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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Becoming Victoria Wood
Character:(Archive footage)
Release Date:08/01/2026
Parkinson at 50
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/08/2021
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/2020
Dying Laughing
Character:Self
Release Date:24/02/2017
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Character:Self (archive material)
Release Date:14/05/2016
Fungus The Bogeyman
Character:
Release Date:27/12/2015
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/2015
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/2014
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Character:Self
Release Date:10/04/2013
The Borrowers
Character:Granny Driver
Release Date:25/12/2011
Eric & Ernie
Character:Sadie Bartholomew
Release Date:01/01/2011
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
Character:Self - Presenter / Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2011
The Angina Monologues
Character:Herself/Jean's Friend
Release Date:10/12/2010
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
Character:Self
Release Date:30/12/2009
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Character:
Release Date:24/12/2009
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
Character:Self
Release Date:25/12/2008
Ballet Shoes
Character:Nana
Release Date:26/08/2008
Housewife, 49
Character:Nella Last
Release Date:10/12/2006
Acorn Antiques: The Musical
Character:Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (On Bingo Nights)
Release Date:13/03/2006
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Character:Queen Mary II
Release Date:03/06/2005
Thora Hird Tribute
Character:Self, Margaret
Release Date:30/03/2003
Victoria at the Albert - Live
Character:Herself/Various
Release Date:25/11/2002
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Character:Self/Various Characters
Release Date:25/12/2000
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
Character:Host
Release Date:28/05/2000
Victoria Wood - Live
Character:Herself
Release Date:13/11/1997
The Wind in the Willows
Character:The Tea Lady
Release Date:16/10/1996
Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home
Character:Herself
Release Date:25/12/1994
Pat and Margaret
Character:Margaret
Release Date:11/09/1994
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
Character:
Release Date:25/12/1992
Julie Walters and Friends
Character:
Release Date:29/12/1991
Not Now Bernard
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1991
Victoria Wood: Sold Out
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1991
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/1988
Acorn Antiques
Character:Berta
Release Date:18/12/1987
Comedians Do It On Stage
Character:self
Release Date:01/02/1986
Personal View: Victoria Wood
Character:Herself
Release Date:09/05/1985
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/1982
Happy Since I Met You
Character:Voice Only (uncredited)
Release Date:08/08/1981
Nearly a Happy Ending
Character:Maureen
Release Date:31/05/1980
Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood
Character:Self (Good Fun Playwright)
Release Date:26/03/1980
Talent
Character:Maureen
Release Date:04/08/1979
Television Appearances
Dinnerladies Diaries
Character:Self (Archived Footage)
Our Friend Victoria
Character:Herself - Archive
Fungus the Bogeyman
Character:Eve
A Life on Screen
Character:Self
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Character:Self - Presenter
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Character:Self - Contestant
Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories
Character:
Case Histories
Character:Tracy
Victoria's Empire
Character:
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
Character:Self
The One Show
Character:Self
The Story of Light Entertainment
Character:Self
Harry & Paul
Character:
QI
Character:Self
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
Character:
dinnerladies
Character:Brenda
Parkinson
Character:Self
Julie Walters and Friends
Character:
Pebble Mill
Character:Self
Victoria Wood
Character:Victoria
Clive James' Postcard from
Character:Self
Going Live!
Character:Self
The Glass Box
Character:Herself
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
Character:
Aspel & Company
Character:
Wogan
Character:Self
Wood and Walters
Character:
Great Railway Journeys
Character:Self - Presenter
Victoria Wood Screenplays
Character:
An Audience with...
Character:Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Character:Self
The Summer Show
Character:
That's Life!
Character:
Jackanory
Character:Storyteller
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Cavendish
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