Alison Peebles

Alison Peebles (born 1953) is a Scottish actress, director, and writer in theatre, film, and television. She is a co-founder of Communicado, a Scottish theatre company.

Early life

Peebles trained as a painter at Edinburgh College of Art.

Career

In 1983, she co-founded Communicado, a Scottish theatre company, with Gerry Mulgrew and Rob Pickavance.[1]

Peebles portrayed Lady Macbeth in Michael Boyd's celebrated 1993 production of Macbeth at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland.[2]

She directed the film AfterLife, which won the Standard Life Audience Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2003.[3]

Personal life

Peebles appeared in the documentary Multiple, shown on BBC Scotland in February 2006, in which she revealed that she has multiple sclerosis.[4][5][6] Her Molly and Mack character, Mrs. Juniper, has been shown to use a crutch to get around.

Awards and honours

In 2016, Peebles was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2016 BAFTA Scotland Film Awards.[7]

Filmography

Actress

Director

  • 2001 Nan (film short)
  • 2001 Tangerine (film short)
  • 2002-2003 Stacey Stone (TV series)
  • 2003 AfterLife (film)

Radio
DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
19 February 2002A Hundred Miles[9]Bruce YoungBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
7 January 2008The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: The King's Kilt[10]Miss/Mistress MacEvoyMarilyn ImrieBBC Radio 4
16 January 2015Take Me to the Necropolis[11]Gypsy QueenKirsty WilliamsBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play

Awards
Year Nominated Work Awards Category Result
2016 Where Do We Go From Here? British Academy Scotland Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated

References
  1. "'It's really obvious that Ubu doesn't have any power'". The Scotsman. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. Iain Glen, Review of Macbeth. Archived 27 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Headed in a new direction". The Scotsman. 20 January 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. "Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre: Alison Peebles". Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  5. "MS in the Public Eye: Alison Peebles". Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  6. Allan, Vicky (6 September 2012). "Actress Alison Peebles: how I've dramatised my battle with MS". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. British Academy Scotland Awards Full List of Nominations
  8. Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Will Bear Sylvester get ARRESTED?". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. Scottish Theatre Archive – A Hundred Miles
  10. BBC – The Stanley Baxter Playhouse – The King's Kilt
  11. BBC – Afternoon Play – Take Me to the Necropolis
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