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'', ''

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'' 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

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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

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feature film version of

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's best selling book, '' Round Ireland with a Fridge''. In 2012 she appeared in '' St. John's Night'' (1853) by

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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 ''

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'' in 2013, playing the character of Sheila Morris. She played Sarah Arscott in the ghost story '' Martin's Close'' for the

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(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

References

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* 1966 births Living people Laurence Olivier Award winners People from Irvine, North Ayrshire Scottish people of Australian descent Scottish expatriates in Spain Scottish film actresses Scottish stage actresses Scottish television actresses Scottish women comedians Actresses from North Ayrshire {{scotland-actor-stub