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