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