Acting
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).
Midsomer Murders
1997 · TV
Play for Today
1970 · TV
Crown Court
1972 · TV
Screen Two
1985 · TV
The One Show
2006 · TV
Lewis
2007 · TV
Orphan Black
2013 · TV
Inside No. 9
2014 · TV
Countryfile
1988 · TV
Pride and Prejudice
1995 · TV
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · TV
The King's Man
2021 · Movie
ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV
Great British Menu
2006 · TV
GMTV
1993 · TV
Remembers…
2022 · TV
Playhouse Presents
2012 · TV
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995 · TV
ScreenPlay
1986 · TV
Better Man
2024 · Movie
The BAFTA Awards
1949 · TV
Screen One
1989 · TV
Gavin & Stacey
2007 · TV
Fat Friends
2000 · TV
Yonderland
2013 · TV
The Jim Henson Hour
1989 · TV
The Syndicate
2012 · TV
Stitch Head
2025 · Movie
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Movie
The Singing Detective
1986 · TV
DNA Journey
2019 · TV
Twisted Tales
2005 · TV
Karaoke
1996 · TV
Little Crackers
2010 · TV
Hold the Sunset
2018 · TV
Gadget Man
2012 · TV
Topsy-Turvy
1999 · Movie
Secrets & Lies
1996 · Movie
Life
2020 · TV
Here We Go
2022 · TV
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012 · TV
Stressed Eric
1998 · TV
Crapston Villas
1995 · TV
Selling Hitler
1991 · TV
The Great War: The People's Story
2014 · TV
Gone to the Dogs
1991 · TV
Boomers
2014 · TV
Confetti
2006 · Movie
No Bananas
1996 · TV
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025 · Movie
The Worst Week of My Life
2004 · TV
Butterfly
2018 · TV
Gone to Seed
1992 · TV
Fanny Hill
2007 · TV
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 · Movie
Number One
1985 · Movie
Dad's Army
2016 · Movie
Let Them Eat Cake
1999 · TV
Life Is Sweet
1991 · Movie
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002 · TV
Shirley Valentine
1989 · Movie
Rules of the Game
2022 · TV
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Movie
Stormy Monday
1988 · Movie
Clockwise
1986 · Movie
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
2001 · TV
Oil Strike North
1975 · TV
Fanny Hill
2007 · Movie
Joke
2026 · Movie
The Wackers
1975 · TV
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994 · TV
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020 · Movie
Our Flesh and Blood
1977 · Movie
Girl
1974 · Movie
Gareth's All Star Choir
2014 · TV
The Ugly Duckling
1997 · Movie
Burn Burn Burn
2016 · Movie
Champions
1984 · Movie
A Private Function
1984 · Movie
Wilt
1989 · Movie
Red Letter Day
1976 · TV
Coming Through
1985 · Movie
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982 · Movie
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010 · Movie
Happy Now
2001 · Movie
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
2021 · TV
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 · Movie
The Missing Postman
1997 · TV
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001 · Movie
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019 · Movie
Nuts in May
1976 · Movie
Abigail's Party
1977 · Movie
23 Walks
2020 · Movie
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996 · Movie
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016 · Movie
Pasmore
1980 · Movie
Off Grid
2019 · Movie
The Short & Curlies
1987 · Movie
All Roads Lead Home
2011 · TV
Care
2018 · Movie
Come Rain Come Shine
2010 · Movie
Taking Leave
1974 · Movie
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023 · TV
The Dinner Party
2007 · Movie
Selling Hitler
1993 · Movie
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985 · Movie
Who Gets the Dog
2007 · Movie
Virtuoso
1989 · Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk
1999 · Movie
The Missing Postman
1997 · Movie
The Muscle Market
1981 · Movie
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989 · Movie
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982 · Movie
Chunky Monkey
2003 · Movie
Santa's Last Christmas
1999 · Movie
Peterman
2015 · Movie
Through the Night
1975 · Movie
Monster Maker
1989 · Movie
French Exchange
2011 · Movie
We Can Be Heroes
2017 · Movie
Do You Remember the First Time?
1994 · Movie
Bag of Yeast
1976 · Movie
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
2017 · Movie
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025 · Movie
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983 · Movie
A Small Mourning
1989 · Movie
The Man from Montevideo
2007 · Movie
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
2017 · Movie
King of the Teds
· Movie
News Hounds
1990 · Movie
All About 'Abigail's Party'
2007 · Movie
Hard Labour
1973 · Movie
D.I.Y. Hard
2002 · Movie
Early to Bed
1975 · Movie
The 1970s Dinner Party
2023 · Movie
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994 · Movie
Loony in the Woods
2006 · Movie
Gotta Get Out
1995 · Movie
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023 · Movie
Queen and Country
2022 · Movie
Caravans: A British Love Affair
2009 · Movie
