Victoria Wood
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.
Filmography
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
as Self (archive footage)
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Victoria Wood
as (Archive footage)
Becoming Victoria Wood
as (Archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words
as Self
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words
as Self
Dying Laughing
as Self
Dying Laughing
as Self
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
as Self (archive material)
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
as Self (archive material)
Fungus The Bogeyman
Fungus The Bogeyman
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
as Self
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
as Self
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
as Self
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
as Self
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
as Self
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
as Self
The Borrowers
as Granny Driver
The Borrowers
as Granny Driver
Eric & Ernie
as Sadie Bartholomew
Eric & Ernie
as Sadie Bartholomew
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
The Angina Monologues
as Herself/Jean's Friend
The Angina Monologues
as Herself/Jean's Friend
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
as Self
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
as Self
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
as Self
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
as Self
Ballet Shoes
as Nana
Ballet Shoes
as Nana
Housewife, 49
as Nella Last
Housewife, 49
as Nella Last
Acorn Antiques: The Musical
as Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (On Bingo Nights)
Acorn Antiques: The Musical
as Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (On Bingo Nights)
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Queen Mary II
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Queen Mary II
Thora Hird Tribute
as Self, Margaret
Thora Hird Tribute
as Self, Margaret
Victoria at the Albert - Live
as Herself/Various
Victoria at the Albert - Live
as Herself/Various
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Self/Various Characters
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as Self/Various Characters
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
as Host
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
as Host
Victoria Wood: Live
as Herself
Victoria Wood: Live
as Herself
The Wind in the Willows
as The Tea Lady
The Wind in the Willows
as The Tea Lady
Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home
as Herself
Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home
as Herself
Pat and Margaret
as Margaret
Pat and Margaret
as Margaret
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
Julie Walters and Friends
Julie Walters and Friends
Not Now Bernard
Not Now Bernard
Victoria Wood: Sold Out
Victoria Wood: Sold Out
An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self
An Audience With Victoria Wood
as Self
Acorn Antiques
as Berta
Acorn Antiques
as Berta
Comedians Do It On Stage
as self
Comedians Do It On Stage
as self
Personal View: Victoria Wood
as Herself
Personal View: Victoria Wood
as Herself
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self
Happy Since I Met You
as Voice Only (uncredited)
Happy Since I Met You
as Voice Only (uncredited)
Nearly a Happy Ending
as Maureen
Nearly a Happy Ending
as Maureen
Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood
as Self (Good Fun Playwright)
Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood
as Self (Good Fun Playwright)
Talent
as Maureen
Talent
as Maureen