
Sarah Crowden
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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.
Known for
Credits

Cruella (2021)
as Beehive Lady

Jupiter Ascending (2015)
as Bureaucrat

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
as Lady Manville

Mr. Holmes (2015)
as Mrs. Hudson

Miss Potter (2006)
as Lady Clifford

Orlando (1992)
as Queen Mary

Brideshead Revisited (2008)
as Lady Guest

The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
as Sylvia

Erik the Viking (1989)
as Grimhild Housewife

The Riot Club (2014)
as Elderly Woman

Queen of the Desert (2015)
as Lady Ascot (uncredited)

The Last Dragonslayer (2016)
as Pritchett Lane House Owner

Peterloo (2018)
as Lady at Races

The Little Stranger (2018)
as Miss Dabney

Joe's Palace (2007)
as Middle-aged woman

Harem (1986)
as Charlotte

The Wind in the Willows (1996)
as Samantha

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery (1981)
as Helen

Longford (2006)
as Lady Tree

Affinity (2008)
as Ada

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985)
Actor

The Children of Dynmouth (1987)
as Cub Mistress

The Countess Alice (1993)
as Sarah

The Storyteller: A Story Short (1988)
as Queen





