Alison Steadman

Actor
BirthdayAug 26, 1946 (78 years old)
Place of birthLiverpool, England, UK
GenderFemale

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

Rita

Dec 22, 2021

Kendall Malone

Mar 30, 2013

Woman with Dog

May 24, 1996

Mrs. Bennet

Sep 24, 1995

Abigail Tonev

Mar 23, 1997

Anne

Feb 5, 2014

Mrs. Fox

Feb 5, 2016

Gwenda Stimpson

Mar 1, 1986

Casting Agent

Oct 1, 2004

Wendy

Nov 15, 1990

Madame Leon

Dec 15, 1999

Pam Shipman

May 13, 2007

Rev. Martha Seager

Feb 18, 2007

Jane

Aug 30, 1989

Mayoress

May 1, 1988

Sam's Mum

May 5, 2006

Rosemary Horton

Jan 24, 1992

Diana

Oct 28, 2016

Mrs. Allardyce

Nov 9, 1984

Rita

Dec 22, 2021

Kendall Malone

Mar 30, 2013

Woman with Dog

May 24, 1996

Mrs. Bennet

Sep 24, 1995

Abigail Tonev

Mar 23, 1997

Acting


Participated in 83 movies, 54 TV series

2024


2024

Betty Williams


2023

Self - Narrator (voice)



2022

Narrator (voice)


2022

Sue Jessop


2022

Anita Jenkins


2021



2020

Life

7.6

Gail Reynolds


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