
Victoria Wood
- Date of Birth: 1953-05-19
- Date of Death: 2016-04-20
- Place of Birth: Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
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 a... 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.

Victoria at the Albert - Live
Comedy • 2002 November

Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Documentary • 2013 April

Julie Walters and Friends
Comedy • 1991 December

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Documentary, Comedy • 2016 May

The Glass Box
• 1985 April

Not Now Bernard
• 1991 October

Comedians Do It On Stage
Comedy • 1986 February

Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
TV Movie, Music, Documentary, Comedy • 2014 December

The Summer Show
• 1975 August

Victoria Wood In Her Own Words
Documentary, Comedy • 2020 November