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 Snowden Alison Snowden Alison Snowden (born 4 April 1958) is an English animator, voice actress, producer, and screenwriter best known for "Bob and Margaret" alongside her Oscar-winning short "Bob's Birthday" which was also co-directed by her partner David Fine. "Bob's Birthday" serves as the pilot for the Alison Snowden and David Fine's animated TV show "Bob and Margaret." Snowden studied at the Mansfield Art College, Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) and subsequently the National Film and Television School where she collaborated with future husband David Fine. Alison Snowden's short "Second Class Mail" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated