Alison Steadman
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1946-08-26
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
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).
Also Known For
Loony in the Woods
Aug 07, 2006
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Feb 03, 2007
Confetti
May 05, 2006
Abigail's Party
Nov 01, 1977
Blame It on the Bellboy
Jan 24, 1992
Life Is Sweet
Nov 15, 1990
Wilt
May 12, 1989
Santa's Last Christmas
Jan 01, 1999
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Nov 03, 1982
Off Grid
Dec 13, 2019
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
Mar 01, 1994
Better Man
Dec 06, 2024
Fanny Hill
Oct 22, 2007
Shirley Valentine
Aug 30, 1989
Come Rain Come Shine
Dec 20, 2010
We Love Gavin and Stacey
Aug 15, 2020
Virtuoso
Feb 12, 1989
Number One
Mar 01, 1985
Champions
Apr 20, 1984
Monster Maker
Jan 23, 1989
D.I.Y. Hard
Sep 30, 2002
A Civil Arrangement
May 06, 2012
Nuts in May
Jan 13, 1976
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
May 14, 2016
Selling Hitler
Apr 20, 1993
Do You Remember the First Time?
May 01, 1994
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
Oct 18, 2017
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
Dec 25, 2019
The 1970s Dinner Party
Dec 28, 2023
News Hounds
Sep 02, 1990
Queen and Country
Sep 10, 2022
Clockwise
Mar 01, 1986
The Short & Curlies
Dec 01, 1987
Dad's Army
Feb 05, 2016
Peterman
Apr 01, 2015
Two Days That Shook the Branch
May 09, 1978
A Small Mourning
Sep 20, 1989
Ivor the Invisible
Dec 24, 2001
Burn Burn Burn
Oct 28, 2016
Chunky Monkey
Mar 19, 2003
A Private Function
Nov 09, 1984
The Missing Postman
Mar 28, 1997
Happy Now
Aug 20, 2001
The Dinner Party
Sep 09, 2007
Through the Night
Dec 02, 1975
Topsy-Turvy
Dec 15, 1999
Coming Through
Dec 27, 1985
Girl
Feb 25, 1974
Early to Bed
Mar 20, 1975
French Exchange
Jul 14, 2011
The Ugly Duckling
Sep 04, 1997
Who Gets the Dog
Dec 02, 2007
Stormy Monday
May 01, 1988
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Sep 04, 1982
Hard Labour
Mar 12, 1973
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Nov 24, 2014
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Dec 07, 1988
Secrets & Lies
May 24, 1996
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Nov 24, 2010
We Can Be Heroes
Jun 24, 2017
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Jul 28, 1983
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Oct 01, 2004
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
Nov 22, 2017
The Muscle Market
Jan 13, 1981
Bag of Yeast
Feb 22, 1976
Jack and the Beanstalk
Oct 11, 1999
Taking Leave
Nov 28, 1974
Our Flesh and Blood
Jan 18, 1977
Care
Dec 09, 2018
The King's Man
Dec 22, 2021
All About 'Abigail's Party'
Oct 28, 2007
Gotta Get Out
Jan 01, 1995
23 Walks
Jul 30, 2020
Pasmore
Oct 21, 1980
Caravans: A British Love Affair
Feb 25, 2009
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Jan 01, 1996
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Dec 24, 2020
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Jan 01, 1985
King of the Teds
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
Jan 17, 1989
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
Oct 22, 2001
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
Dec 24, 2024
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Jan 01, 2025
Wake
Mar 10, 2023
The Man from Montevideo
May 24, 2007
Pride and Prejudice
Sep 24, 1995
Fat Friends
Oct 12, 2000
Let Them Eat Cake
Sep 09, 1999
The Singing Detective
Nov 16, 1986
The One Show
Aug 14, 2006
Butterfly
Oct 14, 2018
Crown Court
Oct 11, 1972
Gavin & Stacey
May 13, 2007
The Worst Week of My Life
Mar 12, 2004
Coogan's Run
Nov 17, 1995
Oil Strike North
Aug 26, 1975
Crapston Villas
Oct 27, 1995
Lenny Henry in Pieces
Dec 30, 2000
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
Stressed Eric
Apr 20, 1998
The Missing Postman
Mar 29, 1997
No Bananas
May 05, 1996
GMTV
Jan 01, 1993
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
Feb 02, 2001
The Wackers
Mar 19, 1975
Bosom Pals
Jan 26, 2004
Fanny Hill
Oct 22, 2007
Inside No. 9
Feb 05, 2014
DNA Journey
Nov 10, 2019
Orphan Black
Mar 30, 2013
Boomers
Aug 15, 2014
The Syndicate
Mar 27, 2012
Rules of the Game
Jan 11, 2022
Twisted Tales
Jan 16, 2005
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
Aug 14, 2023
Kavanagh Q.C.
Jan 03, 1995
Here We Go
Apr 29, 2022
The Jim Henson Hour
Apr 14, 1989
Little Crackers
Dec 19, 2010
The Wimbledon Poisoner
Dec 11, 1994
The Great War: The People's Story
Aug 10, 2014
Hold the Sunset
Feb 18, 2018
Karaoke
Apr 28, 1996
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
Sep 08, 2002
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
Gadget Man
Nov 19, 2012
Great British Menu
Apr 10, 2006
Gone to Seed
Nov 13, 1992
Gone to the Dogs
Nov 29, 1991
All Roads Lead Home
Oct 05, 2011
Gareth's All Star Choir
Nov 03, 2014
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Jan 10, 2012
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Oct 24, 2011
Lewis
Feb 18, 2007
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
Midsomer Murders
Mar 23, 1997
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
Yonderland
Nov 10, 2013
Life
Sep 29, 2020
Play for Today
Oct 15, 1970
The BAFTA Awards
May 29, 1949
Cold Lazarus
May 26, 1996
Countryfile
Jul 24, 1988
