
Alison Steadman
Biography
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.…
Filmography
Bel Ami
1971 · 10.0

Off Grid
2019 · 10.0

Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019 · 9.3

The Jim Henson Hour
1989 · 9.0
We Love Gavin and Stacey
2020 · 9.0

D.I.Y. Hard
2002 · 9.0

Do You Remember the First Time?
1994 · 8.5

The Worst Week of My Life
2004 · 8.2

Pride and Prejudice
1995 · 8.2

Inside No. 9
2014 · 8.1

Fat Friends
2000 · 8.0

Crapston Villas
1995 · 8.0

Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
2017 · 8.0
Bosom Pals
2004 · 8.0

Selling Hitler
1993 · 8.0

Gotta Get Out
1995 · 8.0

Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994 · 8.0

Orphan Black
2013 · 7.8

Twisted Tales
2005 · 7.7

Let Them Eat Cake
1999 · 7.7

No Bananas
1996 · 7.7

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001 · 7.7

The Syndicate
2012 · 7.6

Better Man
2024 · 7.6

Secrets & Lies
1996 · 7.6

Lewis
2007 · 7.6

Remembers…
2022 · 7.5

Gavin & Stacey
2007 · 7.5

The Singing Detective
1986 · 7.5

Oil Strike North
1975 · 7.5

The Missing Postman
1997 · 7.5

Midsomer Murders
1997 · 7.5

Abigail's Party
1977 · 7.4

Life
2020 · 7.4

Kavanagh Q.C.
1995 · 7.3

Yonderland
2013 · 7.3

Screen One
1989 · 7.2

Fanny Hill
2007 · 7.2

Screen Two
1985 · 7.1

Stitch Head
2025 · 7.1

Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002 · 7.1

Nuts in May
1976 · 7.1

ITV Playhouse
1967 · 7.0

Gadget Man
2012 · 7.0

Life Is Sweet
1991 · 7.0

Selling Hitler
1991 · 7.0

Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983 · 7.0

The Muscle Market
1981 · 7.0
Ivor the Invisible
2001 · 7.0

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · 7.0

Little Crackers
2010 · 6.8

Karaoke
1996 · 6.8

Jack and the Beanstalk
1999 · 6.8

23 Walks
2020 · 6.8

The King's Man
2021 · 6.7

Peterman
2015 · 6.7

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982 · 6.7

Monster Maker
1989 · 6.7

Hard Labour
1973 · 6.7

Play for Today
1970 · 6.6

Here We Go
2022 · 6.6

The Great War: The People's Story
2014 · 6.6

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 · 6.6

Topsy-Turvy
1999 · 6.6

Champions
1984 · 6.6

Boomers
2014 · 6.5

French Exchange
2011 · 6.5

Burn Burn Burn
2016 · 6.5

Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · 6.4

Hold the Sunset
2018 · 6.4

The Short & Curlies
1987 · 6.4

A Private Function
1984 · 6.4

Wilt
1989 · 6.4

Gone to the Dogs
1991 · 6.3

The Wackers
1975 · 6.3

Shirley Valentine
1989 · 6.3

Stressed Eric
1998 · 6.2

Rules of the Game
2022 · 6.2

Clockwise
1986 · 6.2

Butterfly
2018 · 6.1

DNA Journey
2019 · 6.0

ScreenPlay
1986 · 6.0

Playhouse Presents
2012 · 6.0

Joke
2026 · 6.0

Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
2001 · 6.0

Red Letter Day
1976 · 6.0

The Secrets
2014 · 6.0

Love and Marriage
2013 · 6.0

The Dinner Party
2007 · 6.0
Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000 · 6.0

Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020 · 6.0

Happy Now
2001 · 6.0

Fanny Hill
2007 · 5.9

Crown Court
1972 · 5.7

Stormy Monday
1988 · 5.7

The Ugly Duckling
1997 · 5.7

The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996 · 5.7

Girl
1974 · 5.5

Confetti
2006 · 5.4

Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 · 5.4

Santa's Last Christmas
1999 · 5.0

Come Rain Come Shine
2010 · 5.0

The Missing Postman
1997 · 5.0

Who Gets the Dog
2007 · 5.0

Dad's Army
2016 · 5.0

Chunky Monkey
2003 · 4.5

The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994 · 4.0

Gone to Seed
1992 · 3.3

Early to Bed
1975 · 3.0

Loony in the Woods
2006 · 2.1
Comedy Blaps
2011 · 0.0
Second City Firsts
1973 · 0.0

Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023 · 0.0

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
2024 · 0.0

Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008
2008 · 0.0

Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023 · 0.0

Wake
2023 · 0.0

King of the Teds
— · 0.0

7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989 · 0.0

Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025 · 0.0

Our Flesh and Blood
1977 · 0.0

The Man from Montevideo
2007 · 0.0

The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985 · 0.0

Caravans: A British Love Affair
2009 · 0.0
Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978 · 0.0

We Can Be Heroes
2017 · 0.0

News Hounds
1990 · 0.0

Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
2017 · 0.0
A Civil Arrangement
2012 · 0.0

Bag of Yeast
1976 · 0.0

Queen and Country
2022 · 0.0