Lynda Steadman

Lynda Steadman
Born1962 (age 63–64)
Belfast, UK
OccupationActress
Years active1988–2003
Known forCareer Girls (1997)
Milk (1998)
Rides (1992)
Between the Lines (1992)
Thief Takers (1995)

Lynda Steadman (born 1962) is a Northern Irish actress, best known for her role as Annie in Mike Leigh's Career Girls (1997), and Andrea Arnold's short film Milk (1998), along with the television series Rides (1992), Between the Lines (1992), and Thief Takers (1995).

Early life

Steadman was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1962.[1][2] Her paternal family is of Scottish descent, while her maternal family originated from Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England.[2] She was trained at the Rose Bruford College, in Greater London.[3]

Career

As a member of the Lyric Theatre, Belfast,[4][5] Steadman performed in various productions, including A Christmas Carol in 1988,[5] The Playboy of the Western World,[2] and After the Fall. In May 1988, she portrayed Jan Blakely in Martin Lynch's comedy Welcome to Bladonmore Road at the Belfast Civic Arts Theatre.[6]

In addition to her traditional stage work, Steadman expanded into writing and directing. She wrote and directed an independent theatrical production titled From Angel to Old Street,[2] a play set between the two eponymous stops on the London Underground's Northern Line. Around the same time, she made an independent film adaptation of Medea.[2]

Her television debut was in the Channel 4 drama Brookside,[7] before becoming popular for her television roles in Children of the North, the BBC series Rides, and Thief Takers during the late 1980s and early 1990s.[2][8]

Her film debut was in Mike Leigh's Career Girls, playing the co-lead alongside Katrin Cartlidge. Another notable role was the lead in Andrea Arnold's directorial debut short Milk.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute". collections-search.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 von Busack, Richard (14 August 1997). "Working Women: Performers Katrin Cartlidge and Lynda Steaadman talk about Mike Leigh's new film, 'Career Girls'". Metro Silicon Valley. Archived from the original on 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Russell, Ben (13 June 1998). "Theatre school head in drama over sackings". The Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Bell, Jane (11 January 2005). "A lead role in marketing". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2026. Very many talented actors have performed on stage at the Lyric, including Louis Rolston, Doreen Hepburn, Lynda Steadman, Honor Blackman, Adrian Dunbar, Ciaran Hinds, Frances Tomelty, Ian McElhinney, Stella McCusker, Conleth Hill and Liam Neeson. In fact Liam Neeson is our patron and maintains a keen interest in the theatre's work.
  5. 1 2 Boyd, Gavin. "A Christmas Carol". irishplayography.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Lynch, Martin (2003). Dockers &, Welcome to Bladonmore Road. Belfast: Lagan Press. p. 74. ISBN 9781873687642.
  7. ↑ Stuart, Jan (7 August 1997). "Creating 'Career Girls'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Cast/credit name=425295 in database Film and Television Works". collections-search.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Project Detail: Milk". filmsandfestivals.britishcouncil.org. 12 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 January 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
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