
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).

Off Grid

The BAFTA Awards

Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas

The Jim Henson Hour

D.I.Y. Hard

高慢と偏見

The Worst Week of My Life

Inside No. 9

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)

Gotta Get Out

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell

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Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember

Fat Friends

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Lewis

秘密と嘘

バーナビー警部

Gavin & Stacey

Crapston Villas

The Syndicate

Yonderland

The Singing Detective

Life

Abigail's Party

Let Them Eat Cake

Fanny Hill

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale

Life Is Sweet

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

Nuts in May

Selling Hitler

The Muscle Market

Twisted Tales

Kavanagh Q.C.

バロン

Gadget Man

Fry and Laurie Reunited

23 Walks

Little Crackers

Stitch Head

Peterman

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The Missing Postman

Here We Go

Champions

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Jack and the Beanstalk

Care

The Great War: The People's Story

Karaoke

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Monster Maker

Burn Burn Burn

French Exchange

Hard Labour

Great British Menu

A Private Function

The Short & Curlies

All About 'Abigail's Party'

Play for Today

Boomers

Hold the Sunset

Dalziel & Pascoe

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Clockwise

Rules of the Game

Wilt

The Dinner Party

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

Stressed Eric

DNA Journey

Gone to the Dogs

Playhouse Presents

Butterfly

Coogan's Run

Fanny Hill

Stormy Monday

The Ugly Duckling

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The Snow Queen's Revenge

The Wackers

Confetti

Happy Now

Crown Court

Blame It on the Bellboy

Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig

Dad's Army

Come Rain Come Shine

Number One

The Missing Postman

Who Gets the Dog

Oil Strike North

No Bananas

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Countryfile

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years

The One Show

Santa's Last Christmas

Coming Through

Girl

The Wimbledon Poisoner

Gone to Seed

Loony in the Woods

Early to Bed

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Degas and Pissario Fall Out

Virtuoso

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

Do You Remember the First Time?

Becky Watts Killed for Kicks

The 1970s Dinner Party

News Hounds

Queen and Country

A Small Mourning

Through the Night

We Can Be Heroes

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

Bag of Yeast

Taking Leave

Our Flesh and Blood

Pasmore

Caravans: A British Love Affair

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

King of the Teds

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting

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The Man from Montevideo

Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza

Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas

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Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry

All Roads Lead Home

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The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

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