
Alison Steadman
- Date of Birth: 1946-08-26
- Place of Birth: 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 t... 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).

Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
Documentary, Crime • 2017 October

Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
Documentary • 2023 August

A Civil Arrangement
Comedy • 2012 May

We Can Be Heroes
Adventure • 2017 June

King of the Teds
Drama • 2025 June

Bag of Yeast
Drama • 1976 February

Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Comedy • 1983 July

All Roads Lead Home
Documentary • 2011 October

Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
• 2024 December

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Documentary, TV Movie • 2007 February