
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).
TV Shows(30)

Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
Alison Steadman

Rules of the Game
Anita Jenkins

Here We Go
Sue Jessop

Remembers…

Remembers…
Self

Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
Self

Life
Gail Reynolds

DNA Journey

Butterfly
Barbara

Hold the Sunset
Edith

Inside No. 9
Anne

Boomers
Joyce

The Great War: The People's Story
Hallie Eustace Miles

Gareth's All Star Choir
Self - Choir Member

Orphan Black
Kendall Malone

Yonderland
Barbara

The Syndicate
Rose Wilson

Gadget Man

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant

Playhouse Presents
Tina