Sarah Crowden
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.
Acting
Movie
Cruella
as Beehive Lady
2021
Movie
Jupiter Ascending
as Bureaucrat
2015
Movie
Mr. Holmes
as Mrs. Hudson
2015
TV
Downton Abbey
as Lady Manville
2010
Movie
The Riot Club
as Elderly Woman
2014
Movie
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as Sylvia
1997
Movie
Miss Potter
as Lady Clifford
2006
TV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Receptionist
1989
Movie
Orlando
as Queen Mary
1992
Movie
Queen of the Desert
as Lady Ascot (uncredited)
2015
TV
All the Light We Cannot See
as Madam Blanchard
2023
TV
All the Light We Cannot See
as Jacqueline
2023
Movie
The Little Stranger
as Miss Dabney
2018
Movie
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Lady Manville
2025
Movie
Erik the Viking
as Grimhild Housewife
1989
TV
The Storyteller
as Queen
1988
Movie
Brideshead Revisited
as Lady Guest
2008
Movie
Peterloo
as Lady at Races
2018
TV
Wolf Hall
as Lady Exeter
2015
TV
The Durrells
as Melanie Countess De Torro
2016
TV
The Sarah Jane Adventures
as Mrs Gribbins
2007
TV
Casualty
as Eileen Parish
1986
Movie
The Wind in the Willows
as Samantha
1996
Movie
The Last Dragonslayer
as Pritchett Lane House Owner
2016