Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1946-08-26 (Age: 80)
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).
Filmography (88)
Joke
2026
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025
Stitch Head
2025
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
2024
Better Man
2024
The 1970s Dinner Party
2023
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023
Wake
2023
Queen and Country
2022
The King's Man
2021
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020We Love Gavin and Stacey
2020
23 Walks
2020
