Alison Steadman (Alison Steadman OBE)

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Alison Steadman OBE is an English actress who received the 1977 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for Abigail's Party, and the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh film Life Is Sweet.

Birthday, Age, Height, Weight

Full Name	Alison Steadman	Nick/Other Name	Alison Steadman OBE
Citizenship	British	Born On (Age)	August 26, 1946
Birth (Place)	Liverpool, England	Gender	Female
Height	162 cm	Weight	56 kg

Education, Career, Agency, Partner

Professions	Actress
Actively Working	1968 - Present
Agencies (Work For)	...
Higher Education	Attended East 15 Acting School
Marital Status	Married Mike Leigh (1973-2001)

Alison Steadman Wiki And Education

Actress Alison Steadman was born on 26 August 1946 in Liverpool, the youngest of three sisters born to Marjorie and George Percival Steadman, who worked as a production controller for 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, at which she secured a place in the autumn of 1966 and where she met Mike Leigh during her second year.