Joke
2026 · Movie
as Vet
Alison Steadman
1946-08-26
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Liverpool, England, UK
Writers:
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).
Filmography
Stitch Head
2025 · Movie
as Nan (voice)
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025 · Movie
as Self
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
2025 · Movie
as Sue Jessop
Better Man
2024 · Movie
as Betty
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Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
2024 · Movie
as Self
The 1970s Dinner Party
2023 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wake
2023 · Movie
as Grace
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
2023 · Movie
as Sue Jessop
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023 · TV Show
as Alison Steadman
Queen and Country
2022 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Rules of the Game
2022 · TV Show
as Anita Jenkins
Here We Go
2022 · TV Show
as Sue Jessop
Remembers…
2022 · TV Show
as Self
The King's Man
2021 · Movie
as Rita
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
2021 · TV Show
as Self
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We Love Gavin and Stacey
2020 · Movie
23 Walks
2020 · Movie
as Fern
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
2020 · Movie
as Dora
Life
2020 · TV Show
as Gail Reynolds
Off Grid
2019 · Movie
as Grace Tanner
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019 · Movie
as Pam Shipman
DNA Journey
2019 · TV Show
Care
2018 · Movie
as Mary
Butterfly
2018 · TV Show
as Barbara
Hold the Sunset
2018 · TV Show
as Edith
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
2017 · Movie
as Narrator
We Can Be Heroes
2017 · Movie
as Granny Evans
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
2017 · Movie
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016 · Movie
as Self
Dad's Army
2016 · Movie
as Mrs. Fox
Burn Burn Burn
2016 · Movie
as Diana
Peterman
2015 · Movie
as Auntie Jean
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The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014 · Movie
as Self
Inside No. 9
2014 · TV Show
as Anne
Boomers
2014 · TV Show
as Joyce
The Great War: The People's Story
2014 · TV Show
as Hallie Eustace Miles
Gareth's All Star Choir
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Choir Member
The Secrets
2014 · TV Show
as Angela
Orphan Black
2013 · TV Show
as Kendall Malone
Yonderland
2013 · TV Show
as Barbara
Love and Marriage
2013 · TV Show
as Pauline Paradise
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A Civil Arrangement
2012 · Movie
as Isobel
The Syndicate
2012 · TV Show
as Rose Wilson
Gadget Man
2012 · TV Show
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012 · TV Show
as Self - Contestant
Playhouse Presents
2012 · TV Show
as Tina
French Exchange
2011 · Movie
as Mrs. Phillips
All Roads Lead Home
2011 · TV Show
as Herself
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · TV Show
as Self - Participant
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Comedy Blaps
2011 · TV Show
Come Rain Come Shine
2010 · Movie
as Dora Mitchell
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010 · Movie
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Little Crackers
2010 · TV Show
as Alison's Mother
Caravans: A British Love Affair
2009 · Movie
as Narrator
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Movie
as Self
Fanny Hill
2007 · Movie
as Mrs. Brown
The Dinner Party
2007 · Movie
as Juliet
Who Gets the Dog
2007 · Movie
as Jenny Evans
All About 'Abigail's Party'
2007 · Movie
as Self
The Man from Montevideo
2007 · Movie
as Karen Horner
Gavin & Stacey
2007 · TV Show
as Pam Shipman
Fanny Hill
2007 · TV Show
as Mrs. Brown
Lewis
2007 · TV Show
as Rev. Martha Seager
Loony in the Woods
2006 · Movie
as Crazy Butcher
Confetti
2006 · Movie
as Sam's Mum
The One Show
2006 · TV Show
as Self
Great British Menu
2006 · TV Show
as Self - Guest Judge
Twisted Tales
2005 · TV Show
as Margery Faversham
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 · Movie
as Casting Agent
The Worst Week of My Life
2004 · TV Show
as Angela Cook
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Bosom Pals
2004 · TV Show
Chunky Monkey
2003 · Movie
as Beryl
D.I.Y. Hard
2002 · Movie
as Woman
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale
2002 · TV Show
as Mrs. Meisling
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Ivor the Invisible
2001 · Movie
as Auntie Barbara (voice)
Happy Now
2001 · Movie
as Bronwyn Race
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001 · Movie
as Mayoress Bunty Ferguson (voice)
Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years
2001 · TV Show
as Pauline Mole
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Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000 · TV Show
Fat Friends
2000 · TV Show
as Betty Simpson
Santa's Last Christmas
1999 · Movie
as Mrs Whatnot (voice)
Topsy-Turvy
1999 · Movie
as Madame Leon
Jack and the Beanstalk
1999 · Movie
as Mother / Veronica
Let Them Eat Cake
1999 · TV Show
Stressed Eric
1998 · TV Show
The Missing Postman
1997 · Movie
as Christine Peacock
The Ugly Duckling
1997 · Movie
as The Hen (voice)
The Missing Postman
1997 · TV Show
as Christine Peacock
Midsomer Murders
1997 · TV Show
as Abigail Tonev
Secrets & Lies
1996 · Movie
as Woman with Dog
The Snow Queen's Revenge
1996 · Movie
as Pearl
No Bananas
1996 · TV Show
as Evelyn Hamilton
Karaoke
1996 · TV Show
as Mrs Haynes
Gotta Get Out
1995 · Movie
as Maggie
Pride and Prejudice
1995 · TV Show
as Mrs. Bennet
Crapston Villas
1995 · TV Show
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995 · TV Show
as Evelyn Marie Kendall
Degas and Pissario Fall Out
1994 · Movie
as Emma Dumay
Do You Remember the First Time?
1994 · Movie
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994 · TV Show
as Elinor Farr
Selling Hitler
1993 · Movie
as Edda Goering
GMTV
1993 · TV Show
as Self
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 · Movie
as Rosemary Horton
Gone to Seed
1992 · TV Show
as Hilda Plant
Life Is Sweet
1991 · Movie
as Wendy
Gone to the Dogs
1991 · TV Show
as Lauren Patterson
Selling Hitler
1991 · TV Show
as Edda Goering
News Hounds
1990 · Movie
as Jackie Johns
Wilt
1989 · Movie
as Eva
Shirley Valentine
1989 · Movie
as Jane
Virtuoso
1989 · Movie
as Brenda
Monster Maker
1989 · Movie
as Perriwinkle
A Small Mourning
1989 · Movie
as Marjorie
7 Deadly Sins: Stage Acting
1989 · Movie
as Janista Maine
The Jim Henson Hour
1989 · TV Show
as Perriwinkle
Screen One
1989 · TV Show
as Jackie Johns
Stormy Monday
1988 · Movie
as Mayor
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Movie
as Daisy
Countryfile
1988 · TV Show
as Self
The Short & Curlies
1987 · Movie
as Betty
Clockwise
1986 · Movie
as Gwenda Stimpson
The Singing Detective
1986 · TV Show
as Mrs Marlow, Mrs Marlow / Lili
ScreenPlay
1986 · TV Show
as Marjorie
Number One
1985 · Movie
as Doreen
Coming Through
1985 · Movie
as Kate
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985 · Movie
as Kato/Natella/Aniko
Screen Two
1985 · TV Show
as Brenda Ogdon
Champions
1984 · Movie
as Mary Hussey
A Private Function
1984 · Movie
as Mrs. Allardyce
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983 · Movie
as Elmire
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982 · Movie
as Miss Land
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982 · Movie
as Self
The Muscle Market
1981 · Movie
as Susan
Pasmore
1980 · Movie
as Kay Pasmore
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Two Days That Shook the Branch
1978 · Movie
as Norma Hardy
Abigail's Party
1977 · Movie
as Beverley
Our Flesh and Blood
1977 · Movie
as Jan Blincoe
Nuts in May
1976 · Movie
as Candice Marie
Bag of Yeast
1976 · Movie
as Margaret Hudson
Red Letter Day
1976 · TV Show
as Margaret Hudson
Through the Night
1975 · Movie
as Christine Potts
Early to Bed
1975 · Movie
as Helen
Oil Strike North
1975 · TV Show
The Wackers
1975 · TV Show
as Bernadette Clarkson
Girl
1974 · Movie
as Jackie
Taking Leave
1974 · Movie
as Nonie
Hard Labour
1973 · Movie
as Veronica Thornley
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Second City Firsts
1973 · TV Show
as Jackie, Helen
Crown Court
1972 · TV Show
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Bel Ami
1971 · TV Show
as Fencer (as Allison Steadman)
Play for Today
1970 · TV Show
as Nonie, Veronica, Jan Blincoe, Kay Pasmore, Susan
ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV Show
as Norma Hardy
The BAFTA Awards
1949 · TV Show
as Self
King of the Teds
· Movie
as Tina
