Alison Steadman
Acting
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).
Born: August 26, 1946
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UK
Known For
Off Grid
A man takes to a remote hideout with his sick wife, where they live in isolation as he battles to protect her life, and his own sanity, from a supernatural threat plaguing humanity. When a drifter happens upon their cabin and they take him in, old wounds are exposed and a harrowing twist reveals the true nature of the catastrophe that has befallen the couple.
The BAFTA Awards
BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los Angeles, USA.
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
The Shipmans and the Wests get together once again for Christmas. Bryn is cooking dinner, Dawn is in shock, and there are revelations in the pub on Christmas Eve.
The Jim Henson Hour
The Jim Henson Hour was developed as a showcase for the Jim Henson Company's various puppet creations, including the popular Muppet characters. This hour-long anthology series was hosted by Jim Henson and generally included two segments. The first segment,"Muppetelevision," included comedy skits starring the Muppets, as well as frequent guest appearances by popular entertainers. The second segment often featured rebroadcasts of original, Henson-created productions, such as episodes from Jim Henson's "The StoryTeller" anthology series.
D.I.Y. Hard
A hostage situation takes an unusual turn.
Pride and Prejudice
Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.
The Worst Week of My Life
The Worst Week of My Life is a British comedy television series, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired between November and December 2005 and a three-part Christmas special, The Worst Christmas of My Life was shown during December 2006. It was written by Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni.
Inside No. 9
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
Chris Shepherd directs a short animation in tribute to Joe Orton (Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot) to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. Joe Orton would write letters of complaint using the pseudonym of Edna Welthorpe. Using this persona, Orton would wind up companies, vicars and even ridicule his own plays. In this short we see what mayhem ensues when Edna writes to Smedley Jams and Littlewood home catalogue service.
Filmography
as Sue Jessop
as Betty
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Sue Jessop
as Alison Steadman
as Grace
as Narrator (voice)
as Sue Jessop
as Anita Jenkins
as Rita
as Gail Reynolds
as Fern
as Pam Shipman
as Grace Tanner
as Mary
as Barbara
as Edith
as Narrator
as Granny Evans
as Diana
as Mrs. Fox
as Auntie Jean
as Self - Choir Member
as Joyce
as Hallie Eustace Miles
as Anne
as Barbara
as Kendall Malone
as Rose Wilson
as Self - Contestant
as Self - Participant
as Herself
as Mrs. Phillips
as Dora Mitchell
as Alison's Mother
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Narrator
as Jenny Evans
as Self
as Mrs. Brown
as Mrs. Brown
as Juliet
as Karen Horner
as Pam Shipman
as Rev. Martha Seager
as Self
as Crazy Butcher
as Sam's Mum
as Self - Guest Judge
as Margery Faversham
as Casting Agent
as Angela Cook
as Woman
as Mrs. Meisling
as Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
as Bronwyn Race
as Pauline Mole
as Betty Simpson
as Madame Leon
as Mother / Veronica
as Mrs Whatnot (voice)
as The Hen (voice)
as Christine Peacock
as Christine Peacock
as Abigail Tonev
as Mrs. Haynes
as Woman with Dog
as Evelyn Hamilton
as Mrs. Haynes
as Marion Mattis
as Pearl
as Mrs. Bennet
as Evelyn Marie Kendall
as Maggie
as Elinor Farr
as Emma Dumay
as Edda Goering
as Self
as Hilda Plant
as Rosemary Horton
as Lauren Patterson
as Wendy
as Jackie Johns
as Marjorie
as Jane
as Eva
as Perriwinkle
as Brenda
as Perriwinkle
as Janista Maine
as Self
as Mayor
as Betty
as Mrs Marlow
as Mrs Marlow / Lili
as Gwenda Stimpson
as Kate
as Doreen
as Kato/Natella/Aniko
as Mrs. Allardyce
as Mary Hussey
as Elmire
as Miss Land
as Self
as Susan
as Kay Pasmore
as Beverley
as Jan Blincoe
as Margaret Hudson
as Candice Marie
as Christine Potts
as Helen
as Bernadette Clarkson
as Nonie
as Jackie
as Veronica Thornley
as Nonie
as Veronica
as Jan Blincoe
as Kay Pasmore
as Susan
as Self
as Tina