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 Steadman BBC comedy "The Worst Week of My Life". In 2007 she featured in the BBC Wales programme "Coming Home" about her Welsh family history, with roots in Trefarclawdd and Ruabon. In October 2007, Steadman appeared in "Fanny Hill" on BBC Four. From May 2007 to January 2010, Steadman starred in the BBC comedy "Gavin & Stacey" as Pam Shipman. Steadman starred with Myra Frances in "Girl", a 1974 BBC play in the "Second City Firsts" series, performing the first lesbian kiss on British television. In 2014 Steadman starred in the first series of the BBC comedy "Boomers" as Joyce. The