Acting · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK · Born January 1, 1955
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.
MovieDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025
as Lady Manville
TVAll the Light We Cannot See
2023
as Madam Blanchard
TVSister Boniface Mysteries
2022
as Miss Thimble
MovieCruella
2021
as Beehive Lady
MoviePeterloo
2018
as Lady at Races
MovieThe Little Stranger
2018
as Miss Dabney
MovieThe Last Dragonslayer
2016
as Pritchett Lane House Owner
TVThe Durrells
2016
as Melanie Countess De Torro
MovieQueen of the Desert
2015
as Lady Ascot (uncredited)
MovieMr. Holmes
2015
as Mrs. Hudson
MovieJupiter Ascending
2015
as Bureaucrat
TVWolf Hall
2015
as Lady Exeter
TVCockroaches
2015
MovieThe Riot Club
2014
as Elderly Woman
TVUpstairs Downstairs
2010
as Instructress
TVDownton Abbey
2010
as Lady Manville
MovieAffinity
2008
as Ada
MovieBrideshead Revisited
2008
as Lady Guest
MovieJoe's Palace
2007
as Middle-aged woman
TVThe Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as Mrs Gribbins
MovieMiss Potter
2006
as Lady Clifford
MovieLongford
2006
as Lady Tree
TVHe Knew He Was Right
2004
as Mrs MacHugh
TVThe Afternoon Play
2003
as Lady-in-Waiting
TVTipping the Velvet
2002
as Woman with Pipe
TVLove in a Cold Climate
2001
as Third Twitterer
TVMy Hero
2000
as Mrs Clark
TVVanity Fair
1998
as Lady Blanche
TVOur Mutual Friend
1998
as First Guest
MovieThe Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
as Sylvia
TVA Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Miss Orchard
MovieThe Wind in the Willows
1996
as Samantha
TVSmokescreen
1994
as Miss Chittock
TVThe Detectives
1993
as Head Teacher
MovieThe Countess Alice
1993
as Sarah
MovieOrlando
1992
as Queen Mary
MovieErik the Viking
1989
as Grimhild Housewife
TVCampion
1989
as Sadie
TVAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Receptionist
TVThe Rainbow
1988
as Catherine Phillips
MovieThe Storyteller: A Story Short
1988
as Queen
TVThe Storyteller
1988
as Queen
MovieThe Children of Dynmouth
1987
as Cub Mistress
TVDavid Copperfield
1986
as Jane Murdstone
TVCasualty
1986
as Eileen Parish
MovieHarem
1986
as Charlotte
TVLovejoy
1986
as Rosemary Blake
MovieBilly the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985
TVThe Fourth Arm
1983
as ATS Sgt. Brookes
MovieAgatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
1981
as Helen
