Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 26, 1946
Place of Birth:
Liverpool, England, UK
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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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry | Alison Steadman |
| 2022 | Rules of the Game | Anita Jenkins |
| 2022 | Here We Go | Sue Jessop |
| 2020 | Life | Gail Reynolds |
| 2019 | DNA Journey | |
| 2018 | Butterfly | Barbara |
| 2018 | Hold the Sunset | Edith |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Anne |
| 2014 | Boomers | Joyce |
| 2014 | The Great War: The People's Story | Hallie Eustace Miles |
| 2014 | Gareth's All Star Choir | Herself - Choir Member |
| 2013 | Orphan Black | Kendall Malone |
| 2013 | Yonderland | Barbara |
| 2012 | The Syndicate | Rose Wilson |
| 2012 | Gadget Man | |
| 2012 | The Great Sport Relief Bake Off | Self - Contestant |
| 2011 | All Roads Lead Home | Herself |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self - Participant |
| 2010 | Little Crackers | Alison's Mother |
| 2007 | Gavin & Stacey | Pam Shipman |
| 2007 | Fanny Hill | Mrs. Brown |
| 2007 | Lewis | Rev. Martha Seager |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 2006 | Great British Menu | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2005 | Twisted Tales | |
| 2004 | The Worst Week of My Life | Angela Cook |
| 2004 | Bosom Pals | |
| 2002 | Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale | Mrs. Meisling |
| 2001 | Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years | Pauline Mole |
| 2000 | Fat Friends | Betty Simpson |
| 2000 | Lenny Henry in Pieces | |
| 1999 | Let Them Eat Cake | |
| 1998 | Stressed Eric | |
| 1997 | The Missing Postman | Christine Peacock |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Abigail Tonev |
| 1996 | No Bananas | Evelyn Hamilton |
| 1996 | Karaoke | Mrs. Haynes |
| 1996 | Cold Lazarus | Mrs. Haynes |
| 1996 | Dalziel & Pascoe | Marion Mattis |
| 1995 | Pride and Prejudice | Mrs. Bennet |
| 1995 | Coogan's Run | |
| 1995 | Crapston Villas | |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C. | Evelyn Marie Kendall |
| 1994 | The Wimbledon Poisoner | Elinor Farr |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self |
| 1992 | Gone to Seed | Hilda Plant |
| 1991 | Gone to the Dogs | Lauren Patterson |
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour | Perriwinkle |
| 1988 | Countryfile | Self |
| 1986 | The Singing Detective | Mrs. Marlow |
| 1975 | Oil Strike North | |
| 1975 | The Wackers | Bernadette Clarkson |
| 1972 | Crown Court | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Nonie |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Veronica |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Jan Blincoe |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Kay Pasmore |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Susan |
| 1949 | The BAFTA Awards | Self |