
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.
TV Shows(25)

All the Light We Cannot See
Madam Blanchard
2023

Sister Boniface Mysteries
Miss Thimble
2022

The Durrells
Melanie Countess De Torro
2016

Wolf Hall
Lady Exeter
2015

Cockroaches
2015

Downton Abbey
Lady Manville
2010

The Sarah Jane Adventures
Mrs Gribbins
2007

He Knew He Was Right
Mrs MacHugh
2004

The Afternoon Play
Lady-in-Waiting
2003

Tipping the Velvet
Woman with Pipe
2002

Love in a Cold Climate
Third Twitterer
2001

My Hero
Mrs Clark
2000

Vanity Fair
Lady Blanche
1998

Our Mutual Friend
First Guest
1998

A Dance to the Music of Time
Miss Orchard
1997

Smokescreen
Miss Chittock
1994

The Detectives
Head Teacher
1993

Campion
Sadie
1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Receptionist
1989

The Rainbow
Catherine Phillips
1988

The Storyteller
Queen
1988

David Copperfield
Jane Murdstone
1986

Casualty
Eileen Parish
1986

Lovejoy
Rosemary Blake
1986

The Fourth Arm
ATS Sgt. Brookes
1983
Movies(24)

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Lady Manville
2025

Cruella
Beehive Lady
2021

Peterloo
Lady at Races
2018

The Little Stranger
Miss Dabney
2018

The Last Dragonslayer
Pritchett Lane House Owner
2016

Queen of the Desert
Lady Ascot (uncredited)
2015

Mr. Holmes
Mrs. Hudson
2015

Jupiter Ascending
Bureaucrat
2015

The Riot Club
Elderly Woman
2014

Affinity
Ada
2008

Brideshead Revisited
Lady Guest
2008

Joe's Palace
Middle-aged womand
2007

Miss Potter
Lady Clifford
2006

Longford
Lady Tree
2006

The Man Who Knew Too Little
Sylvia
1997

The Wind in the Willows
Samantha
1996

The Countess Alice
Sarah
1993

Orlando
Queen Mary
1992

Erik the Viking
Grimhild Housewife
1989

The Storyteller: A Story Short
Queen
1988

The Children of Dynmouth
Cub Mistress
1987

Harem
Charlotte
1986

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Helen
1981