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Sarah Crowden

Sarah Crowden

Actor · Born January 1, 1955 (71) · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1955 (71)
From
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Sarah Crowden's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
47%
Society
33%
Survival
13%
Bonds
7%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
3
Warm
1
Triumphant
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Cozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sarah Crowden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sarah Crowden's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

50 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale(2025)

    as Lady Manville

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • All the Light We Cannot See(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacqueline · as Madam Blanchard

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Sister Boniface Mysteries(2022)

    Show 23 episodes · as Miss Thimble

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Cruella(2021)

    as Beehive Lady

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Peterloo(2018)

    as Lady at Races

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Little Stranger(2018)

    as Miss Dabney

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Last Dragonslayer(2016)

    as Pritchett Lane House Owner

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Durrells(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Melanie Countess De Torro

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Queen of the Desert(2015)

    as Lady Ascot (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Holmes(2015)

    as Mrs. Hudson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Jupiter Ascending(2015)

    as Bureaucrat

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Wolf Hall(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lady Exeter

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Cockroaches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Riot Club(2014)

    as Elderly Woman

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Upstairs Downstairs(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Instructress

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Downton Abbey(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Manville

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Affinity(2008)

    as Ada

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Brideshead Revisited(2008)

    as Lady Guest

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Joe's Palace(2007)

    as Middle-aged woman

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Sarah Jane Adventures(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Gribbins

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Potter(2006)

    as Lady Clifford

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Longford (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lady Tree

  • He Knew He Was Right (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs MacHugh

  • The Afternoon Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady-in-Waiting

  • Tipping the Velvet(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Woman with Pipe

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Love in a Cold Climate(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Third Twitterer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • My Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Clark

  • Vanity Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lady Blanche

  • Our Mutual Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as First Guest

  • The Man Who Knew Too Little(1997)

    as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Dance to the Music of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · as Miss Orchard

  • The Wind in the Willows(1996)

    as Samantha

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Smokescreen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Chittock

  • The Detectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Head Teacher

  • The Countess Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Sarah

  • Orlando(1992)

    as Queen Mary

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Erik the Viking(1989)

    as Grimhild Housewife

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Campion(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sadie

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Rainbow(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · as Catherine Phillips

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Storyteller: A Story Short (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Queen

  • The Storyteller(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Children of Dynmouth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Cub Mistress

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jane Murdstone

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Eileen Parish

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Charlotte

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Rosemary Blake

  • Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire(1985)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Fourth Arm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as ATS Sgt. Brookes

  • Seven Dials Mystery(1981)

    as Helen

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles from 1981 to 2025; peak year 2007.

Highest rated

Joe's Palace (2007)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022)

Film career

19812025

Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting50 of 50: 50 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1980s14 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Sarah Crowden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 19; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1985)

67th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cruella (2021)

Midcredits 92nd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.