Alison Steadman [47699] Gender: Female Popularity: 2.782 Birthplace: Liverpool, England, UK Birthday: 1946-08-26 Age: 78 years Movies: 84 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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). Gavin & Stacey: A Fond 2025-01-01 Gavin & Stacey: The Mak2024-12-24 Better Man2024-12-06 The 1970s Dinner Party2023-12-28 Wake2023-03-10 Queen and Country2022-09-10 The King's Man2021-12-22 Roald & Beatrix: The Ta2020-12-24 We Love Gavin and Stace2020-08-15 23 Walks2020-07-30 Gavin & Stacey: A Speci2019-12-25 Off Grid2019-12-13 Care2018-12-09 Yours Faithfully, Edna 2017-11-22 Becky Watts Killed for 2017-10-18 We Can Be Heroes2017-06-24 Let's Do It: A Tribute 2016-05-14 Dad's Army2016-02-05 Burn Burn Burn2016-10-28 Peterman2015-04-01 Seance Time2015-03-29 The One and Only Mike L2014-11-24 A Civil Arrangement2012-05-06 French Exchange2011-07-14 Come Rain Come Shine2010-12-20 Caravans: A British Lov2009-02-25 Who Gets the Dog2007-12-02 All About 'Abigail's Pa2007-10-28 Fanny Hill2007-10-22 The Dinner Party2007-09-09 The 50 Greatest Televis2007-02-03 Loony in the Woods2006-08-07 Confetti2006-05-05 The Life and Death of P2004-10-01 Chunky Monkey2003-03-19 D.I.Y. Hard2002-09-30 Ivor the Invisible2001-12-24 Bob the Builder: A Chri2001-10-22 Happy Now2001-08-20 Jack and the Beanstalk1999-10-11 Topsy-Turvy1999-12-15 Santa's Last Christmas1999-01-01 The Ugly Duckling1997-09-04 The Missing Postman1997-03-28 Secrets & Lies1996-05-24 The Snow Queen's Reveng1996-01-01 Gotta Get Out1995-01-01 Do You Remember the Fir1994-05-01 Degas and Pissario Fall1994-03-01 Selling Hitler1993-04-20 Blame It on the Bellboy1992-01-24 Life Is Sweet1990-11-15 News Hounds1990-09-02 A Small Mourning1989-09-20 Shirley Valentine1989-08-30 Wilt1989-05-12 Virtuoso1989-02-12 Monster Maker1989-01-23 7 Deadly Sins: Stage Ac1989-01-17 The Adventures of Baron1988-12-07 Stormy Monday1988-05-01 The Short & Curlies1987-12-01 Clockwise1986-03-01 Coming Through1985-12-27 The Caucasian Chalk Cir1985-01-01 Number One1985-03-01 A Private Function1984-11-09 Champions1984-04-20 Tartuffe, or The Impost1983-07-28 P'tang, Yang, Kipperban1982-11-03 Mike Leigh: Making Play1982-09-04 The Muscle Market1981-01-13 Pasmore1980-10-21 Two Days That Shook the1978-05-09 Abigail's Party1977-11-01 Our Flesh and Blood1977-01-18 Bag of Yeast1976-02-22 Nuts in May1976-01-13 Through the Night1975-12-02 Early to Bed1975-03-20 Taking Leave1974-11-28 Girl1974-02-25 Hard Labour1973-03-12 King of the Teds