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 Private Function (1984), Clockwise (1986), Shirley Valentine (1989), Topsy Turvy (1999), and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).
Loony in the Woods
(Crazy Butcher)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
(Self)
Confetti
(Sam's Mum)
Abigail's Party
(Beverley)
Blame It on the Bellboy
(Rosemary Horton)
Life Is Sweet
(Wendy)
Wilt
(Eva)
Santa's Last Christmas
(Mrs Whatnot (voice))
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
(Miss Land)
Off Grid
(Grace Tanner)
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
(Emma Dumay)
Better Man
(Betty Williams)
Fanny Hill
(Mrs. Brown)
Shirley Valentine
(Jane)
Come Rain Come Shine
(Dora Mitchell)
We Love Gavin and Stacey
Virtuoso
(Brenda)
Number One
(Doreen)
Champions
(Mary Hussey)
Monster Maker
(Perriwinkle)
D.I.Y. Hard
(Woman)
A Civil Arrangement
(Isobel)
Nuts in May
(Candice Marie)
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
(Self)
Selling Hitler
(Edda Goering)
Do You Remember the First Time?
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
(Narrator)
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
(Pam Shipman)
The 1970s Dinner Party
(Self - Narrator (voice))
News Hounds
(Jackie Johns)
Queen and Country
(Narrator (voice))
Clockwise
(Gwenda Stimpson)
The Short & Curlies
(Betty)
Dad's Army
(Mrs. Fox)
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008
(Pam Shipman)
Peterman
(Auntie Jean)
Two Days That Shook the Branch
(Norma Hardy)
A Small Mourning
(Marjorie)
Ivor the Invisible
(Auntie Barbara (voice))
Burn Burn Burn
(Diana)
Chunky Monkey
(Beryl)
A Private Function
(Mrs. Allardyce)
The Missing Postman
(Christine Peacock)
Happy Now
(Bronwyn Race)
The Dinner Party
(Juliet)
Through the Night
(Christine Potts)
Topsy-Turvy
(Madame Leon)
Coming Through
(Kate)
Girl
(Jackie)
Early to Bed
(Helen)
French Exchange
(Mrs. Phillips)
The Ugly Duckling
(The Hen (voice))
Who Gets the Dog
(Jenny Evans)
Stormy Monday
(Mayoress)
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
(Self)
Hard Labour
(Veronica Thornley)
The One and Only Mike Leigh
(Self)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
(Daisy)
Secrets & Lies
(Woman with Dog)
Fry and Laurie Reunited
(Self - Narrator (voice))
We Can Be Heroes
(Granny Evans)
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
(Elmire)
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
(Casting Agent)
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
The Muscle Market
(Susan)
Bag of Yeast
(Margaret Hudson)
Jack and the Beanstalk
(Mother / Veronica)
Taking Leave
(Nonie)
Our Flesh and Blood
(Jan Blincoe)
Care
(Mary)
The King's Man
(Rita)
All About 'Abigail's Party'
(Self)
Gotta Get Out
(Maggie)
23 Walks
(Fern)
Pasmore
(Kay Pasmore)
Caravans: A British Love Affair
(Narrator)
The Snow Queen's Revenge
(Pearl)
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
(Dora)
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
(Kato/Natella/Aniko)
King of the Teds
(Tina)
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
(Janista Maine)
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
(Pam)
Pride and Prejudice
(Mrs. Bennet)
Fat Friends
(Betty Simpson)
Let Them Eat Cake
The Singing Detective
(Mrs. Marlow)
The One Show
(Self)
Butterfly
(Barbara)
Dalziel & Pascoe
Crown Court
Gavin & Stacey
(Pam Shipman)
Gavin & Stacey
The Worst Week of My Life
(Angela Cook)
Coogan's Run
Oil Strike North
Crapston Villas
Lenny Henry in Pieces
Play for Today
(Nonie)
Stressed Eric
The Missing Postman
(Christine Peacock)
No Bananas
(Evelyn Hamilton)
GMTV
(Self)
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
(Pauline Mole)
The Wackers
(Bernadette Clarkson)
Bosom Pals
Fanny Hill
(Mrs. Brown)
Inside No. 9
(Anne)
DNA Journey
Orphan Black
(Kendall Malone)
Boomers
(Joyce)
The Syndicate
(Rose Wilson)
Rules of the Game
(Anita Jenkins)
Twisted Tales
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
(Alison Steadman)
Kavanagh Q.C.
(Evelyn Marie Kendall)
Here We Go
(Sue Jessop)
The Jim Henson Hour
(Perriwinkle)
Little Crackers
(Alison's Mother)
The Wimbledon Poisoner
(Elinor Farr)
The Great War: The People's Story
(Hallie Eustace Miles)
Hold the Sunset
(Edith)
Karaoke
(Mrs. Haynes)
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
(Mrs. Meisling)
Play for Today
(Veronica)
Gadget Man
Great British Menu
(Self - Guest Judge)
Gone to Seed
(Hilda Plant)
Gone to the Dogs
(Lauren Patterson)
All Roads Lead Home
(Herself)
Gareth's All Star Choir
(Herself - Choir Member)
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
(Self - Contestant)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
(Self - Participant)
Lewis
(Rev. Martha Seager)
Play for Today
(Jan Blincoe)
Midsomer Murders
(Abigail Tonev)
Play for Today
(Kay Pasmore)
Yonderland
(Barbara)
Life
(Gail Reynolds)
Play for Today
(Susan)
The BAFTA Awards
(Self)