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.
Filmography
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Lady Manville
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
Queen of the Desert
2015
as Lady Ascot (uncredited)
Mr. Holmes
2015
as Mrs. Hudson
Jupiter Ascending
2015
as Bureaucrat
The Riot Club
2014
as Elderly Woman
Affinity
2008
as Ada
Brideshead Revisited
2008
as Lady Guest
Joe's Palace
2007
as Middle-aged woman
Miss Potter
2006
as Lady Clifford
Longford
2006
as Lady Tree
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
as Sylvia
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as Samantha
The Countess Alice
1993
as Sarah
Orlando
1992
as Queen Mary
Erik the Viking
1989
as Grimhild Housewife
The Storyteller: A Story Short
1988
as Queen
The Children of Dynmouth
1987
as Cub Mistress
Harem
1986
as Charlotte
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
1981
as Helen