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Alison Steadman

Stage Actress / Film Actress / Actress | * 08/26/1946 (77) | Liverpool, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Alison Steadman (born 26 August 1946) is an English actress. She received the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh 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 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 (2000–2005). Other television roles include Pride and Prejudice (1995), ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Jane Austen's classic novel about the prejudice that occurred between the 19th century classes and the pride which would keep lovers apart. ...

Pride & Prejudice

Certification unknown

1995 | 4.1/5 | 5h 27min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy clerks in a shop, leads aerobics at a primary school, jokes like a vaudevillian, agrees to waitress a ...

Life Is Sweet

R

1990 | 3.5/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Drama
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Fat Friends was an ITV drama, following a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern age. The drama looks at people and how they relate ...

Fat Friends

Certification unknown

2000 | 3.0/5 | 1h per episode
Drama
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Tormented and bedridden by a debilitating disease, a mystery writer relives his detective stories through his imagination and hallucinations. ...

The Singing Detective

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1986 | 3.8/5 | 1h 10min per episode
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Alison Steadman

Officer of The Order of The British Empire Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Alison Steadman as Actress(67)

as Rita2021 The King's Man
as Fern2020 23 Walks
2020 We Love Gavin and Stacey
as Dora2020 Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as Grace Tanner2019 Off Grid
as Mary2018 Care
2017 Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
as Granny Evans2017 We Can Be Heroes
as Diana2016 Burn Burn Burn
as Mrs. Fox2016 Dad's Army
as Auntie Jean2015 Peterman
as herself2014 The One and Only Mike Leigh
as Isobel2012 A Civil Arrangement
as Mrs. Phillips2011 French Exchange
as Self - Narrator (voice)2010 Fry and Laurie Reunited
as Dora Mitchell2010 Come Rain Come Shine
as Narrator2009 Caravans: A British Love Affair
as Pam2008 Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special
as herself2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Mrs. Brown2007 Fanny Hill
as Jenny Evans2007 Who Gets the Dog
as herself2007 All About 'Abigail's Party'
as Juliet2007 The Dinner Party
as Sam's Mum2006 Confetti
as Crazy Butcher2006 Loony in the Woods
as Casting Agent2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Beryl2003 Chunky Monkey
as Woman2002 D.I.Y. Hard
as Auntie Barbara (voice)2001 Ivor the Invisible
as Bronwyn Race2001 Happy Now
as Madame Leon1999 Topsy-Turvy
as Mother / Veronica1999 Jack and the Beanstalk
as Mrs Whatnot (voice)1999 Santa's Last Christmas
as Christine Peacock1997 The Missing Postman
as The Hen (voice)1997 The Ugly Duckling
as Woman with dog1996 Secrets & Lies
as Pearl1996 The Snow Queen's Revenge
as Maggie1995 Gotta Get Out
1994 Do You Remember The First Time?
as Rosemary Horton1992 Blame It on the Bellboy
as Edda Goering1991 Selling Hitler
as Wendy1990 Life Is Sweet
as Jane1989 Shirley Valentine
as Perriwinkle1989 Monster Maker
as Marjorie1989 A Small Mourning
as Eva1989 Wilt
as Brenda1989 Virtuoso
as Betty1988 The Short & Curlies
as Daisy1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Mayoress1988 Stormy Monday
as Gwenda Stimpson1986 Clockwise
as Kate1985 Coming Through
as Doreen1985 Number One
as Mrs. Allardyce1984 A Private Function
as Mary Hussey1984 Champions
as Elmire1983 Tartuffe, or The Imposter
as Miss Land1982 P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
as herself1982 Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Susan1981 The Muscle Market
as Kay Pasmore1980 Pasmore
as Beverley1977 Abigail's Party
as Jan Blincoe1977 Our Flesh and Blood
as Candice Marie1976 Nuts in May
as Helen1975 Early to Bed
as Jackie1974 Girl
as Nonie1974 Taking Leave
as Veronica Thornley1973 Hard Labour

TV Shows/Series with Alison Steadman as Actress(42)

as Alison Steadman2023 Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
as Anita Jenkins2022 Rules of the Game
as Gail Reynolds2020 Life
as Edith2018 Hold the Sunset
as Barbara2018 Butterfly
as Madam Talbot2014 Inside No. 9
as Hallie Eustace Miles2014 The Great War: The People's Story
as Joyce2014 Boomers
as Barbara2013 Yonderland
as Kendall Malone2013 Orphan Black
as Rose Wilson2012 The Syndicate
2012 Gadget Man
as Herself - Contestant2012 The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
as herself2011 All Roads Lead Home
as Alison's Mother2010 Little Crackers
as Pam Shipman2007 Gavin & Stacey
2007 Gavin & Stacey
as Rev. Martha Seager2007 Lewis
as herself2006 The One Show
2005 Twisted Tales
as Angela Cook2004 The Worst Week of My Life
2004 Bosom Pals
as Mrs. Meisling2002 Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
as Betty Simpson2000 Fat Friends
2000 Lenny Henry in Pieces
1999 Let Them Eat Cake
1998 Stressed Eric
as Abigail Tonev1997 Midsomer Murders
as Evelyn Hamilton1996 No Bananas
as Mrs. Haynes1996 Karaoke
1996 Dalziel & Pascoe
as Evelyn Marie Kendall1995 Kavanagh Q.C.
1995 Crapston Villas
1995 Coogan's Run
as Elinor Farr1994 The Wimbledon Poisoner
as herself1993 GMTV
as Hilda Plant1992 Gone to Seed
as Lauren Patterson1991 Gone to the Dogs
as Mrs. Marlow1986 The Singing Detective
1975 Oil Strike North
1972 Crown Court
1970 Play for Today

Full Name: Annandamn Steadman
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Monday, 08/26 1946 (August) in Liverpool, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 77 years + 244 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: East 15 Acting School
Spouses (current/former): Mike Leigh
Other names for Alison Steadman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Alison Steadman OBE"
Alison Steadman frequently works together with these people:
Mike Leigh (17x, Crew)
Reece Shearsmith (12x, Actor)
Steve Pemberton (12x, Actor)
James Corden (10x, Actor)
Warren Clarke (9x, Actor)
Ruth Jones (8x, Actress)
Meera Syal (7x, Actress)
Martin Gates (7x, Crew)
Adrian Scarborough (7x, Actor)
Raj Awasti (7x, Actor)
Phil Davis (6x, Actor)
Dick Pope (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2628, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024