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
James Steadman (politician) was married twice: first to Julia Beckwith and then to Emma Jane Turnbull. In 1887, Steadman was named judge in the county court; he retired in 1898. James Steadman (politician) James Steadman (March 27, 1818 – May 16, 1913) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1854 to 1856 and from 1857 to 1865. He was probably born in Moncton, the son of William Steadman and Hannah Tatro Couch. Steadman studied law and was called to the bar in 1844. He served in the Executive