Alison Steadman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 26, 1946
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, England, UK
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).
Filmography
King of the Teds TBA
as Tina
Joke 2026
as Vet
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza 2025
as Sue Jessop
Stitch Head 2025
as Nan (voice)
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell 2025
as Self
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale 2024
as Pam Shipman
Better Man 2024
as Betty
The 1970s Dinner Party 2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas 2023
as Sue Jessop
Wake 2023
as Grace
Queen and Country 2022
as Narrator (voice)
The King's Man 2021
as Rita
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse 2020
as Dora
- We Love Gavin and Stacey
We Love Gavin and Stacey 2020
Actor
23 Walks 2020
as Fern
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas 2019
as Pam Shipman
Off Grid 2019
as Grace Tanner
Care 2018
as Mary
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs) 2017
Actor
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks 2017
as Narrator
We Can Be Heroes 2017
as Granny Evans
Burn Burn Burn 2016
as Diana
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood 2016
as Self
Dad's Army 2016
as Mrs. Fox
Peterman 2015
as Auntie Jean
- The One and Only Mike Leigh
The One and Only Mike Leigh 2014
as Self
- A Civil Arrangement
A Civil Arrangement 2012
as Isobel
French Exchange 2011
as Mrs. Phillips
Come Rain Come Shine 2010
as Dora Mitchell
Fry and Laurie Reunited 2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Caravans: A British Love Affair 2009
as Narrator
Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008 2008
as Pam Shipman
Who Gets the Dog 2007
as Jenny Evans
All About 'Abigail's Party' 2007
as Self
Fanny Hill 2007
as Mrs. Brown
The Dinner Party 2007
as Juliet
The Man from Montevideo 2007
as Karen Horner
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas 2007
as Self
Loony in the Woods 2006
as Crazy Butcher
Confetti 2006
as Sam's Mum
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 2004
as Casting Agent
Chunky Monkey 2003
as Beryl
D.I.Y. Hard 2002
as Woman
- Ivor the Invisible
Ivor the Invisible 2001
as Auntie Barbara (voice)
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie 2001
as Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
Happy Now 2001
as Bronwyn Race
Topsy-Turvy 1999
as Madame Leon
Jack and the Beanstalk 1999
as Mother / Veronica
Santa's Last Christmas 1999
as Mrs Whatnot (voice)
The Ugly Duckling 1997
as The Hen (voice)
The Missing Postman 1997
as Christine Peacock
Secrets & Lies 1996
as Woman with Dog
The Snow Queen's Revenge 1996
as Pearl
Gotta Get Out 1995
as Maggie
Do You Remember the First Time? 1994
Actor
Degas and Pissario Fall Out 1994
as Emma Dumay
Selling Hitler 1993
as Edda Goering
Blame It on the Bellboy 1992
as Rosemary Horton
Life Is Sweet 1991
as Wendy
News Hounds 1990
as Jackie Johns
A Small Mourning 1989
as Marjorie
Shirley Valentine 1989
as Jane
Wilt 1989
as Eva
Virtuoso 1989
as Brenda
Monster Maker 1989
as Perriwinkle
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting 1989
as Janista Maine, Writer
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988
as Daisy
Stormy Monday 1988
as Mayor
The Short & Curlies 1987
as Betty
Clockwise 1986
as Gwenda Stimpson
Coming Through 1985
as Kate
Number One 1985
as Doreen
The Caucasian Chalk Circle 1985
as Kato/Natella/Aniko
A Private Function 1984
as Mrs. Allardyce
Champions 1984
as Mary Hussey
Tartuffe, or The Imposter 1983
as Elmire
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang 1982
as Miss Land
Mike Leigh: Making Plays 1982
as Self
The Muscle Market 1981
as Susan
Pasmore 1980
as Kay Pasmore
- Two Days That Shook the Branch
Two Days That Shook the Branch 1978
as Norma Hardy
Abigail's Party 1977
as Beverley
Our Flesh and Blood 1977
as Jan Blincoe
Bag of Yeast 1976
as Margaret Hudson
Nuts in May 1976
as Candice Marie
Through the Night 1975
as Christine Potts
Early to Bed 1975
as Helen
Taking Leave 1974
as Nonie
Girl 1974
as Jackie
Hard Labour 1973
as Veronica Thornley
Credits from TMDB.