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
Fanny Hill (2007)
as Mrs. Brown
Secrets & Lies (1996)
as Woman with Dog
French Exchange (2011)
as Mrs. Phillips
Life Is Sweet (1991)
as Wendy
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (2024)
as Pam Shipman
Joke (2026)
as Vet
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas (2023)
as Sue Jessop
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008 (2008)
as Pam Shipman
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza (2025)
as Sue Jessop
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
as Madame Leon
We Love Gavin and Stacey (2020)
Actor
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
as Miss Land
Confetti (2006)
as Sam's Mum
Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting (1989)
as Janista Maine
The Short & Curlies (1987)
as Betty
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
as Casting Agent
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
as Rosemary Horton
Peterman (2015)
as Auntie Jean
Stormy Monday (1988)
as Mayor
Shirley Valentine (1989)
as Jane
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
as Self
Taking Leave (1974)
as Nonie
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs) (2017)
Actor
Clockwise (1986)
as Gwenda Stimpson
Tartuffe, or The Imposter (1983)
as Elmire
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie (2001)
as Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell (2025)
as Self
Wake (2023)
as Grace
Burn Burn Burn (2016)
as Diana
Champions (1984)
as Mary Hussey
The Ugly Duckling (1997)
as The Hen (voice)
Our Flesh and Blood (1977)
as Jan Blincoe
The Dinner Party (2007)
as Juliet
Abigail's Party (1977)
as Beverley
Come Rain Come Shine (2010)
as Dora Mitchell
D.I.Y. Hard (2002)
as Woman
23 Walks (2020)
as Fern
A Private Function (1984)
as Mrs. Allardyce
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020)
as Dora
Care (2018)
as Mary
Off Grid (2019)
as Grace Tanner
Girl (1974)
as Jackie
The One and Only Mike Leigh (2014)
as Self
The Snow Queen's Revenge (1996)
as Pearl
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985)
as Kato/Natella/Aniko
Jack and the Beanstalk (1999)
as Mother / Veronica
Who Gets the Dog (2007)
as Jenny Evans
Happy Now (2001)
as Bronwyn Race
Santa's Last Christmas (1999)
as Mrs Whatnot (voice)
Selling Hitler (1993)
as Edda Goering
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas (2019)
as Pam Shipman
King of the Teds (—)
as Tina
Wilt (1989)
as Eva
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood (2016)
as Self
The Missing Postman (1997)
as Christine Peacock
Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982)
as Self
Coming Through (1985)
as Kate
The 1970s Dinner Party (2023)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
We Can Be Heroes (2017)
as Granny Evans
Number One (1985)
as Doreen
Caravans: A British Love Affair (2009)
as Narrator
Do You Remember the First Time? (1994)
Actor
Pasmore (1980)
as Kay Pasmore
Two Days That Shook the Branch (1978)
as Norma Hardy
The Man from Montevideo (2007)
as Karen Horner
Monster Maker (1989)
as Perriwinkle
All About 'Abigail's Party' (2007)
as Self
Ivor the Invisible (2001)
as Auntie Barbara (voice)
Loony in the Woods (2006)
as Crazy Butcher
Bag of Yeast (1976)
as Margaret Hudson
Degas and Pissario Fall Out (1994)
as Emma Dumay
Chunky Monkey (2003)
as Beryl
News Hounds (1990)
as Jackie Johns
Through the Night (1975)
as Christine Potts
Nuts in May (1976)
as Candice Marie
Virtuoso (1989)
as Brenda
A Small Mourning (1989)
as Marjorie
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks (2017)
as Narrator
Hard Labour (1973)
as Veronica Thornley
Early to Bed (1975)
as Helen
Gotta Get Out (1995)
as Maggie
The Muscle Market (1981)
as Susan
A Civil Arrangement (2012)
as Isobel
Queen and Country (2022)
as Narrator (voice)