Alison Steadman
Acting
- Born:
- 1946-08-26
- Place of birth:
- Liverpool, England, UK
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
Filmography
Joke
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
Stitch Head
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
Better Man
The 1970s Dinner Party
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
Wake
Queen and Country
Remembers…
Here We Go
Rules of the Game
The King's Man
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Life
We Love Gavin and Stacey
23 Walks
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
Off Grid
DNA Journey
Care
Butterfly
Hold the Sunset
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
We Can Be Heroes
Burn Burn Burn
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Dad's Army
Peterman
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Gareth's All Star Choir
The Secrets
Boomers
The Great War: The People's Story
Inside No. 9
Yonderland
Love and Marriage
Orphan Black
Gadget Man
A Civil Arrangement
Playhouse Presents
The Syndicate
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Comedy Blaps
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
All Roads Lead Home
French Exchange
Come Rain Come Shine
Little Crackers
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Caravans: A British Love Affair
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008
Who Gets the Dog
All About 'Abigail's Party'
Fanny Hill
Fanny Hill
The Dinner Party
The Man from Montevideo
Gavin & Stacey
Lewis
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The One Show
Loony in the Woods
Confetti
Great British Menu
Twisted Tales
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Worst Week of My Life
Bosom Pals
Chunky Monkey
D.I.Y. Hard
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
Ivor the Invisible
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
Happy Now
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
Lenny Henry in Pieces
Fat Friends
Topsy-Turvy
Jack and the Beanstalk
Let Them Eat Cake
Santa's Last Christmas
Stressed Eric
The Ugly Duckling
The Missing Postman
The Missing Postman
Midsomer Murders
Secrets & Lies
No Bananas
Karaoke
Dalziel and Pascoe
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Crapston Villas
Pride and Prejudice
Kavanagh Q.C.
Gotta Get Out
The Wimbledon Poisoner
Do You Remember the First Time?
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
Selling Hitler
GMTV
Gone to Seed
Blame It on the Bellboy
Gone to the Dogs
Selling Hitler
Life Is Sweet
News Hounds
A Small Mourning
Screen One
Shirley Valentine
Wilt
The Jim Henson Hour
Virtuoso
Monster Maker
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Countryfile
Stormy Monday
The Short & Curlies
The Singing Detective
ScreenPlay
Clockwise
Coming Through
Number One
Screen Two
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
A Private Function
Champions
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
The Muscle Market
Pasmore
Two Days That Shook the Branch
Abigail's Party
Our Flesh and Blood
Bag of Yeast
Nuts in May
Red Letter Day
Through the Night
Oil Strike North
Early to Bed
The Wackers
Taking Leave
Girl
Second City Firsts
Hard Labour
Crown Court
Bel Ami
Play for Today
ITV Playhouse
The BAFTA Awards
King of the Teds