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.
Peebles trained as a Painter at Edinburgh College of Art.
In 1983, she he 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]
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.
In 2016, Peebles was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress at the 2016 BAFTA Scotland Film Awards.[7]
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 February 2002 | A Hundred Miles[8] | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play | |
| 7 January 2008 | The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: The King's Kilt[9] | Miss/Mistress MacEvoy | Marilyn Imrie | BBC Radio 4 |
| 16 January 2015 | Take Me to the Necropolis[10] | Gypsy Queen | Kirsty Williams | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
| Year | Nominated Work | Awards | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Where Do We Go From Here? | British Academy Scotland Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |