# Sara Crowe

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

## 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. 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.
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 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.
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. 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

* Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress
* Variety Club Best Actress Award
* London Critics Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer (performance in Private Lives)
* Nominated for Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for Hay Fever

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986−1987 | Now, Something Else | Various | 12 episodes |
| 1987 | Boogie Outlaws` | Sally | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Carrott Confidential | Unknown | Episode: "Episode #2.1" |
| 1988 | Hot Metal | Blue Peter Presenter | Episode: "The Twilight Zone" |
| 1988 | The Rory Bremner Show | Various | 6 episodes |
| 1988 | Square Deal | Fiona | Episode: "Episode #1.7" |
| 1989−1992 | Smith & Jones | Various | 4 episodes |
| 1990 | Home to Roost | Cherry Gibson | Episode: "High Noon" |
| 1990 | Haggard | Fanny | 5 episodes |
| 1990 | KYTV | Debbie | Episode: "Challenge Anna" |
| 1990 | Freddie and Max | Claire | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| 1991 | Roy's Raiders | Daisy | 6 episodes |
| 1992 | The Good Guys | Christine Draper | Episode: "Verschwinden" |
| 1992 | Harry Enfield's Television Programme | Mummy Bunny | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Carry On Columbus | Fatima | |
| 1993 | The Thief and the Cobbler | Princess YumYum (voice) | |
| 1994 | Funky Black Shorts | Joely Darlington | Episode: "The Godsend" |
| 1994 | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Laura the Bride - Wedding One | |
| 1994 | Scarlett | Lulie Harris | Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
| 1995 | The Steal | Bank Transfer Secretary | |
| 1995 | The Best of Rory Bremner | Unknown | Video |
| 1995−1996 | Sometime, Never | Max | 8 episodes |
| 1997 | Caught in the Act | Lucinda | |
| 2001 | Big Meg, Little Meg | Margaret Johnson #2 | 7 episodes |
| 2002 | Born and Bred | Sally Waddington | Episode: "Judgement Day" |
| 2004 | Casualty | Kerry Summerston | Episode: "Don't Go There" |
| 2005 | The Green Green Grass | Tamara | Episode: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock" |
| 2006 | Mayo | Laura Willard | Episode: "Late of This Parish" |
| 2007 | Living with Two People You Like Individually...But Not as a Couple | Lyn | Television film |
| 2009 | Skins | Hair & Beauty Teacher | Episode: "Everyone" |
| 2009−2013 | Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom | Queen Thistle / Lucy's Mum / Mrs. Witch | 50 episodes |
| 2010 | Round Ireland with a Fridge | Nicola | |
| 2010−2016 | Doctors | Mrs. Lowick / Sarah Blasdale | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Eastenders | Sheila Morris | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Midsomer Murders | Ailsa Benson | Episode: "Red in Tooth and Claw" |
| 2019 | One Red Nose Day and a Wedding | Laura | Television short |
| 2019 | Martin's Close | Sarah Arscott | Television film |
| 2021 | Adventurous | Ros | |
| 2021 | A Splinter of Ice | Rufa Philby | |
| 2021 | Going the Distance | Em | Television film |