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