Victoria Wood
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 19, 1953
- Died
- April 20, 2016
- Birthplace
- Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming Victoria Wood 2026
as (Archive footage)
Parkinson at 50 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words 2020
as Self
Dying Laughing 2017
as Self
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood 2016
as Self (archive material)
- Fungus The Bogeyman
Fungus The Bogeyman 2015
Actor
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows 2015
as Self
That Day We Sang 2014
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
- Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made 2014
as Self, Writer
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea 2013
as Self, Writer
Loving Miss Hatto 2012
Writer, Executive Producer
The Borrowers 2011
as Granny Driver
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes 2011
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
Eric & Ernie 2011
as Sadie Bartholomew, Conceptual Design, Writer, Executive Producer
- The Angina Monologues
The Angina Monologues 2010
as Self/Jean's Friend, Producer
- Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays 2009
as Self, Writer, Producer
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas 2009
Actor
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then 2008
as Self
Ballet Shoes 2008
as Nana
Housewife, 49 2006
as Nella Last, Writer
Acorn Antiques: The Musical 2006
as Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (On Bingo Nights), Writer, Original Music Composer
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse 2005
as Queen Mary II
More Great Comedy Moments 2003
as Miss Berta (archive footage), Writer
Thora Hird Tribute 2003
as Self, Margaret
Victoria at the Albert - Live 2002
as Herself/Various, Writer, Executive Producer
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings 2000
as Self / Various Characters, Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story 2000
as Host, Writer
Victoria Wood: Live 1997
as Herself, Executive Producer
The Wind in the Willows 1996
as The Tea Lady
Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home 1994
as Herself
Pat and Margaret 1994
as Margaret, Screenplay, Writer
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast 1992
Actor, Writer
Julie Walters and Friends 1991
Actor, Writer
Not Now Bernard 1991
Actor
Victoria Wood: Sold Out 1991
Actor, Writer
An Audience With Victoria Wood 1988
as Self, Writer
Acorn Antiques 1987
as Berta
Comedians Do It On Stage 1986
as self
Personal View: Victoria Wood 1985
as Herself
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball 1982
as Self
Happy Since I Met You 1981
as Voice Only (uncredited), Writer, Music
Nearly a Happy Ending 1980
as Maureen, Writer, Music
Profiles of Andrea Dunbar and Victoria Wood 1980
as Self (Good Fun Playwright)
Talent 1979
as Maureen, Original Music Composer, Writer
Credits from TMDB.