Alison Steadman
ActingAlison 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 — Acting
The King's Man
Rita
Better Man
Betty
Stitch Head
Nan (voice)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Daisy
Topsy-Turvy
Madame Leon
Secrets & Lies
Woman with Dog
Clockwise
Gwenda Stimpson
Life Is Sweet
Wendy
Dad's Army
Mrs. Fox
Confetti
Sam's Mum
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
Self
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Casting Agent
Shirley Valentine
Jane
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
Happy Now
Bronwyn Race
Wilt
Eva
Stormy Monday
Mayor
Care
Mary
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Miss Land
Champions
Mary Hussey
A Private Function
Mrs. Allardyce
Blame It on the Bellboy
Rosemary Horton
The Short & Curlies
Betty
Pasmore
Kay Pasmore
The Ugly Duckling
The Hen (voice)
Number One
Doreen
Coming Through
Kate
Chunky Monkey
Beryl
Fanny Hill
Mrs. Brown
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
Dora
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
Burn Burn Burn
Diana
23 Walks
Fern
Peterman
Auntie Jean
Fry and Laurie Reunited
Self - Narrator (voice)
The One and Only Mike Leigh
Self
We Love Gavin and Stacey
Selling Hitler
Edda Goering
French Exchange
Mrs. Phillips
The Snow Queen's Revenge
Pearl
The Missing Postman
Christine Peacock
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
Pam Shipman
Virtuoso
Brenda
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Self
The Dinner Party
Juliet
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self
Girl
Jackie
News Hounds
Jackie Johns
Nuts in May
Candice Marie
Joke
Vet
Through the Night
Christine Potts
Monster Maker
Perriwinkle
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
Janista Maine
Abigail's Party
Beverley
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
Narrator
Come Rain Come Shine
Dora Mitchell
Jack and the Beanstalk
Mother / Veronica
D.I.Y. Hard
Woman
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
Self
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Elmire
Hard Labour
Veronica Thornley
Ivor the Invisible
Auntie Barbara (voice)
The Man from Montevideo
Karen Horner
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Kato/Natella/Aniko
Loony in the Woods
Crazy Butcher
We Can Be Heroes
Granny Evans
Our Flesh and Blood
Jan Blincoe
The Muscle Market
Susan
Who Gets the Dog
Jenny Evans
King of the Teds
Tina
Two Days That Shook the Branch
Norma Hardy
Gotta Get Out
Maggie
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
Emma Dumay
All About 'Abigail's Party'
Self
Early to Bed
Helen
Santa's Last Christmas
Mrs Whatnot (voice)
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
Sue Jessop
Do You Remember the First Time?
Wake
Grace
Taking Leave
Nonie
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
Sue Jessop
Bag of Yeast
Margaret Hudson
Off Grid
Grace Tanner
Queen and Country
Narrator (voice)
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
A Small Mourning
Marjorie
The 1970s Dinner Party
Self - Narrator (voice)
A Civil Arrangement
Isobel
Caravans: A British Love Affair
Narrator