Acting credits
137
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Alison Steadman
Acting
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Movies: 82Series: 55Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 47699
IMDb ID: nm0824102
Known for: Acting
Born: August 26, 1946
Age: 79
Place of birth: Liverpool, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2026
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.72
Wikidata: Q440728
Also known as
Alison Steadman OBE • آلیسون استیدمن
Other jobs
Writer (1)
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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Movies
Movie credits linked with Alison Steadman.
Joke
as Vet
2026 Movie
Here We Go: Our New Year’s Fireworks Fantasaganza
as Sue Jessop
2025 Movie
8.0
Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
as Self
2025 Movie
Gavin & Stacey: The Making of the Finale
as Self
2024 Movie
7.6
Better Man
as Betty
2024 Movie
The 1970s Dinner Party
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023 Movie
Here We Go: Mum's Classic Family Christmas
as Sue Jessop
2023 Movie
Wake
as Grace
2023 Movie
Queen and Country
as Narrator (voice)
2022 Movie
6.7
The King's Man
as Rita
2021 Movie
6.0
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse
as Dora
2020 Movie
6.8
23 Walks
as Fern
2020 Movie
9.3
Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
as Pam Shipman
2019 Movie
10.0
Off Grid
as Grace Tanner
2019 Movie
6.6
Care
as Mary
2018 Movie
8.0
Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)
2017 Movie
Becky Watts Killed for Kicks
as Narrator
2017 Movie
We Can Be Heroes
as Granny Evans
2017 Movie
6.5
Burn Burn Burn
as Diana
2016 Movie
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
as Self
2016 Movie
5.0
Dad's Army
as Mrs. Fox
2016 Movie
6.7
Peterman
as Auntie Jean
2015 Movie
6.5
French Exchange
as Mrs. Phillips
2011 Movie
5.0
Come Rain Come Shine
as Dora Mitchell
2010 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Alison Steadman.
Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
as Alison Steadman • 3 eps
2023 Series
Remembers…
1 eps
2022 Series
6.6
Here We Go
as Sue Jessop • 19 eps
2022 Series
6.2
Rules of the Game
as Anita Jenkins • 4 eps
2022 Series
5.3
Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.4
Life
as Gail Reynolds • 6 eps
2020 Series
6.0
DNA Journey
1 eps
2019 Series
5.9
Butterfly
as Barbara • 3 eps
2018 Series
6.3
Hold the Sunset
as Edith • 12 eps
2018 Series
Gareth's All Star Choir
as Self - Choir Member • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.3
Boomers
as Joyce • 12 eps
2014 Series
6.6
The Great War: The People's Story
as Hallie Eustace Miles • 3 eps
2014 Series
8.1
Inside No. 9
as Anne • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.5
Yonderland
as Barbara • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.8
Orphan Black
as Kendall Malone • 5 eps
2013 Series
7.0
Gadget Man
1 eps
2012 Series
7.5
The Syndicate
as Rose Wilson • 6 eps
2012 Series
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
2012 Series
5.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant • 1 eps
2011 Series
All Roads Lead Home
as Herself • 3 eps
2011 Series
6.8
Little Crackers
as Alison's Mother • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.2
Fanny Hill
as Mrs. Brown • 2 eps
2007 Series
7.5
Gavin & Stacey
as Pam Shipman • 19 eps
2007 Series
7.6
Lewis
as Rev. Martha Seager • 2 eps
2007 Series