
Sarah Crowden
Department: Acting
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

The Countess Alice
1993

Erik the Viking
1989

Miss Potter
2006

Queen of the Desert
2015

Jupiter Ascending
2015

Mr. Holmes
2015

The Riot Club
2014

Orlando
1992

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire
1985

The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997

Harem
1986

The Wind in the Willows
1996

Longford
2006

Joe's Palace
2007

Joe's Palace
2007

The Last Dragonslayer
2016

Affinity
2008

Brideshead Revisited
2008

Peterloo
2018

The Little Stranger
2018

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
1981

The Children Of Dynmouth
1987

Cruella
2021

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025

The Storyteller: A Story Short
1988

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989

Lovejoy
1986

Campion
1989

Cockroaches
2015

Downton Abbey
2010

The Detectives
1993

Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022

The Rainbow
1988

He Knew He Was Right
2004

Love in a Cold Climate
2001

Tipping the Velvet
2002

My Hero
2000

All the Light We Cannot See
2023

All the Light We Cannot See
2023

A Dance to the Music of Time
1997

Wolf Hall
2015

The Durrells
2016

The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007

The Storyteller
1988

The Fourth Arm
1983

David Copperfield
1986

The Afternoon Play
2003

Our Mutual Friend
1998

Smokescreen
1994

Vanity Fair
1998