
Alison Steadman
Known for ActingBorn 1946-08-26 (age 79)Liverpool, England, UK
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).Read more
Movies & web series
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Off Grid
2019 · Movie
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Virtuoso
1989 · Movie
Bel Ami
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Bel Ami
1971 · Series
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Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019 · Movie
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The BAFTA Awards
1949 · Series
We Love Gavin and Stacey
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We Love Gavin and Stacey
2020 · Movie
The One and Only Mike Leigh
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The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014 · Movie
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D.I.Y. Hard
2002 · Movie
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A Small Mourning
1989 · Movie
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The Jim Henson Hour
1989 · Series
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Inside No. 9
2014 · Series
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The Worst Week of My Life
2004 · Series
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Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
2017 · Movie
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Pride and Prejudice
1995 · Series
Bosom Pals
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Bosom Pals
2004 · Series
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Gotta Get Out
1995 · Movie
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Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994 · Movie
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Orphan Black
2013 · Series
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Selling Hitler
1993 · Movie
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Fat Friends
2000 · Series
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Better Man
2024 · Movie
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Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982 · Movie
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Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025 · Movie
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Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001 · Movie
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Twisted Tales
2005 · Series
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Lewis
2007 · Series
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No Bananas
1996 · Series
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The Syndicate
2012 · Series
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Life
2020 · Series
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Gavin & Stacey
2007 · Series
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Secrets & Lies
1996 · Movie
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Yonderland
2013 · Series
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The Missing Postman
1997 · Series
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Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
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Crapston Villas
1995 · Series
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The Singing Detective
1986 · Series
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Let Them Eat Cake
1999 · Series
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Stitch Head
2025 · Movie
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Fanny Hill
2007 · Series
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Oil Strike North
1975 · Series
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Kavanagh Q.C.
1995 · Series
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Abigail's Party
1977 · Movie
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Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002 · Series
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Gadget Man
2012 · Series
Ivor the Invisible
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Ivor the Invisible
2001 · Movie
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23 Walks
2020 · Movie
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Do You Remember the First Time?
1994 · Movie
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P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982 · Movie