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
Alison Chernick around the world, including the five Guggenheims, the Smithsonian, SFMOMA, and the Walker. She has written for the Sundance Channel, Showtime, SyFy, MTV, VH1, The History Channel, and National Geographic. Her commissioned short films often center around themes of art, fashion, music, gastronomy, and healthcare. In 2010, Chernick was signed for global commercial representation. Alison Chernick Alison Chernick is a New York based writer/director and filmmaker. Chernick's first documentary was on contemporary artist Jeff Koons titled, "The Jeff Koons Show" (2005). Her second feature-length documentary on artist Matthew Barney, titled "Matthew Barney No Restraint", premiered at the Berlin Film Festival