Alison Steadman
Acting
Born 1946-08-26
Liverpool, England, UK
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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
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Midsomer Murders
Play for Today
The One Show
Orphan Black
Lewis
Inside No. 9
Screen Two
Crown Court
Countryfile
GMTV
Pride and Prejudice
The King's Man
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Great British Menu
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
ITV Playhouse
Playhouse Presents
The BAFTA Awards
Comedy Blaps
Better Man
The Jim Henson Hour
Kavanagh Q.C.
ScreenPlay
Screen One
Yonderland
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Second City Firsts
Gavin & Stacey
Boomers
Stitch Head
Secrets & Lies
Twisted Tales
The Syndicate
DNA Journey
The Singing Detective
Life
The Worst Week of My Life
Fat Friends
Life Is Sweet
Little Crackers
Dad's Army
Topsy-Turvy
Fanny Hill
Karaoke
Here We Go
The Great War: The People's Story
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Hold the Sunset
We Love Gavin and Stacey
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Gone to the Dogs
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Gadget Man
Gone to Seed
Let Them Eat Cake
Rules of the Game
Wake
Stormy Monday
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
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