Alison Peebles


Alison Peebles 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.
Peebles portrayed Lady Macbeth in Michael Boyd's celebrated 1993 production of Macbeth at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland.
She directed the film AfterLife, which won the Standard Life Audience Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2003.

Personal life

Peebles appeared in the documentary Multiple, shown on BBC Scotland in February 2006, in which she revealed that she has multiple sclerosis. 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.

Filmography

Actress

Director

Radio

DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
A Hundred MilesBruce YoungBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: The King's KiltMiss/Mistress MacEvoyMarilyn ImrieBBC Radio 4
Take Me to the NecropolisGypsy QueenKirsty WilliamsBBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play