Sarah Crowden

Born: 1955-01-01, Edinburgh, 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.

Filmography

• Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
• Casualty (1986)
• Downton Abbey (2010)
• All the Light We Cannot See (2023)
• Cruella (2021)
• Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022)
• Jupiter Ascending (2015)
• The Durrells (2016)
• Wolf Hall (2015)
• Lovejoy (1986)
• Vanity Fair (1998)
• Upstairs Downstairs (2010)
• The Storyteller (1988)
• Mr. Holmes (2015)
• The Afternoon Play (2003)
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
• Miss Potter (2006)
• He Knew He Was Right (2004)
• A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)
• The Fourth Arm (1983)
• Queen of the Desert (2015)
• The Riot Club (2014)
• The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
• Erik the Viking (1989)
• Love in a Cold Climate (2001)
• David Copperfield (1986)
• Orlando (1992)
• The Little Stranger (2018)
• The Wind in the Willows (1996)
• Peterloo (2018)