Alison Steadman
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).
Fotos
Películas (90)
Joke
2026 · Vet
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025 · Sue Jessop
Stitch Head
2025 · Nan (voice)
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025 · Self
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
2024 · Pam Shipman
Better Man
2024 · Betty
The 1970s Dinner Party
2023 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023 · Sue Jessop
Wake
2023 · Grace
Queen and Country
2022 · Narrator (voice)
The King's Man
2021 · Rita
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020 · Dora
We Love Gavin and Stacey
2020
23 Walks
2020 · Fern
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019 · Pam Shipman
Off Grid
2019 · Grace Tanner
Care
2018 · Mary
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
2017
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
2017 · Narrator
We Can Be Heroes
2017 · Granny Evans
Burn Burn Burn
2016 · Diana
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016 · Self
Dad's Army
2016 · Mrs. Fox
Peterman
2015 · Auntie Jean
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014 · Self
A Civil Arrangement
2012 · Isobel
French Exchange
2011 · Mrs. Phillips
Come Rain Come Shine
2010 · Dora Mitchell
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Caravans: A British Love Affair
2009 · Narrator
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008
2008 · Pam Shipman
Who Gets the Dog
2007 · Jenny Evans
All About 'Abigail's Party'
2007 · Self
Fanny Hill
2007 · Mrs. Brown
The Dinner Party
2007 · Juliet
The Man from Montevideo
2007 · Karen Horner
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Self
Loony in the Woods
2006 · Crazy Butcher
Confetti
2006 · Sam's Mum
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 · Casting Agent
Chunky Monkey
2003 · Beryl
D.I.Y. Hard
2002 · Woman
Ivor the Invisible
2001 · Auntie Barbara (voice)
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001 · Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
Happy Now
2001 · Bronwyn Race
Topsy-Turvy
1999 · Madame Leon
Jack and the Beanstalk
1999 · Mother / Veronica
Santa's Last Christmas
1999 · Mrs Whatnot (voice)
The Ugly Duckling
1997 · The Hen (voice)
The Missing Postman
1997 · Christine Peacock
Secrets & Lies
1996 · Woman with Dog
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996 · Pearl
Gotta Get Out
1995 · Maggie
Do You Remember the First Time?
1994
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994 · Emma Dumay
Selling Hitler
1993 · Edda Goering
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 · Rosemary Horton
Life Is Sweet
1991 · Wendy
News Hounds
1990 · Jackie Johns
A Small Mourning
1989 · Marjorie
Shirley Valentine
1989 · Jane
Wilt
1989 · Eva
Virtuoso
1989 · Brenda
Monster Maker
1989 · Perriwinkle
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989 · Janista Maine, Writer
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Daisy
Stormy Monday
1988 · Mayor
The Short & Curlies
1987 · Betty
Clockwise
1986 · Gwenda Stimpson
Coming Through
1985 · Kate
Number One
1985 · Doreen
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985 · Kato/Natella/Aniko
A Private Function
1984 · Mrs. Allardyce
Champions
1984 · Mary Hussey
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983 · Elmire
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982 · Miss Land
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982 · Self
The Muscle Market
1981 · Susan
Pasmore
1980 · Kay Pasmore
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978 · Norma Hardy
Abigail's Party
1977 · Beverley
Our Flesh and Blood
1977 · Jan Blincoe
Bag of Yeast
1976 · Margaret Hudson
Nuts in May
1976 · Candice Marie
Through the Night
1975 · Christine Potts
Early to Bed
1975 · Helen
Taking Leave
1974 · Nonie
Girl
1974 · Jackie
Hard Labour
1973 · Veronica Thornley
King of the Teds
· Tina
Series (67)
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023 · Alison Steadman
Remembers…
2022 · Self
Here We Go
2022 · Sue Jessop
Rules of the Game
2022 · Anita Jenkins
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
2021 · Self
Life
2020 · Gail Reynolds
DNA Journey
2019
Butterfly
2018 · Barbara
Hold the Sunset
2018 · Edith
Gareth's All Star Choir
2014 · Self - Choir Member
The Secrets
2014 · Angela
Boomers
2014 · Joyce
The Great War: The People's Story
2014 · Hallie Eustace Miles
Inside No. 9
2014 · Anne
Yonderland
2013 · Barbara
Love and Marriage
2013 · Pauline Paradise
Orphan Black
2013 · Kendall Malone
Gadget Man
2012
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Tina
The Syndicate
2012 · Rose Wilson
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012 · Self - Contestant
Comedy Blaps
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Self - Participant
All Roads Lead Home
2011 · Herself
Little Crackers
2010 · Alison's Mother, Mrs. O'Grady, Writer
Fanny Hill
2007 · Mrs. Brown
Gavin & Stacey
2007 · Pam Shipman
Lewis
2007 · Rev. Martha Seager
The One Show
2006 · Self
Great British Menu
2006 · Self - Guest Judge
Twisted Tales
2005 · Margery Faversham
The Worst Week of My Life
2004 · Angela Cook
Bosom Pals
2004
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002 · Mrs. Meisling
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
2001 · Pauline Mole
Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000
Fat Friends
2000 · Betty Simpson
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
Stressed Eric
1998
The Missing Postman
1997 · Christine Peacock
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Abigail Tonev
No Bananas
1996 · Evelyn Hamilton
Karaoke
1996 · Mrs Haynes
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · Marion Mattis
Crapston Villas
1995
Pride and Prejudice
1995 · Mrs. Bennet
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995 · Evelyn Marie Kendall
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994 · Elinor Farr
GMTV
1993 · Self
Gone to Seed
1992 · Hilda Plant
Gone to the Dogs
1991 · Lauren Patterson
Selling Hitler
1991 · Edda Goering
Screen One
1989 · Jackie Johns
The Jim Henson Hour
1989 · Perriwinkle
Countryfile
1988 · Self
The Singing Detective
1986 · Mrs Marlow, Mrs Marlow / Lili
ScreenPlay
1986 · Marjorie
Screen Two
1985 · Brenda Ogdon
Red Letter Day
1976 · Margaret Hudson
Oil Strike North
1975
The Wackers
1975 · Bernadette Clarkson
Second City Firsts
1973 · Jackie, Helen
Crown Court
1972
Bel Ami
1971 · Fencer (as Allison Steadman)
Play for Today
1970 · Nonie, Veronica, Jan Blincoe, Kay Pasmore, Susan
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Norma Hardy
The BAFTA Awards
1949 · Self