Alison Steadman [47699] Gender: Female Popularity: 1.4977 Birthplace: Liverpool, England, UK Birthday: 1946-08-26 Age: 78 years Movies: 83 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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). Gavin & Stacey: 2025-01-01 Gavin & Stacey: 2024-12-24 Better Man2024-12-06 The 1970s Dinner2023-12-28 Wake2023-03-10 Queen and Countr2022-09-10 The King's Man2021-12-22 Roald & Beatrix:2020-12-24 We Love Gavin an2020-08-15 23 Walks2020-07-30 Gavin & Stacey: 2019-12-25 Off Grid2019-12-13 Care2018-12-09 Yours Faithfully2017-11-22 Becky Watts Kill2017-10-18 We Can Be Heroes2017-06-24 Let's Do It: A T2016-05-14 Dad's Army2016-02-05 Burn Burn Burn2016-10-28 Peterman2015-04-01 The One and Only2014-11-24 A Civil Arrangem2012-05-06 French Exchange2011-07-14 Come Rain Come S2010-12-20 Caravans: A Brit2009-02-25 Who Gets the Dog2007-12-02 All About 'Abiga2007-10-28 Fanny Hill2007-10-22 The Dinner Party2007-09-09 The 50 Greatest 2007-02-03 Loony in the Woo2006-08-07 Confetti2006-05-05 The Life and Dea2004-10-01 Chunky Monkey2003-03-19 D.I.Y. Hard2002-09-30 Ivor the Invisib2001-12-24 Bob the Builder:2001-10-22 Happy Now2001-08-20 Jack and the Bea1999-10-11 Topsy-Turvy1999-12-15 Santa's Last Chr1999-01-01 The Ugly Ducklin1997-09-04 The Missing Post1997-03-28 Secrets & Lies1996-05-24 The Snow Queen's1996-01-01 Gotta Get Out1995-01-01 Do You Remember 1994-05-01 Degas and Pissar1994-03-01 Selling Hitler1993-04-20 Blame It on the 1992-01-24 Life Is Sweet1990-11-15 News Hounds1990-09-02 A Small Mourning1989-09-20 Shirley Valentin1989-08-30 Wilt1989-05-12 Virtuoso1989-02-12 Monster Maker1989-01-23 7 Deadly Sins: S1989-01-17 The Adventures o1988-12-07 Stormy Monday1988-05-01 The Short & Curl1987-12-01 Clockwise1986-03-01 Coming Through1985-12-27 The Caucasian Ch1985-01-01 Number One1985-03-01 A Private Functi1984-11-09 Champions1984-04-20 Tartuffe, or The1983-07-28 P'tang, Yang, Ki1982-11-03 Mike Leigh: Maki1982-09-04 The Muscle Marke1981-01-13 Pasmore1980-10-21 Two Days That Sh1978-05-09 Abigail's Party1977-11-01 Our Flesh and Bl1977-01-18 Bag of Yeast1976-02-22 Nuts in May1976-01-13 Through the Nigh1975-12-02 Early to Bed1975-03-20 Taking Leave1974-11-28 Girl1974-02-25 Hard Labour1973-03-12 King of the Teds