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Alison Steadman

Alison Steadman

Actor · Born 1946-08-26 · Liverpool, England, UK

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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).

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The King's Man (2021) — Rita
  2. Orphan Black (2013) — Kendall Malone
  3. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) — Daisy
  4. Better Man (2024) — Betty
  5. Secrets & Lies (1996) — Woman with Dog
  6. Pride and Prejudice (1995) — Mrs. Bennet
  7. Midsomer Murders (1997) — Abigail Tonev
  8. Inside No. 9 (2014) — Anne
  9. Clockwise (1986) — Gwenda Stimpson
  10. Dad's Army (2016) — Mrs. Fox
  11. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) — Casting Agent
  12. Life Is Sweet (1991) — Wendy
  13. Topsy-Turvy (1999) — Madame Leon
  14. Gavin & Stacey (2007) — Pam Shipman
  15. Lewis (2007) — Rev. Martha Seager
  16. Shirley Valentine (1989) — Jane
  17. Stormy Monday (1988) — Mayor
  18. Confetti (2006) — Sam's Mum
  19. A Private Function (1984) — Mrs. Allardyce
  20. Blame It on the Bellboy (1992) — Rosemary Horton
  21. Burn Burn Burn (2016) — Diana
  22. Abigail's Party (1977) — Beverley
  23. Stitch Head (2025) — Nan (voice)
  24. The Singing Detective (1986) — Mrs Marlow
  25. Nuts in May (1976) — Candice Marie
  26. Wilt (1989) — Eva
  27. Here We Go (2022) — Sue Jessop
  28. The Short & Curlies (1987) — Betty
  29. The One Show (2006) — Self
  30. Fanny Hill (2007) — Mrs. Brown
  31. Yonderland (2013) — Barbara
  32. The Syndicate (2012) — Rose Wilson
  33. Karaoke (1996) — Mrs Haynes
  34. The Worst Week of My Life (2004) — Angela Cook
  35. Gadget Man (2012)
  36. P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982) — Miss Land
  37. Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020) — Dora
  38. Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie (2001) — Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
  39. Butterfly (2018) — Barbara
  40. 23 Walks (2020) — Fern