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Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood

Known For Acting
Birthday May 19, 1953
Died Apr 20, 2016 (62)
Birthplace Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Oct 31, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 a ... lso 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.

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Filmography

Eric & Ernie

Eric & Ernie

2011

as Sadie Bartholomew

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

2011

as Granny Driver

Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes

2008

as Nana

Housewife, 49

Housewife, 49

2006

as Nella Last

Acorn Antiques: The Musical

Acorn Antiques: The Musical

2006

as Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (On Bingo Nights)

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

2005

as Queen Mary II

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1996

as The Tea Lady

Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret

1994

as Margaret

Happy Since I Met You

Happy Since I Met You

1981

as Voice Only (uncredited)

Nearly a Happy Ending

Nearly a Happy Ending

1980

as Maureen

Talent

Talent

1979

as Maureen

That Day We Sang

That Day We Sang

2014

Original Music Composer, Writer

Loving Miss Hatto

Loving Miss Hatto

2012

Writer

Eric & Ernie

Eric & Ernie

2011

Conceptual Design, Writer

Housewife, 49

Housewife, 49

2006

Writer

Acorn Antiques: The Musical

Acorn Antiques: The Musical

2006

Original Music Composer, Writer

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

Original Music Composer, Writer

Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret

1994

Screenplay, Writer

Happy Since I Met You

Happy Since I Met You

1981

Music, Writer

Nearly a Happy Ending

Nearly a Happy Ending

1980

Music, Writer

Talent

Talent

1979

Writer

That Day We Sang

That Day We Sang

2014

Director

Loving Miss Hatto

Loving Miss Hatto

2012

Executive Producer

Eric & Ernie

Eric & Ernie

2011

Executive Producer

The Angina Monologues

The Angina Monologues

2010

Producer

Victoria Wood - Live

Victoria Wood - Live

1997

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

dinnerladies

as Brenda

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Nov 12, 1998

Victoria Wood

as Victoria

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 16, 1989

Fungus the Bogeyman

as Eve

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 27, 2015

Lux Video Theatre

as Cavendish

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1950

Jackanory

as Storyteller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 13, 1965

Case Histories

as Tracy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 05, 2011

That's Life!

Episodes: 421

First Aired: May 26, 1973

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Apr 01, 1976

Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 11, 1985

Wood and Walters

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 01, 1982

Our Friend Victoria

as Herself - Archive

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 11, 2017

The Summer Show

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Aug 02, 1975

The Talent Show Story

as Herself

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Unknown

Victoria's Empire

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 29, 2007

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 13, 2002

Victoria Wood Screenplays

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 14, 1979

Dinnerladies Diaries

as Self (Archived Footage)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 14, 2018

Harry & Paul

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 2005

Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 10, 2013

An Audience with...

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 08, 1978

Wogan

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 04, 1982

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

The One Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Pebble Mill

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1991

The Story of Light Entertainment

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 2006

Aspel & Company

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 09, 1984

Julie Walters and Friends

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 29, 1991

QI

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 2003

The Glass Box

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1985

Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 2012

Going Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1987

Great Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 23, 1980

A Life on Screen

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 2014

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

as Self - Contestant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2013

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 25, 2006

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