Sarah Crowden

Personal Info

Birthday

January 1, 1955

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Сара Кроуден

Sarah Crowden

Biography

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

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Downton Abbey

The Durrells

Cruella

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Jupiter Ascending

The Detectives

Filmography

2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Lady Manville
2021
Cruella
as Beehive Lady
2018
Peterloo
as Lady at Races
The Little Stranger
as Miss Dabney
2016
The Last Dragonslayer
as Pritchett Lane House Owner
2015
Queen of the Desert
as Lady Ascot (uncredited)
Mr. Holmes
as Mrs. Hudson
Jupiter Ascending
as Bureaucrat
2014
The Riot Club
as Elderly Woman
2008
Affinity
as Ada
Brideshead Revisited
as Lady Guest
2007
Joe's Palace
as Middle-aged woman
2006
Miss Potter
as Lady Clifford
Longford
as Lady Tree
1997
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as Sylvia
1996
The Wind in the Willows
as Samantha
1993
The Countess Alice
as Sarah
1992
Orlando
as Queen Mary
1989
Erik the Viking
as Grimhild Housewife
1987
The Children Of Dynmouth
as Cub Mistress
1986
Harem
as Charlotte
1981
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
as Helen