Alison Steadman
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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).Read full biography
TV Shows
18 Tracked Shows
Other Credits
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry (2023), Rules of the Game (2022), Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig (2021), Life (2020), DNA Journey (2019), Butterfly (2018), Hold the Sunset (2018), Boomers (2014), The Great War: The People's Story (2014), Gareth's All Star Choir (2014), Yonderland (2013), The Syndicate (2012), Gadget Man (2012), The Great Sport Relief Bake Off (2012), Playhouse Presents (2012), All Roads Lead Home (2011), Comedy Blaps (2011), Little Crackers (2010), Fanny Hill (2007), Lewis (2007), Twisted Tales (2005), The Worst Week of My Life (2004), Bosom Pals (2004), Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (2002), Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (2001), Lenny Henry in Pieces (2000), Fat Friends (2000), Let Them Eat Cake (1999), Stressed Eric (1998), The Missing Postman (1997), No Bananas (1996), Karaoke (1996), Coogan's Run (1995), Crapston Villas (1995), The Wimbledon Poisoner (1994), Gone to Seed (1992), Gone to the Dogs (1991), Selling Hitler (1991), The Jim Henson Hour (1989), Oil Strike North (1975), The Wackers (1975), Bel Ami (1971)