Sara Crowe
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Sara Crowe also known as Sara K. Crowe, is a Scottish film
and stage
actress, who mainly plays comedy
roles.
and as the 'first bride' Laura in the hit film Four Weddings and a Funeral
. In The West End
her 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 also a regular performer (and part of the original cast) of the touring play Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners
. Crowe gained widespread popular fame in a series of TV advertisements in the 1990s, with Ann Bryson, for Philadelphia cheese spread playing a ditsy blonde secretary. Most recently, she appeared in the 2010 British feature film version
of Tony Hawks
' best selling book Round Ireland with a Fridge.
).
Nominated for Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for Hay Fever.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and stage
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
actress, who mainly plays comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
roles.
Career
After starting her career on stage and in television, Crowe began to take film roles, including Carry on ColumbusCarry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus is the 31st and last film in the Carry On series, following 1978's Carry On Emmannuelle. The only main series regulars present are Jim Dale , Bernard Cribbins , Leslie Phillips , Jon Pertwee and June Whitfield...
and as the 'first bride' Laura in the hit film Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It was the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant...
. In The West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
her appearances include Private Lives
Private Lives
Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward. It focuses on a divorced couple who discover that they are honeymooning with their new spouses in neighbouring rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship, they realise that they still have feelings for...
, Twelfth Night, Hay Fever
Hay Fever
Hay Fever is a comic play written by Noël Coward in 1924 and first produced in 1925 with Marie Tempest as the first Judith Bliss. Laura Hope Crews played the role in New York...
and The Constant Wife
The Constant Wife
The Constant Wife, a comedy of manners, was written by W. Somerset Maugham in 1926 and later published for general sales in April 1927.- Plot :...
and, on tour, Acorn Antiques the Musical and Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn
Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE is a prolific English playwright. He has written and produced seventy-three full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their...
's Absurd Person Singular
Absurd Person Singular
Absurd Person Singular is a 1972 play by Alan Ayckbourn. Divided into three acts, it documents the changing fortunes of three married couples...
. She is also a regular performer (and part of the original cast) of the touring play Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners
Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners
Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners is an anthology-style play compiled and written by Carry On... writer Norman Hudis and producer Marc Sinden, who is also the director...
. Crowe gained widespread popular fame in a series of TV advertisements in the 1990s, with Ann Bryson, for Philadelphia cheese spread playing a ditsy blonde secretary. Most recently, she appeared in the 2010 British feature film version
Round Ireland with a Fridge (film)
Round Ireland with a Fridge is a 2010 film released in September 2010 by Fridge D'Or Productions. The film is based on Tony Hawks's internationally best selling book of the same name and was written by and stars Tony....
of Tony Hawks
Tony Hawks
Antony Gordon Hawksworth, better known as Tony Hawks, is a British comedian and author.-Early life:Born in Brighton in 1960, Hawks was educated at Brighton Hove and Sussex Grammar School and Brighton College...
' best selling book Round Ireland with a Fridge.
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 LivesPrivate Lives
Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward. It focuses on a divorced couple who discover that they are honeymooning with their new spouses in neighbouring rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship, they realise that they still have feelings for...
).
Nominated for Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for Hay Fever.
Filmography
- Caught in the ActCaught in the Act- Music :*Caught in the Act , a Dutch boy band*Caught in the Act , 1983, and the title song*Caught in the Act , 1975*Caught in the Act , 1975*Caught in the Act , 1984...
- The StealThe StealThe Steal were an English hardcore punk band, from Kingston upon Thames and Brighton.-History:They formed in late 2005, and are influenced by Minor Threat, 7 Seconds and Kid Dynamite. In 2006 they completed a UK tour with American punk bands Set Your Goals and Lifetime...
- Four Weddings and a FuneralFour Weddings and a FuneralFour Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It was the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant...
- Carry on ColumbusCarry On ColumbusCarry On Columbus is the 31st and last film in the Carry On series, following 1978's Carry On Emmannuelle. The only main series regulars present are Jim Dale , Bernard Cribbins , Leslie Phillips , Jon Pertwee and June Whitfield...
(1992) - Round Ireland with a FridgeRound Ireland with a Fridge (film)Round Ireland with a Fridge is a 2010 film released in September 2010 by Fridge D'Or Productions. The film is based on Tony Hawks's internationally best selling book of the same name and was written by and stars Tony....
(2010)