
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.

Cruella
2021 · as Beehive Lady

Jupiter Ascending
2015 · as Bureaucrat

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025 · as Lady Manville

Brideshead Revisited
2008 · as Lady Guest

Miss Potter
2006 · as Lady Clifford

Mr. Holmes
2015 · as Mrs. Hudson

Queen of the Desert
2015 · as Lady Ascot (uncredited)

The Riot Club
2014 · as Elderly Woman

Erik the Viking
1989 · as Grimhild Housewife

The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997 · as Sylvia

Orlando
1992 · as Queen Mary

The Last Dragonslayer
2016 · as Pritchett Lane House Owner

The Little Stranger
2018 · as Miss Dabney

Joe's Palace
2007 · as Middle-aged woman

Peterloo
2018 · as Lady at Races

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery
1981 · as Helen

Longford
2006 · as Lady Tree

The Wind in the Willows
1996 · as Samantha