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.
Known for
2025Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Lady Manville
2021Cruella
Beehive Lady
2018Peterloo
Lady at Races
2018The Little Stranger
Miss Dabney
2016The Last Dragonslayer
Pritchett Lane House Owner
2015Queen of the Desert
Lady Ascot (uncredited)
2015Mr. Holmes
Mrs. Hudson
2015Jupiter Ascending
Bureaucrat
2014The Riot Club
Elderly Woman
2008Affinity
Ada
2008Brideshead Revisited
Lady Guest
2007Joe's Palace
Middle-aged woman
2006Miss Potter
Lady Clifford
2006Longford
Lady Tree
1997The Man Who Knew Too Little
Sylvia
1996The Wind in the Willows
Samantha
1993The Countess Alice
Sarah
1992Orlando
Queen Mary
1989Erik the Viking
Grimhild Housewife
1988The Storyteller: A Story Short
Queen
1987The Children Of Dynmouth
Cub Mistress
1986Harem
Charlotte
1985Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1981Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
Helen