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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).
Filmography
All 139
Movies 79
TV Shows 60
Self 14
Narrator 5
Voice 3

Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry (2023)

Queen and Country (2022)

Garden of the Year (2022)

Here We Go (2022)

Rules of the Game (2022)

The King's Man (2021)

Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig (2021)

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020)

Life (2020)

We Love Gavin and Stacey (2020)

23 Walks (2020)

Unprecedented (2020)

Off Grid (2019)

DNA Journey (2019)

Under the Knife (2019)

Care (2018)

Butterfly (2018)

Hold the Sunset (2018)

Three Sacks Full of Hats (2018)

Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs) (2017)

Bad Habits, Holy Orders (2017)

Becky Watts Killed for Kicks (2017)

We Can Be Heroes (2017)

We Have Been Watching (2017)

Burn Burn Burn (2016)

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood (2016)

Dad's Army (2016)

Seance Time (2015)

Peterman (2015)

The One and Only Mike Leigh (2014)

Gareth's All Star Choir (2014)

The Secrets (2014)

Boomers (2014)

The Great War: The People's Story (2014)

Inside No. 9 (2014)

Yonderland (2013)

Love and Marriage (2013)

Orphan Black (2013)

Gadget Man (2012)

A Civil Arrangement (2012)

The Syndicate (2012)

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off (2012)

All Roads Lead Home (2011)

French Exchange (2011)

Come Rain Come Shine (2010)

Little Crackers (2010)

Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010)

Caravans: A British Love Affair (2009)

Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special (2008)

Who Gets the Dog (2007)

Fanny Hill (2007)

Fanny Hill (2007)

The Dinner Party (2007)

Gavin & Stacey (2007)

Lewis (2007)

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)

All About 'Abigail's Party' (2007)

The One Show (2006)

Loony in the Woods (2006)

Confetti (2006)

Twisted Tales (2005)

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)

The Lenny Henry Show (2004)

The Worst Week of My Life (2004)

Bosom Pals (2004)

Chunky Monkey (2003)

D.I.Y. Hard (2002)

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (2002)

Celeb (2002)

Ivor the Invisible (2001)

Happy Now (2001)

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (2001)

Lenny Henry in Pieces (2000)

Fat Friends (2000)

Topsy-Turvy (1999)

Jack and the Beanstalk (1999)

Let Them Eat Cake (1999)

Santa's Last Christmas (1999)

Stressed Eric (1998)

The Ugly Duckling (1997)

The Missing Postman (1997)

The Missing Postman (1997)

Midsomer Murders (1997)

Secrets & Lies (1996)

No Bananas (1996)

Karaoke (1996)

Dalziel & Pascoe (1996)

The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996)

Coogan's Run (1995)

Crapston Villas (1995)

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Kavanagh Q.C. (1995)

Gotta Get Out (1995)

The Wimbledon Poisoner (1994)

Do You Remember The First Time? (1994)

GMTV (1993)

Gone to Seed (1992)

Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)

Gone to the Dogs (1991)

Selling Hitler (1991)

Life Is Sweet (1990)

News Hounds (1990)

A Small Mourning (1989)

Shirley Valentine (1989)

Wilt (1989)

The Jim Henson Hour (1989)

Virtuoso (1989)

Monster Maker (1989)

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

Stormy Monday (1988)

The Short & Curlies (1987)

The Singing Detective (1986)

Clockwise (1986)

Coming Through (1985)

Number One (1985)

The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985)

A Private Function (1984)

Champions (1984)

Tartuffe, or The Imposter (1983)

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)

Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)

The Muscle Market (1981)

Pasmore (1980)

Abigail's Party (1977)

Our Flesh and Blood (1977)

Bag of Yeast (1976)

Nuts in May (1976)

Through the Night (1975)

Oil Strike North (1975)

Early to Bed (1975)

The Wackers (1975)

Taking Leave (1974)

Girl (1974)

Frost's Weekly (1973)

Hard Labour (1973)

Crown Court (1972)

Play for Today (1970)

Better Man

Degas and Pissario Fall Out
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Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1946-08-26 (77 years old)
Place of birthLiverpool, United Kingdom
RelationshipsMike Leigh (1973-01-01 - 2001-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also known asAlison Steadman OBE, 艾莉森·斯戴曼
AwardsEvening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress, Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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