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 Sealy-Smith Alison Sealy-Smith Alison Sealy-Smith (born 1959) is a Barbadian actress, born and raised in Barbados. Sealy-Smith attended Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada, where she studied psychology on a scholarship. She is the founding director of Obsidian Theatre, a company that specializes in Black Canadian drama. Sealy-Smith was awarded a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her 1997 star turn in Djanet Sears' "Harlem Duet". Her film and television credits have included the series "Street Legal", "This is Wonderland" and "The Line", and a recurring role in "Kevin Hill". She also had a small role in the 1998 film "My