Person
Sarah Crowden
Acting · Born 1955-01-01 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Known for
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Receptionist
Casualty
Eileen Parish
Downton Abbey
Lady Manville
Cruella
Beehive Lady
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Miss Thimble
Lovejoy
Rosemary Blake
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Mrs Gribbins
The Storyteller
Queen
Wolf Hall
Lady Exeter
The Durrells
Melanie Countess De Torro
Filmography
- 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleLady Manville
- 2023All the Light We Cannot SeeJacqueline
- 2022Sister Boniface MysteriesMiss Thimble
- 2021CruellaBeehive Lady
- 2018PeterlooLady at Races
- 2018The Little StrangerMiss Dabney
- 2016The Last DragonslayerPritchett Lane House Owner
- 2016The DurrellsMelanie Countess De Torro
- 2015Queen of the DesertLady Ascot (uncredited)
- 2015Mr. HolmesMrs. Hudson
- 2015Jupiter AscendingBureaucrat
- 2015Wolf HallLady Exeter
- 2015Cockroaches
- 2014The Riot ClubElderly Woman
- 2010Upstairs DownstairsInstructress
- 2010Downton AbbeyLady Manville
- 2008AffinityAda
- 2008Brideshead RevisitedLady Guest
- 2007Joe's PalaceMiddle-aged woman
- 2007The Sarah Jane AdventuresMrs Gribbins
- 2006Miss PotterLady Clifford
- 2006LongfordLady Tree
- 2004He Knew He Was RightMrs MacHugh
- 2003The Afternoon PlayLady-in-Waiting
- 2002Tipping the VelvetWoman with Pipe
- 2001Love in a Cold ClimateThird Twitterer
- 2000My HeroMrs Clark
- 1998Vanity FairLady Blanche
- 1998Our Mutual FriendFirst Guest
- 1997The Man Who Knew Too LittleSylvia
- 1997A Dance to the Music of TimeMiss Orchard
- 1996The Wind in the WillowsSamantha
- 1994SmokescreenMiss Chittock
- 1993The DetectivesHead Teacher
- 1993The Countess AliceSarah
- 1992OrlandoQueen Mary
- 1989Erik the VikingGrimhild Housewife
- 1989CampionSadie
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotReceptionist
- 1988The RainbowCatherine Phillips
- 1988The Storyteller: A Story ShortQueen
- 1988The StorytellerQueen
- 1987The Children of DynmouthCub Mistress
- 1986David CopperfieldJane Murdstone
- 1986CasualtyEileen Parish
- 1986HaremCharlotte
- 1986LovejoyRosemary Blake
- 1985Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
- 1983The Fourth ArmATS Sgt. Brookes
- 1981Agatha Christie's Seven Dials MysteryHelen
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