Victoria Wood

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1953-05-19

Deathday 2016-04-20 (62 years old)

Place of Birth Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Victoria Wood

Biography

From Wikipedia Victoria Wood CBE (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, singer and songwriter, screenwriter and director. Wood wrote and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live comedy act was interspersed with her own compositions, which she accompanied on piano. Wood also composed and performed the theme music for her award winning BBC sitcom Dinnerladies. Much of her humour was grounded in everyday life, and included references to popular British media and brand names of quintessentially British products. She was noted for her skills in observing culture, and in satirising social classes. She started her career in 1974 by winning the ATV talent show New Faces. It wasn't until the 1980s that she began to establish herself as a comedy star, with the award-winning television series Victoria Wood As Seen on TV and became one of Britain's most popular stand-up comics. In 1998, she wrote and starred in the (again, award-winning) sitcom Dinnerladies. In 2006, she won two BAFTA awards for her one-off drama for ITV1, Housewife, 49. Wood frequently worked with long-term collaborators Julie Walters, Duncan Preston and Celia Imrie. Victoria Wood died on 20 April 2016 after a short battle with cancer. She was 62.

Known For

Actor

2021
Parkinson at 50

as Self (archive footage)

2017
2017
Our Friend Victoria

as Herself - Archive

2016
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

as Self (archive material)

2014
2013
2013
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

as Herself - Contestant

2011
The Borrowers

as Granny Driver

2011
Eric & Ernie

as Sadie Bartholomew

2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

as Self - Presenter / Narrator

2011
2010
The Angina Monologues

as Herself/Jean's Friend

2008
Ballet Shoes

as Nana

2006
Housewife, 49

as Nella Last

2006
Acorn Antiques: The Musical

as Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (On Bingo Nights)

2006
The One Show

as Self

2003
QI

as Self

2002
2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

as Self/Various Characters

1998
Dinnerladies

as Brenda

1998
Parkinson

as Self

1997
1996
The Wind in the Willows

as The Tea Lady

1996
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Wetty Hainthropp

1994
Pat and Margaret

as Margaret

1991
Pebble Mill

as Self

1989
Victoria Wood

as Victoria

1987
1987
Going Live!

as Self

1985
The Glass Box

as Herself

1982
Wogan

as Self

1981
Happy Since I Met You

as Voice Only (uncredited)

1980
1980
Great Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

1979
Talent

as Maureen

1965
Jackanory

as Storyteller

1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Cavendish

Sound

2014
That Day We Sang

as Original Music Composer

2006
Acorn Antiques: The Musical

as Original Music Composer

2000
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

as Original Music Composer

1998
Dinnerladies

as Music

1996
1979
Talent

as Original Music Composer

Producer

2012
Loving Miss Hatto

as Executive Producer

2011
Eric & Ernie

as Executive Producer

2010
1998
Dinnerladies

as Producer

1997
Victoria Wood - Live

as Executive Producer

Director

2014
That Day We Sang

as Director

2010
Little Crackers

as Director

Art

2011
Eric & Ernie

as Conceptual Design