
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 rece…

Joke
as Vet

Stitch Head
as Nan (voice)

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
as Self

Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
as Sue Jessop

Better Man
as Betty
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
as Self

The 1970s Dinner Party
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
as Sue Jessop

Wake
as Grace

Queen and Country
as Narrator (voice)

Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
as Alison Steadman · 3 ep.

Remembers…
as Self · 1 ep.

Here We Go
as Sue Jessop · 19 ep.

Rules of the Game
as Anita Jenkins · 4 ep.

Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
as Self · 1 ep.

Life
as Gail Reynolds · 6 ep.

DNA Journey
1 ep.

Hold the Sunset
as Edith · 12 ep.

Butterfly
as Barbara · 3 ep.

Inside No. 9
as Anne · 1 ep.
Secrets & Lies
1996