Alison Steadman Alison Steadman 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 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
Javier Aguirre (director) currently married to actress Esperanza Roy. Javier Aguirre (director) Javier Aguirre (born 13 June 1935 in Donostia-San Sebastián), is a Spanish film director, writer and producer. Aguirre was born in Donostia-San Sebastián in Spain. He started his work as a director in 1961, and had a prolific career, directing 45 feature films, 10 short films, 2 documentaries, and 25 documentary shorts. Aguirre also wrote and produced most of his films. Aguirre developed an interest in film at an early age. When he was a teenager, he started collaborating for entertainment magazines like "Radiocinema", "Film Ideal", and others. In 1955, when