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.
Filmography (50 titles)
7.0MovieDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Lady Manville · 2025
7.4ShowAll the Light We Cannot See
Madam Blanchard · 2023
6.4ShowSister Boniface Mysteries
Miss Thimble · 2022
8.0MovieCruella
Beehive Lady · 2021
6.8MoviePeterloo
Lady at Races · 2018
5.7MovieThe Little Stranger
Miss Dabney · 2018
5.9MovieThe Last Dragonslayer
Pritchett Lane House Owner · 2016
7.4ShowThe Durrells
Melanie Countess De Torro · 2016
5.8MovieQueen of the Desert
Lady Ascot (uncredited) · 2015
6.5MovieMr. Holmes
Mrs. Hudson · 2015
5.5MovieJupiter Ascending
Bureaucrat · 2015
7.5ShowWolf Hall
Lady Exeter · 2015
6.1ShowCockroaches
2015
5.9MovieThe Riot Club
Elderly Woman · 2014
7.4ShowUpstairs Downstairs
Instructress · 2010
8.1ShowDownton Abbey
Lady Manville · 2010
5.8MovieAffinity
Ada · 2008
6.3MovieBrideshead Revisited
Lady Guest · 2008
5.9MovieJoe's Palace
Middle-aged woman · 2007
7.1ShowThe Sarah Jane Adventures
Mrs Gribbins · 2007
6.6MovieMiss Potter
Lady Clifford · 2006
6.5MovieLongford
Lady Tree · 2006
7.6ShowHe Knew He Was Right
Mrs MacHugh · 2004
6.5ShowThe Afternoon Play
Lady-in-Waiting · 2003
6.8ShowTipping the Velvet
Woman with Pipe · 2002
7.9ShowLove in a Cold Climate
Third Twitterer · 2001
6.5ShowMy Hero
Mrs Clark · 2000
7.6ShowVanity Fair
Lady Blanche · 1998
7.8ShowOur Mutual Friend
First Guest · 1998
6.4MovieThe Man Who Knew Too Little
Sylvia · 1997