Alison Steadman
Acting
Born: 1946-08-26 in Liverpool, England, UK
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
The King's Man
Rita
Orphan Black
Kendall Malone
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Daisy
Better Man
Betty
Secrets & Lies
Woman with Dog
Pride and Prejudice
Mrs. Bennet
Midsomer Murders
Abigail Tonev
Inside No. 9
Anne
Dad's Army
Mrs. Fox
Clockwise
Gwenda Stimpson
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Casting Agent
Life Is Sweet
Wendy
Topsy-Turvy
Madame Leon
Gavin & Stacey
Pam Shipman
Lewis
Rev. Martha Seager
Shirley Valentine
Jane
Stormy Monday
Mayor
Confetti
Sam's Mum
A Private Function
Mrs. Allardyce
Blame It on the Bellboy
Rosemary Horton
Burn Burn Burn
Diana
Stitch Head
Nan (voice)
Abigail's Party
Beverley
The Singing Detective
Mrs Marlow
The Singing Detective
Mrs Marlow / Lili
Nuts in May
Candice Marie
The Short & Curlies
Betty
Wilt
Eva
Here We Go
Sue Jessop
The One Show
Self
Fanny Hill
Mrs. Brown
Dalziel and Pascoe
Marion Mattis
Yonderland
Barbara
The Syndicate
Rose Wilson
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Miss Land
Karaoke
Mrs Haynes
The Worst Week of My Life
Angela Cook
Gadget Man
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Dora
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)