Hero (2000) as Mrs Clark
- Upstairs Downstairs (2010) as Instructress
- The Detectives (1993) as Head Teacher
- Campion (1989) as Sadie
- All the Light We Cannot See (2023) as Madam Blanchard
- All the Light We Cannot See (2023) as Jacqueline
- The Afternoon Play (2003) as Lady-in-Waiting
- A Dance to the Music of Time (1997) as Miss Orchard
- Tipping the Velvet (2002) as Woman with Pipe
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) as Lady Manville
- Vanity Fair (1998) as Lady Blanche
- Our Mutual Friend (1998) as First Guest
- Mr. Holmes (2015) as Mrs. Hudson