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