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
Myra Frances Myra Frances Myra Frances (born 10 March 1943) is a British actress. In the 1974 "Second City Firsts" episode "Girl", Frances performed, with Alison Steadman, the first lesbian kiss on British television. She is best known for her recurring role as Anne Tranter in the 1970s television drama series "Survivors" and for her appearance in the 1979 "Doctor Who" serial "The Creature from the Pit", in which she played the villainous Lady Adrasta. She also appeared in several comedy films of the 1970s including "Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!" (1973). She also played a teacher at a party in