Sarah Crowden

Crowden was born on 8 May 1955 in Edinburgh, the daughter of actor Graham Crowden (1922–2010) and actress Phyllida Hewat. She attended The Open University and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as a diploma in Literature. In 2010, she was awarded a Foundation Certificate in Bricklaying.{{Cite web |title=Sarah Crowden |url=https://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/sarah-crowden/1889753/main/ |access-date=19 May 2023 |website=Moviefone |language=en}}

Crowden started her acting career in 1974 when she joined The Actors' Company as a Student Assistant Stage Manager. One of her first notable role was as Helen in the movie adaption of Agatha Christie's The Seven Dials Mystery (1981).{{Citation |last=Wharmby |first=Tony |title=Seven Dials Mystery |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086287/ |type=Adventure, Mystery, Romance |access-date=19 May 2023 |others=John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Cheryl Campbell |publisher=London Weekend Television (LWT)}} She has played supporting roles in numerous television series and movies such as A Dance to the Music of Time, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Downtown Abbey and The Sister Boniface Mysteries. She received favourable reviews for her portrayal of Dame Hilda in the 2010 production of If So, Then Yes by N. F. Simpson with critic Michael Billington calling her performance as "a Thatcherite supervisor" shining and Dominic Maxwell of The Times praising her ability to "work wonders in restricted circumstances".{{Cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Dominic |date=14 June 2023 |title=If So, Then Yes at Jermyn Street Theatre, SW1 |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/if-so-then-yes-at-jermyn-street-theatre-sw1-m58mcbtnrs7 |access-date=14 June 2023 |issn=0140-0460}}{{Cite news |last=Billington |first=Michael |date=12 September 2010 |title=If So, Then Yes |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/sep/12/if-so-then-yes-review |access-date=14 June 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}

In 2017, Crowden started performing stand-up comedy on the London circuit as her self-created character Dame Theresa Thomson's-Gazelle.{{Cite web |title=Sarah Crowden - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCLlsIwapmb3V_t1J0DCO_A |access-date=14 June 2023 |website=youtube.com}}

Apart from her acting career, Crowden is also a professional writer. She has written pieces for The Lady, TLS, Geographical Review and Literary Review, amongst others, and regularly contributes to Slightly Foxed.

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Category:1955 births

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Category:Alumni of the Open University

Category:Actresses from Edinburgh

Category:Scottish television actresses

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