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).
Acting (77 movies)
Loony in the Woods
2006
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
Confetti
2006
Abigail's Party
1977
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
Life Is Sweet
1990
Wilt
1989
Santa's Last Christmas
1999
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982
Off Grid
2019
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994
Better Man
2024
Fanny Hill
2007
Shirley Valentine
1989
Come Rain Come Shine
2010
Virtuoso
1989
Number One
1985
Champions
1984
Monster Maker
1989
D.I.Y. Hard
2002
Nuts in May
1976
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016
Selling Hitler
1993
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
2017
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019
The 1970s Dinner Party
2023
News Hounds
1990
Queen and Country
2022
Clockwise
1986
The Short & Curlies
1987
Dad's Army
2016
Peterman
2015
A Small Mourning
1989
Burn Burn Burn
2016
A Private Function
1984
The Missing Postman
1997
Happy Now
2001
The Dinner Party
2007
Through the Night
1975
Topsy-Turvy
1999
Coming Through
1985
Girl
1974
Early to Bed
1975
French Exchange
2011
The Ugly Duckling
1997
Who Gets the Dog
2007
Stormy Monday
1988
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
Hard Labour
1973
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
Secrets & Lies
1996
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010
We Can Be Heroes
2017
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
2017
The Muscle Market
1981
Bag of Yeast
1976
Jack and the Beanstalk
1999
Taking Leave
1974
Our Flesh and Blood
1977
Care
2018
The King's Man
2021
All About 'Abigail's Party'
2007
Gotta Get Out
1995
23 Walks
2020
Pasmore
1980
Caravans: A British Love Affair
2009
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
2024
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025
Wake
2023
The Man from Montevideo
2007
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting | 1989 | Writer |