Sara Crowe

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Sara Crowe
Born
Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present
Spouses
Toby Dale
(m. 1992;div. 1998)
Sean Carson
(m. 2003)

Sara Crowe (born 22 March 1966) is a Scottish film and stage actress who mainly plays comedy roles.

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Biography

Career

After beginning her career on stage and in television, Crowe began to take film roles, including a part in Carry On Columbus and as the 'first bride' Laura in the comedy film Four Weddings and a Funeral . [1] Her West End appearances include Private Lives , Twelfth Night , Hay Fever and The Constant Wife and, on tour, Acorn Antiques the Musical and Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular .[ citation needed ]

She is a regular performer (and part of the original cast) of the touring play Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners . She gained notice in the United Kingdom in a series of TV advertisements for Philadelphia cream cheese spread in the 1990s, playing a dizzy blonde secretary with Ann Bryson as her friend. With Bryson, she also formed the comedy duo Flaming Hamsters; they co-starred in the 1995 film The Steal [2] and the 1996 sitcom Sometime Never.

She appeared in the 2010 British feature film version of Tony Hawks's best selling book, Round Ireland with a Fridge . In 2012 she appeared in St. John's Night (1853) by Henrik Ibsen at London's Jermyn Street Theatre. [3]

Crowe has starred as Queen Thistle and also as Mrs Witch in the television programme Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom . She briefly appeared in the BBC soap series EastEnders in 2013, playing the character of Sheila Morris.[ citation needed ] She played Sarah Arscott in the ghost story Martin's Close for the BBC (2019).

Crowe is Patron of Guildford-based educational, cultural and social community hub, The Guildford Institute.

Writing

Crowe's first novel, Campari for Breakfast, was published by Doubleday in April 2014. Her second novel Martini Henry was published in 2016 by Doubleday.

Personal life

Crowe was married to Toby Dale, the son of Jim Dale, from July 1992 until 1998. Since 2003, she has been married to Sean Carson.

Awards

1990

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986−1987 Now, Something Else Various12 episodes
1987Boogie OutlawsSally2 episodes
1988 Carrott Confidential UnknownEpisode: "Episode #2.1"
Hot Metal Blue Peter PresenterEpisode: "The Twilight Zone"
The Rory Bremner Show Various6 episodes
Square Deal FionaEpisode: "Episode #1.7"
1989−1992 Smith & Jones Various4 episodes
1990 Home to Roost Cherry GibsonEpisode: "High Noon"
Haggard Fanny5 episodes
KYTV DebbieEpisode: "Challenge Anna"
Freddie and MaxClaireEpisode: "Episode #1.1"
1991Roy's RaidersDaisy6 episodes
1992 The Good Guys Christine DraperEpisode: "Verschwinden"
Harry Enfield's Television Programme Mummy Bunny2 episodes
Carry On Columbus Fatima
1993 The Thief and the Cobbler Princess YumYum (voice)
1994Funky Black ShortsJoely DarlingtonEpisode: "The Godsend"
Four Weddings and a Funeral Laura the Bride - Wedding One
Scarlett Lulie HarrisEpisode: "Episode #1.1"
1995 The Steal Bank Transfer Secretary
The Best of Rory BremnerUnknownVideo
1995−1996Sometime, NeverMax8 episodes
1997 Caught in the Act Lucinda
2001Big Meg, Little MegMargaret Johnson #27 episodes
2002 Born and Bred Sally WaddingtonEpisode: "Judgement Day"
2004 Casualty Kerry SummerstonEpisode: "Don't Go There
2005 The Green Green Grass TamaraEpisode: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock
2006 Mayo Laura WillardEpisode: "Late of This Parish"
2007Living with Two People You Like Individually...But Not as a CoupleLynTelevision film
2009 Skins Hair & Beauty TeacherEpisode: "Everyone"
2009−2013 Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom Queen Thistle / Lucy's Mum / Mrs. Witch50 episodes
2010 Round Ireland with a Fridge Nicola
2010−2016 Doctors Mrs. Lowick / Sarah Blasdale2 episodes
2013 Eastenders Sheila Morris2 episodes
2017 Midsomer Murders Ailsa BensonEpisode: "Red in Tooth and Claw"
2019One Red Nose Day and a WeddingLauraTelevision short
Martin's Close Sarah ArscottTelevision film
2021AdventurousRos
A Splinter of IceRufa Philby
Going the DistanceEmTelevision film

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References

  1. Four Weddings and a Funeral at IMDb
  2. "Philadelphia Cheese Advert UK 1995". 9 August 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2011 via YouTube.
  3. Crowe, Sara (12 July 2012). "My Day on a Plate: Sara Crowe, actress". The Daily Telegraph . London, UK. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Sara Crowe at IMDb