Alison Steadman

Alison Steadman

Date of Birth:

Aug 26, 1946

Place of Birth:

Liverpool, England, UK

Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actor. She won the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh (her husband 1973-2001) film Life is Sweet, and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress for her role as Mari in the original production of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. In a 2007 Channel 4 poll, the "50 Greatest Actors" voted for by other actors, she was ranked No. 42.

Steadman made her professional stage debut in 1968 and went on to establish her career in Mike Leigh's 1970s TV plays Nuts in May (1976) and Abigail's Party (1977). She received BAFTA TV Award nominations for the 1986 BBC serial The Singing Detective, and in 2001 for the ITV drama series Fat Friends (2000–05). Other television roles include Pride and Prejudice (1995), Gavin & Stacey (2007–10, 2019) and Orphan Black (2015–16). Her other film appearances include A Private Function (1984), Clockwise (1986), Shirley Valentine (1989), Topsy Turvy (1999), and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).

filmography:

Hard Labour Hard Labour

1973

Mike Leigh: Making Plays Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982

Stormy Monday Stormy Monday

1988

Who Gets the Dog Who Gets the Dog

2007

The One and Only Mike Leigh The One and Only Mike Leigh

2014

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

1988

We Can Be Heroes We Can Be Heroes

2017

Fry and Laurie Reunited Fry and Laurie Reunited

2010

Secrets & Lies Secrets & Lies

1996

The Ugly Duckling The Ugly Duckling

1997

French Exchange French Exchange

2011

The Dinner Party The Dinner Party

2007

Happy Now Happy Now

2001

The Missing Postman The Missing Postman

1997

Through the Night Through the Night

1975

Topsy-Turvy Topsy-Turvy

1999

Early to Bed Early to Bed

1975

Girl Girl

1974

Coming Through Coming Through

1985

Tartuffe, or The Imposter Tartuffe, or The Imposter

1983

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004

The Snow Queen's Revenge The Snow Queen's Revenge

1996

Caravans: A British Love Affair Caravans: A British Love Affair

2009

Pasmore Pasmore

1980

23 Walks 23 Walks

2020

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

2020

The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Caucasian Chalk Circle

1985

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale Gavin & Stacey: The Finale

2024

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting 7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

1989

King of the Teds King of the Teds

1970

Gotta Get Out Gotta Get Out

1995

All About 'Abigail's Party' All About 'Abigail's Party'

2007

Bag of Yeast Bag of Yeast

1976

The Muscle Market The Muscle Market

1981

Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs) Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)

2017

Jack and the Beanstalk Jack and the Beanstalk

1999

Taking Leave Taking Leave

1974

The King's Man The King's Man

2021

Care Care

2018

Our Flesh and Blood Our Flesh and Blood

1977

A Private Function A Private Function

1984

Chunky Monkey Chunky Monkey

2003

Come Rain Come Shine Come Rain Come Shine

2010

Shirley Valentine Shirley Valentine

1989

Fanny Hill Fanny Hill

2007

Better Man Better Man

2024

We Love Gavin and Stacey We Love Gavin and Stacey

2020

Virtuoso Virtuoso

1989

Monster Maker Monster Maker

1989

Champions Champions

1984

Number One Number One

1985

Degas and Pissario Fall Out Degas and Pissario Fall Out

1970

Off Grid Off Grid

2019

Abigail's Party Abigail's Party

1977

Confetti Confetti

2006

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

Blame It on the Bellboy Blame It on the Bellboy

1992

Life Is Sweet Life Is Sweet

1990

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

1982

Santa's Last Christmas Santa's Last Christmas

1999

Wilt Wilt

1989

D.I.Y. Hard D.I.Y. Hard

2002

A Civil Arrangement A Civil Arrangement

2012

Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008 Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008

2008

Dad's Army Dad's Army

2016

The Short & Curlies The Short & Curlies

1987

Peterman Peterman

2015

Two Days That Shook the Branch Two Days That Shook the Branch

1978

Burn Burn Burn Burn Burn Burn

2016

Ivor the Invisible Ivor the Invisible

2001

A Small Mourning A Small Mourning

1989

Clockwise Clockwise

1986

Queen and Country Queen and Country

2022

Selling Hitler Selling Hitler

1991

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

2016

Nuts in May Nuts in May

1976

Do You Remember The First Time? Do You Remember The First Time?

1994

Becky Watts Killed for Kicks Becky Watts Killed for Kicks

2017

News Hounds News Hounds

1990

The 1970s Dinner Party The 1970s Dinner Party

2023

Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas

2019

Loony in the Woods Loony in the Woods

2006

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