Sarah Crowden
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.
Acted in
All the Light We Cannot See
2023
as Madam Blanchard
All the Light We Cannot See
2023
as Jacqueline
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022
as Miss Thimble
Cruella
2021
as Beehive Lady
Peterloo
2018
as Lady at Races
The Little Stranger
2018
as Miss Dabney
The Last Dragonslayer
2016
as Pritchett Lane House Owner
The Durrells
2016
as Melanie Countess De Torro
Queen of the Desert
2015
as Lady Ascot (uncredited)
Mr. Holmes
2015
as Mrs. Hudson
Jupiter Ascending
2015
as Bureaucrat
Wolf Hall
2015
as Lady Exeter
Cockroaches
2015
The Riot Club
2014
as Elderly Woman
Downton Abbey
2010
as Lady Manville
Affinity
2008
as Ada
Brideshead Revisited
2008
as Lady Guest
Joe's Palace
2007
as Middle-aged womand
Joe's Palace
2007
as Middle-aged woman
Miss Potter
2006
as Lady Clifford
Longford
2006
as Lady Tree
He Knew He Was Right
2004
as Mrs. MacHugh
Tipping the Velvet
2002
as Woman with Pipe
Love in a Cold Climate
2001
as Third Twitterer
My Hero
2000
as Mrs Clark
Vanity Fair
1998
as Lady Blanche
Our Mutual Friend
1998
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
as Sylvia
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Miss Orchard
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as Samantha
The Detectives
1993
as Head Teacher
The Countess Alice
1993
as Sarah
Orlando
1992
as Queen Mary
Erik the Viking
1989
as Grimhild Housewife
Campion
1989
as Sadie
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Receptionist
The Rainbow
1988
as Catherine Phillips
The Children Of Dynmouth
1987
as Cub Mistress
Harem
1986
as Charlotte
Lovejoy
1986
as Rosemary Blake
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
1981
as Helen