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