Alison Steadman
Biography
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).
Known For
Crazy Butcher
Loony in the Woods
Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Sam's Mum
Confetti
Beverley
Abigail's Party
Rosemary Horton
Blame It on the Bellboy
Wendy
Life Is Sweet
Eva
Wilt
Mrs Whatnot (voice)
Santa's Last Christmas
Miss Land
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Grace Tanner
Off Grid
Emma Dumay
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
Betty
Better Man
Mrs. Brown
Fanny Hill
Jane
Shirley Valentine
Dora Mitchell
Come Rain Come Shine
We Love Gavin and Stacey
Brenda
Virtuoso
Doreen
Number One
Mary Hussey
Champions
Perriwinkle
Monster Maker
Woman
D.I.Y. Hard
Isobel
A Civil Arrangement
Candice Marie
Nuts in May
Self
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Edda Goering
Selling Hitler
Do You Remember the First Time?
Narrator
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
Pam Shipman
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
Self - Narrator (voice)
The 1970s Dinner Party
Jackie Johns
News Hounds
Narrator (voice)
Queen and Country
Gwenda Stimpson
Clockwise
Betty
The Short & Curlies
Mrs. Fox
Dad's Army
Auntie Jean
Peterman
Norma Hardy
Two Days That Shook the Branch
Marjorie
A Small Mourning
Auntie Barbara (voice)
Ivor the Invisible
Diana
Burn Burn Burn
Beryl
Chunky Monkey
Mrs. Allardyce
A Private Function
Christine Peacock
The Missing Postman
Bronwyn Race
Happy Now
Juliet
The Dinner Party
Christine Potts
Through the Night
Madame Leon
Topsy-Turvy
Kate
Coming Through
Jackie
Girl
Helen
Early to Bed
Mrs. Phillips
French Exchange
The Hen (voice)
The Ugly Duckling
Jenny Evans
Who Gets the Dog
Mayor
Stormy Monday
Self
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Veronica Thornley
Hard Labour
Self
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Daisy
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Woman with Dog
Secrets & Lies
Self - Narrator (voice)
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Granny Evans
We Can Be Heroes
Elmire
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Casting Agent
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
Susan
The Muscle Market
Margaret Hudson
Bag of Yeast
Mother / Veronica
Jack and the Beanstalk
Nonie
Taking Leave
Jan Blincoe
Our Flesh and Blood
Mary
Care
Rita
The King's Man
Self
All About 'Abigail's Party'
Maggie
Gotta Get Out
Fern
23 Walks
Kay Pasmore
Pasmore
Narrator
Caravans: A British Love Affair
Pearl
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Dora
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Kato/Natella/Aniko
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Tina
King of the Teds
Janista Maine
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember
Self
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
Self
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Wake
Karen Horner
The Man from Montevideo
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Female
Birthday
1946-08-26
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Also Known As
Alison Steadman OBE