Sarah Crowden
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Countess Alice
as Sarah
1993
Erik the Viking
as Grimhild Housewife
1989
Miss Potter
as Lady Clifford
2006
Queen of the Desert
as Lady Ascot (uncredited)
2015
Jupiter Ascending
as Bureaucrat
2015
Mr. Holmes
as Mrs. Hudson
2015
The Riot Club
as Elderly Woman
2014
Orlando
as Queen Mary
1992
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as Sylvia
1997
Harem
as Charlotte
1986
The Wind in the Willows
as Samantha
1996
Longford
as Lady Tree
2006
Joe's Palace
as Middle-aged womand
2007
Joe's Palace
as Middle-aged woman
2007
The Last Dragonslayer
as Pritchett Lane House Owner
2016
Affinity
as Ada
2008
Brideshead Revisited
as Lady Guest
2008
Peterloo
as Lady at Races
2018
The Little Stranger
as Miss Dabney
2018
TV Appearances
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Receptionist
1989
Lovejoy
as Rosemary Blake
1986
Campion
as Sadie
1989
Cockroaches
2015
Downton Abbey
as Lady Manville
2010
The Detectives
as Head Teacher
1993
Sister Boniface Mysteries
as Miss Thimble
2022
The Rainbow
as Catherine Phillips
1988
Love in a Cold Climate
as Third Twitterer
2001
Tipping the Velvet
as Woman with Pipe
2002
My Hero
as Mrs Clark
2000
All the Light We Cannot See
as Jacqueline
2023