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Alison Steadman

1946-08-26

The 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. 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).

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The King's Man

6.754 average rating
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Better Man

7.8 average rating
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

6.954 average rating
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Secrets & Lies

7.552 average rating
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Shirley Valentine

6.3 average rating
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

6.576 average rating
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Clockwise

6.269 average rating
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Confetti

5.5 average rating
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Topsy-Turvy

6.611 average rating
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Dad's Army

4.965 average rating
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Stormy Monday

5.8 average rating
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Life Is Sweet

6.964 average rating
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

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Blame It on the Bellboy

5.3 average rating
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A Private Function

6.372 average rating
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Abigail's Party

7.4 average rating
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Burn Burn Burn

6.644 average rating
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Nuts in May

7.167 average rating
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Wilt

6.103 average rating
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Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse

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