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Personal life

Alison was born in Liverpool. She trained as a secretary and worked in a probation office, then in her 20s enrolled in the East 15 Acting School, where she met Mike Leigh. She married Leigh in 1973 and they had two sons, Toby in 1979 and Leo in 1981. They separated in 1995 and divorced in 2001. Her present partner is Michael Elwyn ^[1] and she currently lives in Highgate, London.^[2] Liverpool skyline. ... East 15 is a professional acting school in Loughton, Essex. ... Mike Leigh OBE (born February 20, 1943 in Broughton, Salford, Lancashire) is an award winning English film and theatre director. ... A domestic partnership (known as Pairage) is a legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union. ... View of Highgate, John Constable, 1st quarter of 19th century. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Career

Stage work

She has acted to much acclaim in productions of Abigail's Party (later filmed for television), The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Hotel Paradiso, and others in locations as diverse as the Royal Court, the Theatre Royal, the Old Vic, the Hampstead Theatre, the Nottingham Playhouse, the Everyman Liverpool, the National Theatre and others. Abigails Party UK DVD cover Abigails Party is a 1977 play for stage and television created by Mike Leigh. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a Tony-nominated play by Tennessee Williams. ... Entertaining Mr Sloane is a play by Joe Orton. ... The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre in Sloane Square, in the Chelsea area of London noted for its contributions to modern theatre. ... Numerous theatres, especially in the UK, have been named Theatre Royal; the name was once an indication that the theatre had a Royal Patent without which theatrical performances were illegal. ... The exterior of the Old Vic from the corner of Baylis Road and Waterloo Road. ... Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in Hampstead, London, England. ... The Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham. ... Everyman Theatre at dusk from the steps of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King The Everyman Theatre is a theatre located on Hope Street in Liverpool, United Kingdom. ... The Royal National Theatre from Waterloo Bridge The Royal National Theatre is a building complex and theatre company located on the South Bank in London, England immediately east of the southern end of Waterloo Bridge. ...

Film

She has acted in many films, including Shirley Valentine, Clockwise and A Private Function, although she is perhaps most noted for her work in films directed by Leigh such as Life is Sweet, Secrets and Lies and Topsy Turvy. Shirley Valentine is a play by Willy Russell, first staged in 1986. ... Clockwise can refer to: Clockwise and counterclockwise Clockwise (movie) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A Private Function is a 1984 British comedy film starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. ... Life Is Sweet is also the name of a film by Mike Leigh. ... Related: Secrets & Lies (movie) Secrets and Lies (ISBN 0471453803) is a non-fiction book by Bruce Schneier about cryptography, security and espionage. ... Topsy-Turvy is a 1999 film which tells the background story of the creation of The Mikado, a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. ...

Television

Her television work include Fat Friends as Betty, Selling Hitler, The Singing Detective, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and Pride and Prejudice as Mrs. Bennet. She also provides a voice over in the children's TV show Bob the Builder. Television productions directed by Leigh in which she has acted include Nuts in May, and famously in Abigail's Party as Beverly. Fat Friends is an ITV drama (made by Tiger Aspect), following a group of overweight people, their laughter and pain and addresses the absurdities of dieting in our modern age. ... The Singing Detective The Singing Detective was a 1986 BBC television miniseries, written by Dennis Potter and starring Michael Gambon. ... The Caucasian Chalk Circle is one of Bertolt Brechts most important plays and one of the most regularly performed German plays. ... Pride and Prejudice, see Pride and Prejudice (film). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Pride and Prejudice. ... Bob the Builder is a childrens television clay character created by Keith Chapman. ... Nuts in May (aka Play for Today: Nuts in May) is a 1976 film written and directed by Mike Leigh, originally broadcast as part of the BBCs Play for Today series of television programs. ... Abigails Party UK DVD cover Abigails Party is a 1977 play for stage and television created by Mike Leigh. ...

Awards and recognition

• Invested as Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1999
• Nominated for Best Actress by BAFTA for Fat Friends in 2001
• Nominated for Best Actress by BAFTA for The Singing Detective in 1987
• Awarded Best Actress by the US National Society of Film Critics for Life is Sweet in 1992
• Awarded the Olivier for Best Actress for The Rise and Fall of Little Voice in 1993
• Nominated for the Olivier for Best Actress for The Memory of Water in 1998

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Footnotes

External links

• Alison Steadman at the Internet Movie Database
• East15 Acting School (part of the University of Essex)
• Agent's website