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 show returned with a Christmas Special in 2015 and a second series in 2016. In 2016, she presented the three part series "Little British Islands with Alison Steadman" on Channel 4. The series visited Gigha, Jura, Colonsay and Oronsay in episode 1, Jersey, Alderney and Sark in episode 2, and the Isles of Scilly in episode 3. In 2018, Steadman made a return to BBC1 with John Cleese in "Hold the Sunset." On 9th December 2018 Steadman appeared in the BBC1 Drama "Care" and played the role of Mary. On radio, Steadman's talent for mimicry and character voices was given