Sarah Crowden

Sarah Crowden

Actor Jan 1 (age 71) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 1981–2025 (44 year career)

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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 Th…

Known For

Cruella

Cruella

Beehive Lady

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

Mrs. Hudson

Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending

Bureaucrat

Miss Potter

Miss Potter

Lady Clifford

Orlando

Orlando

Queen Mary

The Riot Club

The Riot Club

Elderly Woman

The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Sylvia

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Lady Manville

Filmography

Acting (49)

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Movies (24)

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

as Lady Manville

Cruella

Cruella

as Beehive Lady

Peterloo

Peterloo

as Lady at Races

The Little Stranger

The Little Stranger

as Miss Dabney

The Last Dragonslayer

The Last Dragonslayer

as Pritchett Lane House Owner

Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending

as Bureaucrat

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

as Mrs. Hudson

Queen of the Desert

Queen of the Desert

as Lady Ascot (uncredited)

The Riot Club

The Riot Club

as Elderly Woman

Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited

as Lady Guest

Affinity

Affinity

as Ada

Joe's Palace

Joe's Palace

as Middle-aged womand

Miss Potter

Miss Potter

as Lady Clifford

Longford

Longford

as Lady Tree

The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little

as Sylvia

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

as Samantha

The Countess Alice

The Countess Alice

as Sarah

Orlando

Orlando

as Queen Mary

Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

as Grimhild Housewife

The Storyteller: A Story Short

The Storyteller: A Story Short

as Queen

The Children Of Dynmouth

The Children Of Dynmouth

as Cub Mistress

Harem

Harem

as Charlotte

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery

as Helen

Television (25)

All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See

as Madam Blanchard

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Sister Boniface Mysteries

as Miss Thimble

The Durrells

The Durrells

as Melanie Countess De Torro

Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

as Lady Exeter

Cockroaches

Cockroaches

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

as Lady Manville

The Sarah Jane Adventures

The Sarah Jane Adventures

as Mrs Gribbins

He Knew He Was Right

He Knew He Was Right

as Mrs. MacHugh

The Afternoon Play

The Afternoon Play

as Lady-in-Waiting

Tipping the Velvet

Tipping the Velvet

as Woman with Pipe

Love in a Cold Climate

Love in a Cold Climate

as Third Twitterer

My Hero

My Hero

as Mrs Clark

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

as Lady Blanche

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

as Lady Blanche

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend

as First Guest

A Dance to the Music of Time

A Dance to the Music of Time

as Miss Orchard

Smokescreen

Smokescreen

as Miss Chittock

The Detectives

The Detectives

as Head Teacher

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Receptionist

Campion

Campion

as Sadie

The Storyteller

The Storyteller

as Queen

The Rainbow

The Rainbow

as Catherine Phillips

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as Rosemary Blake

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

as Jane Murdstone

The Fourth Arm

The Fourth Arm

as ATS Sgt. Brookes