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
49th British Academy Film Awards 49th British Academy Film Awards The 49th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 23 April 1996, honoured the best films of 1995. Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility won the award for Best Film. "Sense and Sensibility" also won awards for Best Actress (Emma Thompson) and Supporting Actress (Kate Winslet). "" of director Michael Radford won the awards for Best Film not in the English Language, Director and Film Music. Nigel Hawthorne was voted Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in "The Madness of King George". The same film was