Alison Steadman
Birthday: 1946-08-26 | Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UKFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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).
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Acting
Role
as Anita Jenkins
as Sue Jessop
as Gail Reynolds
as Sue Jessop
as Barbara
as Edith
as Mary
as Mrs. Fox
as Auntie Jean
as Joyce
as Dora Mitchell
as Jenny Evans
as Mrs. Brown
as Mrs. Brown
as Pam Shipman
as Angela Cook
as Mrs. Meisling
as Auntie Barbara (voice)
as Bronwyn Race
as Betty Simpson
as Christine Peacock
as Christine Peacock
as Mrs. Bennet
