Alison Steadman
Born August 26, 1946 (Age: 79)
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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 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).
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).
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Filmography
Joke
2026
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as Vet
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Age: 79
Stitch Head
2025
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as Nan (voice)
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Age: 79
Better Man
2024
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as Betty
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Age: 78
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023
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as Sue Jessop
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Age: 77
Wake
2023
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as Grace
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Age: 76
The King's Man
2021
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as Rita
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Age: 75
No Image
We Love Gavin and Stacey
2020
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as
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Age: 73
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019
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as Pam Shipman
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Age: 73
Off Grid
2019
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as Grace Tanner
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Age: 73
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016
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as Self
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Age: 69
Caravans: A British Love Affair
2009
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as Narrator
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Age: 62
Who Gets the Dog
2007
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as Jenny Evans
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Age: 61
All About 'Abigail's Party'
2007
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as Self
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Age: 61
The Dinner Party
2007
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as Juliet
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Age: 61
The Man from Montevideo
2007
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as Karen Horner
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Age: 60
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
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as Self
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Age: 60
Loony in the Woods
2006
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as Crazy Butcher
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Age: 59
D.I.Y. Hard
2002
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as Woman
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Age: 56
Topsy-Turvy
1999
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as Madame Leon
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Age: 53
The Ugly Duckling
1997
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as The Hen (voice)
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Age: 51
The Missing Postman
1997
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as Christine Peacock
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Age: 50
Secrets & Lies
1996
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as Woman with Dog
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Age: 49
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996
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as Pearl
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Age: 49
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994
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as Emma Dumay
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Age: 47
Selling Hitler
1993
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as Edda Goering
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Age: 46
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
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as Rosemary Horton
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Age: 45
Life Is Sweet
1990
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as Wendy
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Age: 44
News Hounds
1990
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as Jackie Johns
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Age: 44
A Small Mourning
1989
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as Marjorie
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Age: 43
Shirley Valentine
1989
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as Jane
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Age: 43
Wilt
1989
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as Eva
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Age: 42
Virtuoso
1989
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as Brenda
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Age: 42
Monster Maker
1989
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as Perriwinkle
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Age: 42
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989
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as Janista Maine
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Age: 42
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
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as Daisy
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Age: 42
Stormy Monday
1988
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as Mayor
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Age: 41
The Short & Curlies
1987
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as Betty
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Age: 41
Clockwise
1986
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as Gwenda Stimpson
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Age: 39
Coming Through
1985
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as Kate
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Age: 39
Number One
1985
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as Doreen
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Age: 38
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
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as Kato/Natella/Aniko
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Age: 38
The Muscle Market
1981
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as Susan
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Age: 34
Pasmore
1980
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as Kay Pasmore
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Age: 34
No Image
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978
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as Norma Hardy
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Age: 31
Our Flesh and Blood
1977
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as Jan Blincoe
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Age: 30
Taking Leave
1974
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as Nonie
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Age: 28
Girl
1974
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as Jackie
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Age: 27
Hard Labour
1973
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as Veronica Thornley
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Age: 26