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.
Acted in
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words
2020
as Herself
Our Friend Victoria
2017
as Herself - Archive
Dying Laughing
2017
as Self
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016
as Self (archive material)
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015
Fungus the Bogeyman
2015
as Eve
Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
2014
A Life on Screen
2014
as Self
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
2013
as Self
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
2013
as Self - Presenter
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013
as Herself - Contestant
Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories
2012
The Borrowers
2011
as Granny Driver
Eric & Ernie
2011
as Sadie Bartholomew
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
The Angina Monologues
2010
as Herself/Jean's Friend
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
2009
as Self
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009
Ballet Shoes
2008
as Nana
Victoria's Empire
2007
Housewife, 49
2006
as Nella Last
The Story of Light Entertainment
2006
as Self
Acorn Antiques: The Musical
2006
as Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (On Bingo Nights)
Harry & Paul
2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
2005
as Queen Mary II
Victoria at the Albert - Live
2002
as Herself/Various
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Self/Various Characters
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
2000
as Host
Dinnerladies
1998
as Brenda
Victoria Wood - Live
1997
as Herself
The Wind in the Willows
1996
as The Tea Lady
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Wetty Hainthropp
Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home
1994
as Herself
Pat and Margaret
1994
as Margaret
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
1992
Julie Walters and Friends
1991
Julie Walters and Friends
1991
Not Now Bernard
1991
Victoria Wood: Sold Out
1991
Victoria Wood
1989
as Victoria
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self
Acorn Antiques
1987
as Berta
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
as self
Personal View: Victoria Wood
1985
as Herself
The Glass Box
1985
as Herself
Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
1985
Aspel & Company
1984
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self
Wood and Walters
1982
Happy Since I Met You
1981
as Voice Only (uncredited)
Great Railway Journeys
1980
as Self - Presenter
Nearly a Happy Ending
1980
as Maureen
Talent
1979
as Maureen
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
The Summer Show
1975
Jackanory
1965
as Storyteller
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Cavendish
The Talent Show Story
as Herself