Alison Steadman
Acting
1946-08-26 · Liverpool, England, UK
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).
Filmography
Joke
2026 · Movie
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025 · Movie
Stitch Head
2025 · Movie
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025 · Movie
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
2024 · Movie
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
2024 · Movie
Better Man
2024 · Movie
The 1970s Dinner Party
2023 · Movie
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023 · Movie
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023 · Series
Wake
2023 · Movie
Queen and Country
2022 · Movie
Remembers…
2022 · Series
Here We Go
2022 · Series
Rules of the Game
2022 · Series
The King's Man
2021 · Movie
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
2021 · Series
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020 · Movie
Life
2020 · Series
We Love Gavin and Stacey
2020 · Movie
23 Walks
2020 · Movie
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019 · Movie
Off Grid
2019 · Movie
DNA Journey
2019 · Series
Care
2018 · Movie
Butterfly
2018 · Series
Hold the Sunset
2018 · Series
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
2017 · Movie
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
2017 · Movie
We Can Be Heroes
2017 · Movie
Burn Burn Burn
2016 · Movie
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016 · Movie
Dad's Army
2016 · Movie
Peterman
2015 · Movie
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014 · Movie
Gareth's All Star Choir
2014 · Series
The Secrets
2014 · Series
Boomers
2014 · Series
The Great War: The People's Story
2014 · Series
Inside No. 9
2014 · Series
Yonderland
2013 · Series
Love and Marriage
2013 · Series
Orphan Black
2013 · Series
Gadget Man
2012 · Series
A Civil Arrangement
2012 · Movie
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Series
The Syndicate
2012 · Series
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012 · Series
Comedy Blaps
2011 · Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Series
All Roads Lead Home
2011 · Series
French Exchange
2011 · Movie
Come Rain Come Shine
2010 · Movie
Little Crackers
2010 · Series
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010 · Movie
Caravans: A British Love Affair
2009 · Movie
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008
2008 · Movie
Who Gets the Dog
2007 · Movie
All About 'Abigail's Party'
2007 · Movie
Fanny Hill
2007 · Movie
Fanny Hill
2007 · Series
The Dinner Party
2007 · Movie
The Man from Montevideo
2007 · Movie
Gavin & Stacey
2007 · Series
Lewis
2007 · Series
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Movie
The One Show
2006 · Series
Loony in the Woods
2006 · Movie
Confetti
2006 · Movie
Great British Menu
2006 · Series
Twisted Tales
2005 · Series
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 · Movie
The Worst Week of My Life
2004 · Series
Bosom Pals
2004 · Series
Chunky Monkey
2003 · Movie
D.I.Y. Hard
2002 · Movie
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002 · Series
Ivor the Invisible
2001 · Movie
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001 · Movie
Happy Now
2001 · Movie
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
2001 · Series
Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000 · Series
Fat Friends
2000 · Series
Topsy-Turvy
1999 · Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk
1999 · Movie
Let Them Eat Cake
1999 · Series
Santa's Last Christmas
1999 · Movie
Stressed Eric
1998 · Series
The Ugly Duckling
1997 · Movie
The Missing Postman
1997 · Series
The Missing Postman
1997 · Movie
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
Secrets & Lies
1996 · Movie
No Bananas
1996 · Series
Karaoke
1996 · Series
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · Series
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996 · Movie
Crapston Villas
1995 · Series
Pride and Prejudice
1995 · Series
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995 · Series
Gotta Get Out
1995 · Movie
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994 · Series
Do You Remember the First Time?
1994 · Movie
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994 · Movie
Selling Hitler
1993 · Movie
GMTV
1993 · Series
Gone to Seed
1992 · Series
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 · Movie
Gone to the Dogs
1991 · Series
Selling Hitler
1991 · Series
Life Is Sweet
1991 · Movie
News Hounds
1990 · Movie
A Small Mourning
1989 · Movie
Screen One
1989 · Series
Shirley Valentine
1989 · Movie
Wilt
1989 · Movie
The Jim Henson Hour
1989 · Series
Virtuoso
1989 · Movie
Monster Maker
1989 · Movie
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989 · Movie
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Movie
Countryfile
1988 · Series
Stormy Monday
1988 · Movie
The Short & Curlies
1987 · Movie
The Singing Detective
1986 · Series
ScreenPlay
1986 · Series
Clockwise
1986 · Movie
Coming Through
1985 · Movie
Number One
1985 · Movie
Screen Two
1985 · Series
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985 · Movie
A Private Function
1984 · Movie
Champions
1984 · Movie
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983 · Movie
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982 · Movie
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982 · Movie
The Muscle Market
1981 · Movie
Pasmore
1980 · Movie
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978 · Movie
Abigail's Party
1977 · Movie
Our Flesh and Blood
1977 · Movie
Bag of Yeast
1976 · Movie
Nuts in May
1976 · Movie
Red Letter Day
1976 · Series
Through the Night
1975 · Movie
Oil Strike North
1975 · Series
Early to Bed
1975 · Movie
The Wackers
1975 · Series
Taking Leave
1974 · Movie
Girl
1974 · Movie
Second City Firsts
1973 · Series
Hard Labour
1973 · Movie
Crown Court
1972 · Series
Bel Ami
1971 · Series
Play for Today
1970 · Series
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
The BAFTA Awards
1949 · Series
King of the Teds
Movie