Cast
Alison Steadman
Acting
Cast
Alison Steadman
Known for
Acting
Born
1946-08-26
From
Liverpool, England, UK
Also known as Alison Steadman OBE, آلیسون استیدمن
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).
The King's Man
as Rita
Better Man
as Betty
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Daisy
Topsy-Turvy
as Madame Leon
Stitch Head
as Nan (voice)
Secrets & Lies
as Woman with Dog
Dad's Army
as Mrs. Fox
Life Is Sweet
as Wendy
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Casting Agent
Confetti
as Sam's Mum
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
as Self
Clockwise
as Gwenda Stimpson
Happy Now
as Bronwyn Race
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
Shirley Valentine
as Jane
Stormy Monday
as Mayor
Champions
as Mary Hussey
The Ugly Duckling
as The Hen (voice)
Blame It on the Bellboy
as Rosemary Horton
A Private Function
as Mrs. Allardyce
Fanny Hill
as Mrs. Brown
The One and Only Mike Leigh
as Self
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as Dora
Coming Through
as Kate
The Dinner Party
as Juliet
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
as Miss Land
Fry and Laurie Reunited
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Joke
as Vet
The Snow Queen's Revenge
as Pearl
Burn Burn Burn
as Diana
Wilt
as Eva
23 Walks
as Fern
Selling Hitler
as Edda Goering
Virtuoso
as Brenda
Abigail's Party
as Beverley
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
as Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
Pasmore
as Kay Pasmore
Number One
as Doreen
Nuts in May
as Candice Marie
Care
as Mary
We Love Gavin and Stacey
Come Rain Come Shine
as Dora Mitchell
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Mother / Veronica
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
as Janista Maine
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
as Self
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
as Kato/Natella/Aniko
Monster Maker
as Perriwinkle
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
as Pam Shipman
The Missing Postman
as Christine Peacock
News Hounds
as Jackie Johns
The Short & Curlies
as Betty
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
as Self
Peterman
as Auntie Jean
Chunky Monkey
as Beryl
French Exchange
as Mrs. Phillips
Through the Night
as Christine Potts
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
as Elmire
Do You Remember the First Time?
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self
Two Days That Shook the Branch
as Norma Hardy
All About 'Abigail's Party'
as Self
Who Gets the Dog
as Jenny Evans
The Muscle Market
as Susan
Ivor the Invisible
as Auntie Barbara (voice)
Hard Labour
as Veronica Thornley
Santa's Last Christmas
as Mrs Whatnot (voice)
Taking Leave
as Nonie
Wake
as Grace
Off Grid
as Grace Tanner
D.I.Y. Hard
as Woman
Girl
as Jackie
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
as Sue Jessop
Our Flesh and Blood
as Jan Blincoe
The Man from Montevideo
as Karen Horner
Bag of Yeast
as Margaret Hudson
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
as Narrator
A Small Mourning
as Marjorie
We Can Be Heroes
as Granny Evans
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
as Emma Dumay
Loony in the Woods
as Crazy Butcher
Early to Bed
as Helen
Queen and Country
as Narrator (voice)
The 1970s Dinner Party
as Self - Narrator (voice)
King of the Teds
as Tina
Caravans: A British Love Affair
as Narrator
A Civil Arrangement
as Isobel
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
as Sue Jessop
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
Gotta Get Out
as Maggie