Birthday
1946/08/26 (78 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Also know as
Alison Steadman OBE
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 establi...Read more
(2006) Loony in the Woods
as Crazy Butcher
(2007) The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
(2006) Confetti
as Sam's Mum
(1977) Abigail's Party
as Beverley
(1992) Blame It on the Bellboy
as Rosemary Horton
(1990) Life Is Sweet
as Wendy
(1989) Wilt
as Eva
(1999) Santa's Last Christmas
as Mrs Whatnot (voice)
(1982) P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
as Miss Land
(2019) Off Grid
as Grace Tanner
(1994) Degas and Pissario Fall Out
as Emma Dumay
(2024) Better Man
as Betty Williams
(2007) Fanny Hill
as Mrs. Brown
(1989) Shirley Valentine
as Jane
(2010) Come Rain Come Shine
as Dora Mitchell
(2020) We Love Gavin and Stacey
as ---
(1989) Virtuoso
as Brenda
(1985) Number One
as Doreen
(1984) Champions
as Mary Hussey
(1989) Monster Maker
as Perriwinkle
(2002) D.I.Y. Hard
as Woman
(2012) A Civil Arrangement
as Isobel
(1976) Nuts in May
as Candice Marie
(2016) Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
as Self
(1991) Selling Hitler
as Edda Goering
(1994) Do You Remember the First Time?
as ---
(2017) Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
as Narrator
(2019) Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
as Pam Shipman
(2023) The 1970s Dinner Party
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1990) News Hounds
as Jackie Johns
(2022) Queen and Country
as Narrator (voice)
(1986) Clockwise
as Gwenda Stimpson
(1987) The Short & Curlies
as Betty
(2016) Dad's Army
as Mrs. Fox
(2015) Peterman
as Auntie Jean
(1978) Two Days That Shook the Branch
as Norma Hardy
(1989) A Small Mourning
as Marjorie
(2001) Ivor the Invisible
as Auntie Barbara (voice)
(2016) Burn Burn Burn
as Diana
(2003) Chunky Monkey
as Beryl
(1984) A Private Function
as Mrs. Allardyce
(1997) The Missing Postman
as Christine Peacock
(2001) Happy Now
as Bronwyn Race
(2007) The Dinner Party
as Juliet
(1975) Through the Night
as Christine Potts
(1999) Topsy-Turvy
as Madame Leon
(1985) Coming Through
as Kate
(1974) Girl
as Jackie
(1975) Early to Bed
as Helen
(2011) French Exchange
as Mrs. Phillips
(1997) The Ugly Duckling
as The Hen (voice)
(2007) Who Gets the Dog
as Jenny Evans
(1988) Stormy Monday
as Mayoress
(1982) Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self
(1973) Hard Labour
as Veronica Thornley
(2014) The One and Only Mike Leigh
as Self
(1988) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Daisy
(1996) Secrets & Lies
as Woman with Dog
(2010) Fry and Laurie Reunited
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2017) We Can Be Heroes
as Granny Evans
(1983) Tartuffe, or The Imposter
as Elmire
(2004) The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Casting Agent
(2017) Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
as ---
(1981) The Muscle Market
as Susan
(1976) Bag of Yeast
as Margaret Hudson
(1999) Jack and the Beanstalk
as Mother / Veronica
(1974) Taking Leave
as Nonie
(1977) Our Flesh and Blood
as Jan Blincoe
(2018) Care
as Mary
(2021) The King's Man
as Rita
(2007) All About 'Abigail's Party'
as Self
(1995) Gotta Get Out
as Maggie
(2020) 23 Walks
as Fern
(1980) Pasmore
as Kay Pasmore
(2009) Caravans: A British Love Affair
as Narrator
(1996) The Snow Queen's Revenge
as Pearl
(2020) Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as Dora
(1985) The Caucasian Chalk Circle
as Kato/Natella/Aniko
King of the Teds
as Tina
(1989) 7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
as Janista Maine
(2024) Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
as Pam Shipman
(2001) Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
as Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
(2024) Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
as Self
(2025) Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
as Self
(1986) The Singing Detective
as Mrs. Marlow
(1999) Let Them Eat Cake
as ---
(1995) Pride and Prejudice
as Mrs. Bennet
(2000) Fat Friends
as Betty Simpson
(2006) The One Show
as Self
(2018) Butterfly
as Barbara
(1996) Dalziel & Pascoe
as ---
(2007) Gavin & Stacey
as Pam Shipman
(1972) Crown Court
as ---
(2004) The Worst Week of My Life
as Angela Cook
(1995) Coogan's Run
as ---
(1975) Oil Strike North
as ---
(1995) Crapston Villas
as ---
(2000) Lenny Henry in Pieces
as ---
(1970) Play for Today
as Nonie
(1998) Stressed Eric
as ---
(1997) The Missing Postman
as Christine Peacock
(1996) No Bananas
as Evelyn Hamilton
(1993) GMTV
as Self
(2001) Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
as Pauline Mole
(1975) The Wackers
as Bernadette Clarkson
(2004) Bosom Pals
as ---
(2007) Fanny Hill
as Mrs. Brown
(2014) Inside No. 9
as Anne
(2019) DNA Journey
as ---
(2013) Orphan Black
as Kendall Malone
(2014) Boomers
as Joyce
(2012) The Syndicate
as Rose Wilson
(2022) Rules of the Game
as Anita Jenkins
(2005) Twisted Tales
as ---
(2023) Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
as Alison Steadman
(1995) Kavanagh Q.C.
as Evelyn Marie Kendall
(2022) Here We Go
as Sue Jessop
(1989) The Jim Henson Hour
as Perriwinkle
(2010) Little Crackers
as Alison's Mother
(1994) The Wimbledon Poisoner
as Elinor Farr
(2014) The Great War: The People's Story
as Hallie Eustace Miles
(2018) Hold the Sunset
as Edith
(1996) Karaoke
as Mrs. Haynes
(2002) Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
as Mrs. Meisling
(1970) Play for Today
as Veronica
(2012) Gadget Man
as ---
(2006) Great British Menu
as Self - Guest Judge
(1992) Gone to Seed
as Hilda Plant
(1991) Gone to the Dogs
as Lauren Patterson
(2011) All Roads Lead Home
as Herself
(2014) Gareth's All Star Choir
as Herself - Choir Member
(2012) The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant
(2011) Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
(2007) Lewis
as Rev. Martha Seager
(1970) Play for Today
as Jan Blincoe
(1997) Midsomer Murders
as Abigail Tonev
(1970) Play for Today
as Kay Pasmore
(2013) Yonderland
as Barbara
(2020) Life
as Gail Reynolds
(1970) Play for Today
as Susan
(1949) The BAFTA Awards
as Self
(1996) Cold Lazarus
as Mrs. Haynes