Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 26, 1946
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Credits
155 titles
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
Joke
Vet
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
Sue Jessop
Stitch Head
Nan (voice)
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Self
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
Self
Better Man
Betty
The 1970s Dinner Party
Self - Narrator (voice)
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
Sue Jessop
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
Alison Steadman
Wake
Grace
Queen and Country
Narrator (voice)
Remembers…
Here We Go
Sue Jessop
Rules of the Game
Anita Jenkins
The King's Man
Rita
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
Self
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Dora
Life
Gail Reynolds
We Love Gavin and Stacey
23 Walks
Fern
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
Pam Shipman
Off Grid
Grace Tanner
DNA Journey
Care
Mary
Butterfly
Barbara
Hold the Sunset
Edith
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
Narrator
We Can Be Heroes
Granny Evans
Burn Burn Burn
Diana
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Self
Dad's Army
Mrs. Fox
Peterman
Auntie Jean
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Self
Gareth's All Star Choir
Self - Choir Member
The Secrets
Angela
Boomers
Joyce
The Great War: The People's Story
Hallie Eustace Miles
Inside No. 9
Anne
Yonderland
Barbara
Love and Marriage
Pauline Paradise
Orphan Black
Kendall Malone
Gadget Man
A Civil Arrangement
Isobel
Playhouse Presents
Tina
The Syndicate
Rose Wilson
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant
Comedy Blaps
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
All Roads Lead Home
Herself