Victoria Wood
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
ActingBirthday
May 19, 1953Deathday
April 20, 2016Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
54Place of birth
Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UKCast credits
The Wind in the Willows
The Tea LadyHousewife, 49
Nella LastThe Borrowers
Granny DriverEric & Ernie
Sadie BartholomewPat and Margaret
MargaretTalent
MaureenDon't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
HostAn Audience With Victoria Wood
HerselfBallet Shoes
NanaAcorn Antiques
BertaVictoria Wood: Sold Out
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Victoria Wood - Live
HerselfVictoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
Victoria at the Albert - Live
Herself/VariousVictoria Wood Live In Your Own Home
HerselfDying Laughing
HerselfCrew credits
Eric & Ernie
Conceptual Design, Executive Producer, WriterAcorn Antiques: The Musical
Writer, Original Music ComposerThat Day We Sang
Director, Writer, Original Music ComposerVictoria Wood - Live
Executive ProducerVictoria Wood: Sold Out
WriterHousewife, 49
WriterLoving Miss Hatto
Writer, Executive ProducerAn Audience With Victoria Wood
WriterPat and Margaret
Writer, ScreenplayNearly a Happy Ending
WriterTalent
Writer, Original Music ComposerJulie Walters and Friends
WriterVictoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
WriterVictoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
WriterVictoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Writer