Alison Steadman (actress)

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Who is Alison Steadman?

Alison Steadman, OBE is an English actress. She was made an OBE in the 2000 New Year Honours. In a 2007 Channel 4 poll, the "50 Greatest Actors" voted for by other actors, she was ranked No. 42.

• also known as Alison Steadman, OBE
• born on 26 August 1946 (68 years ago) in Liverpool, child of Marjorie Evans and George Percival Steadman
• nationality: United Kingdom
• education: East 15 Acting School
• profession: Actor, voice actor
• spouses:
  • Marriage with Mike Leigh between 15 August 1973 and 2001 (27 years)
  • Domestic partnership with Michael Elwyn since 1995
• parent of
  • Toby Leigh
  • Leo Leigh
• filmography:
  • played Sam's Mum in "Confetti"
  • "Ivor the Invisible"
  • played Daisy in "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"
  • "Nuts in May"
  • played Miss Land in "P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang"
  • "Shirley Valentine"
  • "Champions"
  • played Eva Wilt in "Wilt"
  • "A Private Function"
  • "The Short & Curlies"
  • "Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale"
  • "Clockwise"
  • "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers"
  • played Rosemary Horton in "Blame It on the Bellboy"
  • "Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan"
  • "Monster Maker"
  • played Kate in "Coming Through"
  • "Life Is Sweet"
  • "Tartuffe"
  • played Mrs. Phillips in "French Exchange"
  • played Billie Shackleton in "Second Chance"
  • played Kirsten Lindstrom in "Ordeal by Innocence"
  • "Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember"
  • played Tina in "King Of The Teds"
• TV series:
  • played Betty Simpson in "Fat Friends"
  • played Mrs. Bennet in "Pride and Prejudice" between 24 September 1995 and 29 October 1995
  • "The Worst Week of My Life"
  • played Pam Shipman in "Gavin & Stacey" between 13 May 2007 and 1 January 2010 (2 years and 7 months)
  • "Let Them Eat Cake"
  • "The Singing Detective"
  • "Who Gets the Dog?"
  • "Lenny Henry in Pieces"
  • "Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years"
  • "The Wackers"
  • "Bosom Pals"
  • "Stressed Eric"
  • "No Bananas"
  • "Crapston Villas"
  • "The Missing Postman"
  • "Playhouse Presents"
  • played Mrs. Brown in "Fanny Hill: Unrated"
  • played Joyce in "Boomers" since 2014
• some of the nominations and awards:
  • 1987
    • nominated to British Academy Television Award for Best Actress - "The Singing Detective"
  • 1991
    • nominated to National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress - "Life Is Sweet"
    • National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress - "Life Is Sweet"
  • 1993
    • nominated to Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress - "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice"
    • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress - "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice"
  • 2000
    • nominated to Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress - "The Memory Of Water"
  • 2001
    • nominated to British Academy Television Award for Best Actress - "Fat Friends"

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