Victoria Wood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Female

Birthday

1953-05-19

Day of death

2016-04-20 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Victoria Wood

Biography

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

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • QI

    QI

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • That's Life!

    That's Life!

  • Acorn Antiques: The Musical

    Acorn Antiques: The Musical

  • Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story

    Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • Nearly a Happy Ending

    Nearly a Happy Ending

  • Pat and Margaret

    Pat and Margaret

  • The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

    The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

  • dinnerladies

    dinnerladies

  • Case Histories

    Case Histories

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Happy Since I Met You

    Happy Since I Met You

  • Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

    Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

  • Fungus The Bogeyman

    Fungus The Bogeyman

  • Fungus the Bogeyman

    Fungus the Bogeyman

  • Parkinson at 50

    Parkinson at 50

  • The Angina Monologues

    The Angina Monologues

  • Harry & Paul

    Harry & Paul

  • Acorn Antiques

    Acorn Antiques

  • Victoria Wood

    Victoria Wood

  • A Life on Screen

    A Life on Screen

  • Great Railway Journeys

    Great Railway Journeys

  • Aspel & Company

    Aspel & Company

  • Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

    Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

  • The Story of Light Entertainment

    The Story of Light Entertainment

  • The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

    The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

  • Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

    Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

  • Jackanory

    Jackanory

  • Wood and Walters

    Wood and Walters

  • Talent

    Talent

  • An Audience With Victoria Wood

    An Audience With Victoria Wood

  • Dying Laughing

    Dying Laughing

  • The Glass Box

    The Glass Box

  • Ballet Shoes

    Ballet Shoes

  • Victoria at the Albert - Live

    Victoria at the Albert - Live

  • Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

    Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

  • Not Now Bernard

    Not Now Bernard

  • Housewife, 49

    Housewife, 49

  • Dinnerladies Diaries

    Dinnerladies Diaries

  • Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories

    Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories

  • More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

    More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

  • Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

    Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

  • The Borrowers

    The Borrowers

  • Victoria Wood Screenplays

    Victoria Wood Screenplays

  • Victoria Wood In Her Own Words

    Victoria Wood In Her Own Words

  • Julie Walters and Friends

    Julie Walters and Friends

  • The Summer Show

    The Summer Show

  • Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home

    Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home

  • Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

    Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

  • Our Friend Victoria

    Our Friend Victoria

  • Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

    Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

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

    Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

  • Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

    Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

  • The Talent Show Story

    The Talent Show Story

  • Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood

    Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood

  • Thora Hird Tribute

    Thora Hird Tribute

  • Victoria Wood - Live

    Victoria Wood - Live

  • Victoria's Empire

    Victoria's Empire

  • Victoria Wood: Sold Out

    Victoria Wood: Sold Out

  • Julie Walters and Friends

    Julie Walters and Friends

  • Personal View: Victoria Wood

    Personal View: Victoria Wood

  • Comedians Do It On Stage

    Comedians Do It On Stage

  • Eric & Ernie

    Eric & Ernie

  • Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

    Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

  • Becoming Victoria Wood

    Becoming Victoria Wood

  • Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

    Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

  • Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays

    Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays