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 Gates Alison Gates Alison Gates (born 1988 or 1989) is an American comedy writer and actress who is currently a staff writer for "Saturday Night Live". She previously lived in Chicago and worked with the Second City's touring company and an all-female iO Theater troupe. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Gates said she started doing improvisational theatre in high school, and then continued "in college sort of as a way to meet people". At Yale University Gates, who plays guitar and mandolin, performed in "Measure for Measure" among other shows. She was also a managing editor of "The Yale Record" humor