Alison Steadman
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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).
Known for
Credits
The King's Man (2021)
as Rita
Better Man (2024)
as Betty
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
as Daisy
Stitch Head (2025)
as Nan (voice)
Dad's Army (2016)
as Mrs. Fox
Secrets & Lies (1996)
as Woman with Dog
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
as Madame Leon
Life Is Sweet (1991)
as Wendy
Fanny Hill (2007)
as Mrs. Brown
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
as Casting Agent
Confetti (2006)
as Sam's Mum
Shirley Valentine (1989)
as Jane
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell (2025)
as Self
The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996)
as Pearl
Number One (1985)
as Doreen
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
as Self
Stormy Monday (1988)
as Mayor
Happy Now (2001)
as Bronwyn Race
D.I.Y. Hard (2002)
as Woman
The Ugly Duckling (1997)
as The Hen (voice)
Clockwise (1986)
as Gwenda Stimpson
Joke (2026)
as Vet
Champions (1984)
as Mary Hussey
Hard Labour (1973)
as Veronica Thornley
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie (2001)
as Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
as Rosemary Horton
Nuts in May (1976)
as Candice Marie
Selling Hitler (1993)
as Edda Goering
Wilt (1989)
as Eva
23 Walks (2020)
as Fern
A Private Function (1984)
as Mrs. Allardyce
Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
News Hounds (1990)
as Jackie Johns
The Missing Postman (1997)
as Christine Peacock
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale (2024)
as Self
Ivor the Invisible (2001)
as Auntie Barbara (voice)
Care (2018)
as Mary
Off Grid (2019)
as Grace Tanner
French Exchange (2011)
as Mrs. Phillips
Virtuoso (1989)
as Brenda
Jack and the Beanstalk (1999)
as Mother / Veronica
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
as Miss Land
Monster Maker (1989)
as Perriwinkle
Pasmore (1980)
as Kay Pasmore
Come Rain Come Shine (2010)
as Dora Mitchell
Chunky Monkey (2003)
as Beryl
Burn Burn Burn (2016)
as Diana
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020)
as Dora
Abigail's Party (1977)
as Beverley
The Short & Curlies (1987)
as Betty
Coming Through (1985)
as Kate
The One and Only Mike Leigh (2014)
as Self
The Dinner Party (2007)
as Juliet
The Man from Montevideo (2007)
as Karen Horner
The Muscle Market (1981)
as Susan
Our Flesh and Blood (1977)
as Jan Blincoe
Taking Leave (1974)
as Nonie
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
as Self
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas (2019)
as Pam Shipman
Wake (2023)
as Grace
Loony in the Woods (2006)
as Crazy Butcher
A Small Mourning (1989)
as Marjorie
We Love Gavin and Stacey (2020)
Actor
Girl (1974)
as Jackie
Tartuffe, or The Imposter (1983)
as Elmire
Degas and Pissario Fall Out (1994)
as Emma Dumay
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985)
as Kato/Natella/Aniko
Through the Night (1975)
as Christine Potts
Do You Remember the First Time? (1994)
Actor
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting (1989)
as Janista Maine
Who Gets the Dog (2007)
as Jenny Evans
Peterman (2015)
as Auntie Jean
We Can Be Heroes (2017)
as Granny Evans
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza (2025)
as Sue Jessop
King of the Teds (—)
as Tina
Two Days That Shook the Branch (1978)
as Norma Hardy
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas (2023)
as Sue Jessop
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood (2016)
as Self
Gotta Get Out (1995)
as Maggie
Bag of Yeast (1976)
as Margaret Hudson
All About 'Abigail's Party' (2007)
as Self
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks (2017)
as Narrator
Santa's Last Christmas (1999)
as Mrs Whatnot (voice)
A Civil Arrangement (2012)
as Isobel
Early to Bed (1975)
as Helen
Queen and Country (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
The 1970s Dinner Party (2023)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs) (2017)
Actor
Caravans: A British Love Affair (2009)
as Narrator