Victoria Wood
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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
Credits
Housewife, 49 (2006)
as Nella Last
Ballet Shoes (2008)
as Nana
Acorn Antiques (1987)
as Berta
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then (2008)
as Self
Julie Walters and Friends (1991)
Actor
Becoming Victoria Wood (2026)
as (Archive footage)
The Wind in the Willows (1996)
as The Tea Lady
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
as Queen Mary II
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Acorn Antiques: The Musical (2006)
as Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (On Bingo Nights)
Victoria at the Albert - Live (2002)
as Herself/Various
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made (2014)
as Self
Dying Laughing (2017)
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
as Self
The Borrowers (2011)
as Granny Driver
Parkinson at 50 (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)
as Self / Various Characters
Eric & Ernie (2011)
as Sadie Bartholomew
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas (2009)
Actor
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast (1992)
Actor
Pat and Margaret (1994)
as Margaret
Victoria Wood: Sold Out (1991)
Actor
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story (2000)
as Host
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows (2015)
as Self
An Audience With Victoria Wood (1988)
as Self
Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood (1980)
as Self (Good Fun Playwright)
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood (2016)
as Self (archive material)
Not Now Bernard (1991)
Actor
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes (2011)
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Nearly a Happy Ending (1980)
as Maureen
Happy Since I Met You (1981)
as Voice Only (uncredited)
Victoria Wood: Live (1997)
as Herself
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea (2013)
as Self
Comedians Do It On Stage (1986)
as self
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words (2020)
as Self
Personal View: Victoria Wood (1985)
as Herself
Thora Hird Tribute (2003)
as Self, Margaret
Talent (1979)
as Maureen
The Angina Monologues (2010)
as Herself/Jean's Friend
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays (2009)
as Self
Fungus The Bogeyman (2015)
Actor
Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home (1994)
as Herself
More Great Comedy Moments (2003)
as Miss Berta (archive footage)