Alison Steadman Plessey, an electronics firm. Steadman was educated at Childwall Valley High School for Girls, a state grammar school in the Liverpool suburb of Childwall, followed by East 15 Acting School, to which she secured a place in the autumn of 1966 and where she met Mike Leigh during her second year. Having left the East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex, Steadman worked in various regional repertory theatres, starting at Lincoln in 1968, where her first role was that of the seductive schoolgirl Sandy in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie". She created the role of the monstrous Beverly in
Alison Steadman BBC comedy "The Worst Week of My Life". In 2007 she featured in the BBC Wales programme "Coming Home" about her Welsh family history, with roots in Trefarclawdd and Ruabon. In October 2007, Steadman appeared in "Fanny Hill" on BBC Four. From May 2007 to January 2010, Steadman starred in the BBC comedy "Gavin & Stacey" as Pam Shipman. Steadman starred with Myra Frances in "Girl", a 1974 BBC play in the "Second City Firsts" series, performing the first lesbian kiss on British television. In 2014 Steadman starred in the first series of the BBC comedy "Boomers" as Joyce. The