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
Sotha (actress) it's going to rain." In 2002, she wrote a play, "Le Brave Soldat Chvéïk s'en va au Ciel" (The Good Soldier Schweik goes to Heaven), based on the famous satirical novel "The Good Soldier Švejk" by the Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek. Sotha (actress) Sotha (born 1944) is a French actress, playwright, screenwriter, film & stage director, and composer. Her real name is Catherine Sigaux. She was one of the founders of the Café de la Gare where she acted and co-wrote many of the plays. She was twice married, both times to fellow actors from the Café de la Gare,