
Actor
Sarah Crowden
Born 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.
Acting

Cruella
Beehive Lady · 2021

Downton Abbey
Lady Manville · 2010

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Receptionist · 1989

Mr. Holmes
Mrs. Hudson · 2015

Jupiter Ascending
Bureaucrat · 2015

The Storyteller
Queen · 1988

All the Light We Cannot See
Madam Blanchard · 2023

Miss Potter
Lady Clifford · 2006

Orlando
Queen Mary · 1992

The Riot Club
Elderly Woman · 2014

The Man Who Knew Too Little
Sylvia · 1997

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Lady Manville · 2025

Wolf Hall
Lady Exeter · 2015

The Durrells
Melanie Countess De Torro · 2016

Peterloo
Lady at Races · 2018

The Sarah Jane Adventures
Mrs Gribbins · 2007

Queen of the Desert
Lady Ascot (uncredited) · 2015

Erik the Viking
Grimhild Housewife · 1989

Brideshead Revisited
Lady Guest · 2008

The Little Stranger
Miss Dabney · 2018

Lovejoy
Rosemary Blake · 1986

Casualty
Eileen Parish · 1986

Tipping the Velvet
Woman with Pipe · 2002

Our Mutual Friend
First Guest · 1998