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Victoria Wood

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1953-05-19

Birth Place

Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

poster

A Life on Screen

2014

8.0

TV
Acorn Antiques

Acorn Antiques

1987

7.5

Movie
Acorn Antiques: The Musical

Acorn Antiques: The Musical

2006

7.0

Movie
An Audience With Victoria Wood

An Audience With Victoria Wood

1988

5.2

Movie
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An Audience with...

1978

5.3

TV
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Aspel & Company

1984

0.0

TV
Ballet Shoes

Ballet Shoes

2008

6.4

Movie
poster

Case Histories

2011

7.9

TV
Comedians Do It On Stage

Comedians Do It On Stage

1986

0.0

Movie
poster

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

2002

6.0

TV
poster

Dinnerladies

1998

7.4

TV
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story

Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story

2000

6.0

Movie
Dying Laughing

Dying Laughing

2017

6.3

Movie
Eric & Ernie

Eric & Ernie

2011

7.2

Movie
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes

2011

0.0

Movie
poster

Fungus the Bogeyman

2015

7.5

TV
Fungus The Bogeyman

Fungus The Bogeyman

2015

2.5

Movie
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Going Live!

1987

6.0

TV
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Great Railway Journeys

1980

7.0

TV
Happy Since I Met You

Happy Since I Met You

1981

6.0

Movie
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Harry & Paul

2005

6.6

TV
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996

7.2

TV
Housewife, 49

Housewife, 49

2006

6.3

Movie
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Jackanory

1965

6.0

TV
Julie Walters and Friends

Julie Walters and Friends

1991

0.0

Movie
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Julie Walters and Friends

1991

0.0

TV
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

2016

0.0

Movie
poster

Lux Video Theatre

1950

6.0

TV
Nearly a Happy Ending

Nearly a Happy Ending

1980

0.0

Movie
Not Now Bernard

Not Now Bernard

1991

0.0

Movie
poster

Our Friend Victoria

2017

0.0

TV
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Parkinson

1998

0.0

TV
Parkinson at 50

Parkinson at 50

2021

10.0

Movie
Pat and Margaret

Pat and Margaret

1994

7.5

Movie
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Pebble Mill

1991

3.1

TV
Personal View: Victoria Wood

Personal View: Victoria Wood

1985

0.0

Movie
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QI

2003

8.0

TV
Talent

Talent

1979

0.0

Movie
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That's Life!

1973

0.0

TV
The Angina Monologues

The Angina Monologues

2010

0.0

Movie
The Borrowers

The Borrowers

2011

5.8

Movie
poster

The Glass Box

1985

0.0

TV
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
poster

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

2013

0.0

TV
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

2005

6.3

Movie
poster

The One Show

2006

4.6

TV
poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball

1976

5.0

TV
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

1982

6.0

Movie
poster

The Story of Light Entertainment

2006

5.0

TV
poster

The Summer Show

1975

0.0

TV
poster

The Talent Show Story

0.0

TV
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1996

5.5

Movie
Victoria at the Albert - Live

Victoria at the Albert - Live

2002

0.0

Movie
poster

Victoria Wood

1989

8.0

TV
Victoria Wood - Live

Victoria Wood - Live

1997

7.8

Movie
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made

2014

0.0

Movie
poster

Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

1985

7.6

TV
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words

Victoria Wood In Her Own Words

2020

0.0

Movie
Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home

Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home

1994

0.0

Movie
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

6.6

Movie
Victoria Wood: Sold Out

Victoria Wood: Sold Out

1991

0.0

Movie
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays

Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays

2009

6.0

Movie
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

1992

5.5

Movie
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

2009

4.0

Movie
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

2013

0.0

Movie
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Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea

2013

0.0

TV
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Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories

2012

0.0

TV
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Victoria's Empire

2007

0.0

TV
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Wogan

1982

4.5

TV
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Wood and Walters

1982

7.0

TV