- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 26, 1946
- Place of Birth
- Liverpool, England, UK
Alison Steadman
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 Privat…
Filmography
movieJoke
2026 · Vet
movieHere We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025 · Sue Jessop
movieStitch Head
2025 · Nan (voice)
movieGavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025 · Self
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
movieGavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
2024 · Self
movieBetter Man
2024 · Betty
movieThe 1970s Dinner Party
2023 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieHere We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023 · Sue Jessop
tvAlison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023 · Alison Steadman
movieWake
2023 · Grace
movieQueen and Country
2022 · Narrator (voice)
tvRemembers…
2022 · , Self
tvHere We Go
2022 · Sue Jessop
tvRules of the Game
2022 · Anita Jenkins
movieThe King's Man
2021 · Rita
tvExtraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
2021 · Self
movieRoald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020 · Dora
tvLife
2020 · Gail Reynolds
We Love Gavin and Stacey
movieWe Love Gavin and Stacey
2020
movie23 Walks
2020 · Fern
movieGavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019 · Pam Shipman
movieOff Grid
2019 · Grace Tanner
tvDNA Journey
2019
movieCare
2018 · Mary
tvButterfly
2018 · Barbara
tvHold the Sunset
2018 · Edith
movieYours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
2017
movieBecky Watts Killed for Kicks
2017 · Narrator
movieWe Can Be Heroes
2017 · Granny Evans
movieBurn Burn Burn
2016 · Diana
movieLet's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016 · Self
movieDad's Army
2016 · Mrs. Fox
moviePeterman
2015 · Auntie Jean
The One and Only Mike Leigh
movieThe One and Only Mike Leigh
2014 · Self
tvGareth's All Star Choir
2014 · Self - Choir Member
tvBoomers
2014 · Joyce
tvThe Great War: The People's Story
2014 · Hallie Eustace Miles
tvInside No. 9
2014 · Anne
tvYonderland
2013 · Barbara
tvOrphan Black
2013 · Kendall Malone
tvGadget Man
2012
A Civil Arrangement
movieA Civil Arrangement
2012 · Isobel
tvPlayhouse Presents
2012 · Tina
tvThe Syndicate
2012 · Rose Wilson
tvThe Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012 · Self - Contestant
Comedy Blaps
tvComedy Blaps
2011
tvCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Self - Participant
tvAll Roads Lead Home
2011 · Herself
movieFrench Exchange
2011 · Mrs. Phillips
movieCome Rain Come Shine
2010 · Dora Mitchell
tvLittle Crackers
2010 · Alison's Mother
movieFry and Laurie Reunited
2010 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieCaravans: A British Love Affair
2009 · Narrator
movieWho Gets the Dog
2007 · Jenny Evans
movieAll About 'Abigail's Party'
2007 · Self
movieFanny Hill
2007 · Mrs. Brown
tvFanny Hill
2007 · Mrs. Brown
movieThe Dinner Party
2007 · Juliet
movieThe Man from Montevideo
2007 · Karen Horner
tvGavin & Stacey
2007 · Pam Shipman
tvLewis
2007 · Rev. Martha Seager
movieThe 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Self
tvThe One Show
2006 · Self
movieLoony in the Woods
2006 · Crazy Butcher
movieConfetti
2006 · Sam's Mum
tvGreat British Menu
2006 · Self - Guest Judge
tvTwisted Tales
2005 · Margery Faversham
movieThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 · Casting Agent
tvThe Worst Week of My Life
2004 · Angela Cook
Bosom Pals
tvBosom Pals
2004
movieChunky Monkey
2003 · Beryl
movieD.I.Y. Hard
2002 · Woman
tvHans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002 · Mrs. Meisling
Ivor the Invisible
movieIvor the Invisible
2001 · Auntie Barbara (voice)
movieBob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001 · Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
movieHappy Now
2001 · Bronwyn Race
tvAdrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
2001 · Pauline Mole
Lenny Henry in Pieces
tvLenny Henry in Pieces
2000
tvFat Friends
2000 · Betty Simpson
movieTopsy-Turvy
1999 · Madame Leon
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1999 · Mother / Veronica
tvLet Them Eat Cake
1999
movieSanta's Last Christmas
1999 · Mrs Whatnot (voice)
tvStressed Eric
1998
movieThe Ugly Duckling
1997 · The Hen (voice)
tvThe Missing Postman
1997 · Christine Peacock
movieThe Missing Postman
1997 · Christine Peacock
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Abigail Tonev
movieSecrets & Lies
1996 · Woman with Dog
tvNo Bananas
1996 · Evelyn Hamilton
tvKaraoke
1996 · Mrs Haynes
movieThe Snow Queen's Revenge
1996 · Pearl
tvCrapston Villas
1995
tvPride and Prejudice
1995 · Mrs. Bennet
tvKavanagh Q.C.
1995 · Evelyn Marie Kendall
movieGotta Get Out
1995 · Maggie
tvThe Wimbledon Poisoner
1994 · Elinor Farr
movieDo You Remember the First Time?
1994
movieDegas and Pissario Fall Out
1994 · Emma Dumay
movieSelling Hitler
1993 · Edda Goering
tvGMTV
1993 · Self
tvGone to Seed
1992 · Hilda Plant
movieBlame It on the Bellboy
1992 · Rosemary Horton
tvGone to the Dogs
1991 · Lauren Patterson
tvSelling Hitler
1991 · Edda Goering
movieLife Is Sweet
1991 · Wendy
movieNews Hounds
1990 · Jackie Johns
movieA Small Mourning
1989 · Marjorie
tvScreen One
1989 · Jackie Johns
movieShirley Valentine
1989 · Jane
movieWilt
1989 · Eva
tvThe Jim Henson Hour
1989 · Perriwinkle
movieVirtuoso
1989 · Brenda
movieMonster Maker
1989 · Perriwinkle
movie7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989 · Janista Maine, Writer
movieThe Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Daisy
tvCountryfile
1988 · Self
movieStormy Monday
1988 · Mayor
movieThe Short & Curlies
1987 · Betty
tvThe Singing Detective
1986 · Mrs Marlow, Mrs Marlow / Lili
tvScreenPlay
1986 · Marjorie
movieClockwise
1986 · Gwenda Stimpson
movieComing Through
1985 · Kate
movieNumber One
1985 · Doreen
tvScreen Two
1985 · Brenda Ogdon
movieThe Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985 · Kato/Natella/Aniko
movieA Private Function
1984 · Mrs. Allardyce
movieChampions
1984 · Mary Hussey
movieTartuffe, or The Imposter
1983 · Elmire
movieP'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982 · Miss Land
movieMike Leigh: Making Plays
1982 · Self
movieThe Muscle Market
1981 · Susan
moviePasmore
1980 · Kay Pasmore
Two Days That Shook the Branch
movieTwo Days That Shook the Branch
1978 · Norma Hardy
movieAbigail's Party
1977 · Beverley
movieOur Flesh and Blood
1977 · Jan Blincoe
movieBag of Yeast
1976 · Margaret Hudson
movieNuts in May
1976 · Candice Marie
tvRed Letter Day
1976 · Margaret Hudson
movieThrough the Night
1975 · Christine Potts
tvOil Strike North
1975
movieEarly to Bed
1975 · Helen
tvThe Wackers
1975 · Bernadette Clarkson
movieTaking Leave
1974 · Nonie
movieGirl
1974 · Jackie
Second City Firsts
tvSecond City Firsts
1973 · Jackie, Helen
movieHard Labour
1973 · Veronica Thornley
tvCrown Court
1972
Bel Ami
tvBel Ami
1971 · Fencer (as Allison Steadman)
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Nonie, Veronica, Jan Blincoe, Kay Pasmore, Susan
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Norma Hardy
tvThe BAFTA Awards
1949 · Self
movieKing of the Teds
— · Tina