Alison Steadman
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-08-26 in Liverpool, England, UK
Biography
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).
Most Known For
Midsomer Murders
as Abigail Tonev
The One Show
as Self
Play for Today
as Nonie
Play for Today
as Veronica
Play for Today
as Jan Blincoe
Play for Today
as Kay Pasmore
Play for Today
as Susan
Inside No. 9
as Anne
Orphan Black
as Kendall Malone
Lewis
as Rev. Martha Seager
GMTV
as Self
Countryfile
as Self
Great British Menu
as Self - Guest Judge
Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs. Bennet
Crown Court
The BAFTA Awards
as Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Marion Mattis
The King's Man
as Rita
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Evelyn Marie Kendall