Sarah Crowden
Acting
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
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movieDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
Lady Manville
tvAll the Light We Cannot See
2023
Madam Blanchard / Jacqueline
tvSister Boniface Mysteries
2022
Miss Thimble
movieCruella
2021
Beehive Lady
moviePeterloo
2018
Lady at Races
movieThe Little Stranger
2018
Miss Dabney
movieThe Last Dragonslayer
2016
Pritchett Lane House Owner
tvThe Durrells
2016
Melanie Countess De Torro
movieQueen of the Desert
2015
Lady Ascot (uncredited)
movieMr. Holmes
2015
Mrs. Hudson
movieJupiter Ascending
2015
Bureaucrat
tvWolf Hall
2015
Lady Exeter
movieThe Riot Club
2014
Elderly Woman
tvUpstairs Downstairs
2010
Instructress
tvDownton Abbey
2010
Lady Manville
movieBrideshead Revisited
2008
Lady Guest
movieJoe's Palace
2007
Middle-aged woman
tvThe Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
Mrs Gribbins
movieMiss Potter
2006
Lady Clifford
movieLongford
2006
Lady Tree
tvHe Knew He Was Right
2004
Mrs MacHugh
tvThe Afternoon Play
2003
Lady-in-Waiting
tvTipping the Velvet
2002
Woman with Pipe
tvLove in a Cold Climate
2001
Third Twitterer
tvMy Hero
2000
Mrs Clark
tvVanity Fair
1998
Lady Blanche
tvOur Mutual Friend
1998
First Guest
tvA Dance to the Music of Time
1997
Miss Orchard
movieThe Wind in the Willows
1996
Samantha
tvSmokescreen
1994
Miss Chittock
tvThe Detectives
1993
Head Teacher
movieOrlando
1992
Queen Mary
movieErik the Viking
1989
Grimhild Housewife
tvCampion
1989
Sadie
tvAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Receptionist
tvThe Rainbow
1988
Catherine Phillips
movieThe Children of Dynmouth
1987
Cub Mistress
tvDavid Copperfield
1986
Jane Murdstone
tvCasualty
1986
Eileen Parish
movieHarem
1986
Charlotte
tvLovejoy
1986
Rosemary Blake
tvThe Fourth Arm
1983
ATS Sgt. Brookes
