



Sarah Crowden
Acting1955Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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
Acting History
2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
as Lady Manville
2023
All the Light We Cannot See
TVas Jacqueline / Madam Blanchard• 1 eps
2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries
TVas Miss Thimble• 23 eps
2021
Cruella
as Beehive Lady
2019
The Durrells
TVas Melanie Countess De Torro• 2 eps
2018
The Little Stranger
as Miss Dabney
Peterloo
as Lady at Races
2016
The Last Dragonslayer
as Pritchett Lane House Owner
2015
Queen of the Desert
as Lady Ascot (uncredited)
Jupiter Ascending
as Bureaucrat
Mr. Holmes
as Mrs. Hudson
Wolf Hall
TVas Lady Exeter• 2 eps
2014
The Riot Club
as Elderly Woman
Downton Abbey
TVas Lady Manville• 1 eps
2008
Affinity
as Ada
Brideshead Revisited
as Lady Guest
2007
Joe's Palace
as Middle-aged woman
The Sarah Jane Adventures
TVas Mrs Gribbins• 1 eps
2006
2004
He Knew He Was Right
TVas Mrs. MacHugh
2003
My Hero
TVas Mrs Clark• 1 eps
2002
Tipping the Velvet
TVas Woman with Pipe
2001
Love in a Cold Climate
TVas Third Twitterer
1998
Vanity Fair
TVas Lady Blanche
Our Mutual Friend
TVas First Guest
1997
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as Sylvia
A Dance to the Music of Time
TVas Miss Orchard
1996
The Wind in the Willows
as Samantha
The Detectives
TVas Head Teacher• 1 eps
1994
Smokescreen
TVas Miss Chittock
1993
The Countess Alice
as Sarah
1992
Orlando
as Queen Mary
1991
Lovejoy
TVas Rosemary Blake• 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TVas Receptionist• 1 eps
1989
Erik the Viking
as Grimhild Housewife
Campion
TVas Sadie
1988
The Storyteller: A Story Short
as Queen
The Rainbow
TVas Catherine Phillips
The Storyteller
TVas Queen• 1 eps
1987
The Children Of Dynmouth
as Cub Mistress
1986
Harem
as Charlotte
David Copperfield
TVas Jane Murdstone
1983
The Fourth Arm
TVas ATS Sgt. Brookes
1981







