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