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).
153 acting credits
Acting · 153
Midsomer Murders
1997
Play for Today
1970
The One Show
2006
Crown Court
1972
Orphan Black
2013
Inside No. 9
2014
Screen Two
1985
Lewis
2007
ITV Playhouse
1967
GMTV
1993
Countryfile
1988
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
Pride and Prejudice
1995
Great British Menu
2006
Remembers…
2022
Playhouse Presents
2012
Screen One
1989
The King's Man
2021
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
ScreenPlay
1986
The BAFTA Awards
1949
Yonderland
2013
Better Man
2024
Gavin & Stacey
2007
Comedy Blaps
2011
Fat Friends
2000
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
Here We Go
2022
The Syndicate
2012
Gadget Man
2012
Stitch Head
2025
Little Crackers
2010
Twisted Tales
2005
The Great War: The People's Story
2014
The Singing Detective
1986
DNA Journey
2019
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012
Secrets & Lies
1996
Hold the Sunset
2018
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
Karaoke
1996
Life
2020
Stressed Eric
1998
Boomers
2014
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002
Rules of the Game
2022
Gone to the Dogs
1991
Crapston Villas
1995
Topsy-Turvy
1999
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
Fanny Hill
2007
Dad's Army
2016
Butterfly
2018
The Worst Week of My Life
2004
Selling Hitler
1991
Let Them Eat Cake
1999
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
Coogan's Run
1995
No Bananas
1996
Shirley Valentine
1989
Gone to Seed
1992
Confetti
2006
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025
Champions
1984
Life Is Sweet
1991
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
Oil Strike North
1975
Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
2021
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
2001
Clockwise
1986
Gareth's All Star Choir
2014
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020
The Missing Postman
1997
Fanny Hill
2007
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014
Joke
2026
A Private Function
1984
Bel Ami
1971
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
Stormy Monday
1988
Wilt
1989
The Wackers
1975
Coming Through
1985
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
Peterman
2015
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023
Happy Now
2001
The Ugly Duckling
1997
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010
All Roads Lead Home
2011
Selling Hitler
1993
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001
Pasmore
1980
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982
Burn Burn Burn
2016
23 Walks
2020
Number One
1985
The Missing Postman
1997
Off Grid
2019
The Dinner Party
2007
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019
Abigail's Party
1977
The Short & Curlies
1987
Hard Labour
1973
Ivor the Invisible
2001
Red Letter Day
1976
News Hounds
1990
French Exchange
2011
Jack and the Beanstalk
1999
The Muscle Market
1981
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
2024
Care
2018
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983
Nuts in May
1976
Virtuoso
1989
Chunky Monkey
2003
A Small Mourning
1989
King of the Teds
—
Santa's Last Christmas
1999
D.I.Y. Hard
2002
Monster Maker
1989
Through the Night
1975
Bag of Yeast
1976
Wake
2023
Loony in the Woods
2006
Bosom Pals
2004
Taking Leave
1974
Girl
1974
Early to Bed
1975
Come Rain Come Shine
2010
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016
Who Gets the Dog
2007
Do You Remember the First Time?
1994
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994
The Man from Montevideo
2007
We Can Be Heroes
2017
Our Flesh and Blood
1977
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
2017
We Love Gavin and Stacey
2020
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
2017
All About 'Abigail's Party'
2007
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025
A Civil Arrangement
2012
Gotta Get Out
1995
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978
Caravans: A British Love Affair
2009
The 1970s Dinner Party
2023
Queen and Country
2022