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 Glennie Alison Glennie Alison Glennie is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Ingrid Dorf in the BBC thriller serial "Kessler". She also appeared in Z-Cars for the BBC, Thriller, Blake's 7, Cribb, Horse in the House and A Little Princess. Glennie played Gertrude in Hamlet at the Cork Opera House. She regularly reads "The Book on One" RTÉ radio 1. Glennie's films include "Escape from the Sea", CFF, "The Bunker", TimeLife. Exploring digital media as an advocacy tool, she devised and directed an improvised short film called "On the Pig's Back" at Cope Foundation. The film