Actor
Sarah Crowden
January 1, 1955 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
Notable work
8Cruella (2021)
as Beehive Lady
5.5Jupiter Ascending (2015)
as Bureaucrat
6.5Mr. Holmes (2015)
as Mrs. Hudson
8.1Downton Abbey (2010)
as Lady Manville
5.9The Riot Club (2014)
as Elderly Woman
6.3The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
as Sylvia
8.2Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
as Receptionist
6.7Miss Potter (2006)
as Lady Clifford
6.9Orlando (1992)
as Queen Mary
7.4All the Light We Cannot See (2023)
as Jacqueline and as Madam Blanchard
5.8Queen of the Desert (2015)
as Lady Ascot (uncredited)
Often works with
Jim Carter
3 titles together
Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Erik the Viking
Emma Thompson
2 titles together
Cruella, Brideshead Revisited
Sean Bean
2 titles together
Jupiter Ascending, The Storyteller
Douglas Booth
2 titles together
Jupiter Ascending, The Riot Club
Milo Parker
2 titles together
Mr. Holmes, The Durrells
Frances Barber
2 titles together
Mr. Holmes, Agatha Christie's Poirot
Full filmography · 50
All the Light We Cannot See
as Jacqueline and as Madam Blanchard
20237.4
Sister Boniface Mysteries
as Miss Thimble
20226.5
The Durrells
as Melanie Countess De Torro
20167.4
Wolf Hall
as Lady Exeter
20157.5
Cockroaches
cast
2015
Upstairs Downstairs
as Instructress
20107.4
Downton Abbey
as Lady Manville
20108.1
The Sarah Jane Adventures
as Mrs Gribbins
20077.1
He Knew He Was Right
as Mrs MacHugh
2004
The Afternoon Play
as Lady-in-Waiting
2003
Tipping the Velvet
as Woman with Pipe
20026.9
Love in a Cold Climate
as Third Twitterer
2001