Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1953-05-19
Day of Death
2016-04-20
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.
Filmography (41)
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026
Parkinson at 50
2021
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words
2020
Dying Laughing
2017
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016Fungus The Bogeyman
2015
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
2015Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
2014
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
2013
The Borrowers
2011
Eric & Ernie
2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011The Angina Monologues
2010Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
2009
