Victoria Wood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

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

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

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

    Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • Case Histories

    Case Histories

  • Talent

    Talent

  • Dying Laughing

    Dying Laughing

  • That's Life!

    That's Life!

  • Aspel & Company

    Aspel & Company

  • Ballet Shoes

    Ballet Shoes

  • Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story

    Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story

  • Acorn Antiques

    Acorn Antiques

  • Nearly a Happy Ending

    Nearly a Happy Ending

  • dinnerladies

    dinnerladies

  • Housewife, 49

    Housewife, 49

  • Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

    Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Fungus the Bogeyman

    Fungus the Bogeyman

  • The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

    The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

  • The Angina Monologues

    The Angina Monologues

  • Parkinson at 50

    Parkinson at 50

  • Harry & Paul

    Harry & Paul

  • Victoria Wood

    Victoria Wood

  • Pat and Margaret

    Pat and Margaret

  • The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

    The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

  • Acorn Antiques: The Musical

    Acorn Antiques: The Musical

  • A Life on Screen

    A Life on Screen

  • Great Railway Journeys

    Great Railway Journeys

  • Happy Since I Met You

    Happy Since I Met You

  • Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

    Stanley Baxter: Now and Then

  • Jackanory

    Jackanory

  • An Audience With Victoria Wood

    An Audience With Victoria Wood

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

  • Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

    Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

  • Dinnerladies Diaries

    Dinnerladies Diaries

  • The Story of Light Entertainment

    The Story of Light Entertainment

  • Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood

    Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood

  • Victoria Wood In Her Own Words

    Victoria Wood In Her Own Words

  • Clive James' Postcard from

    Clive James' Postcard from

  • Victoria at the Albert - Live

    Victoria at the Albert - Live

  • Personal View: Victoria Wood

    Personal View: Victoria Wood

  • Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

    Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

  • Wood and Walters

    Wood and Walters

  • The Borrowers

    The Borrowers

  • Becoming Victoria Wood

    Becoming Victoria Wood

  • 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

  • Our Friend Victoria

    Our Friend Victoria

  • The Glass Box

    The Glass Box

  • Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

    Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

  • Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

    Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

  • Fungus The Bogeyman

    Fungus The Bogeyman

  • Julie Walters and Friends

    Julie Walters and Friends

  • The Summer Show

    The Summer Show

  • Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

    Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

  • Eric & Ernie

    Eric & Ernie

  • Thora Hird Tribute

    Thora Hird Tribute

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

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

  • Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home

    Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home

  • Victoria Wood Screenplays

    Victoria Wood Screenplays

  • Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

    Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

  • Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories

    Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories

  • Julie Walters and Friends

    Julie Walters and Friends

  • Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

    Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

  • The Talent Show Story

    The Talent Show Story

  • Not Now Bernard

    Not Now Bernard

  • Comedians Do It On Stage

    Comedians Do It On Stage

  • Victoria's Empire

    Victoria's Empire

  • Victoria Wood: Sold Out

    Victoria Wood: Sold Out

  • Victoria Wood - Live

    Victoria Wood - Live