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    Victoria Wood

    1953-05-19 (71 years old) in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

    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.

    Movies

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    Parkinson at 50
    100 %|Aug 28, 2021
    Documentary
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    Victoria Wood In Her Own Words
    0 %|Nov 30, 2020
    Documentary, Comedy
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    Dying Laughing
    63 %|Feb 24, 2017
    Documentary
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    Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
    0 %|May 14, 2016
    Documentary, Comedy
    actor
    Fungus The Bogeyman
    25 %|Dec 27, 2015
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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    Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made
    0 %|Dec 26, 2014
    TV Movie, Music, Documentary, Comedy
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    Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
    0 %|Apr 10, 2013
    Documentary
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    The Borrowers
    58 %|Dec 25, 2011
    Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, TV Movie
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    Eric & Ernie
    72 %|Jan 1, 2011
    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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    Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
    0 %|Jan 1, 2011
    Documentary
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    The Angina Monologues
    0 %|Dec 10, 2010
    Comedy
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    Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
    60 %|Dec 24, 2009
    Comedy
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    Ballet Shoes
    64 %|Aug 26, 2008
    Drama, Family
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    Housewife, 49
    62 %|Dec 10, 2006
    Drama, History
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    Acorn Antiques: The Musical
    70 %|Mar 13, 2006
    Comedy
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    The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
    63 %|Jun 3, 2005
    Horror, Comedy
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    Victoria at the Albert - Live
    0 %|Nov 25, 2002
    Comedy
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    Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
    60 %|May 27, 2000
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Victoria Wood - Live
    78 %|Nov 13, 1997
    Comedy
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    The Wind in the Willows
    55 %|Oct 16, 1996
    Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Adventure
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    Pat and Margaret
    75 %|Sep 11, 1994
    Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
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    Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
    55 %|Dec 25, 1992
    TV Movie, Comedy
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    Not Now Bernard
    0 %|Oct 1, 1991
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    Victoria Wood: Sold Out
    0 %|Jan 1, 1991
    Comedy
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    An Audience With Victoria Wood
    52 %|Dec 10, 1988
    Comedy
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    Acorn Antiques
    75 %|Dec 18, 1987
    Comedy
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    Comedians Do It On Stage
    0 %|Feb 1, 1986
    Comedy
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    Personal View: Victoria Wood
    0 %|May 9, 1985
    Documentary
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    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
    60 %|Mar 1, 1982
    Comedy, Music, TV Movie
    actor
    Happy Since I Met You
    60 %|Aug 8, 1981
    Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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    Nearly a Happy Ending
    0 %|May 31, 1980
    Drama, TV Movie
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    Talent
    0 %|Aug 4, 1979
    TV Movie, Comedy, Music, Drama

    Series

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    Our Friend Victoria
    0 %|Apr 11, 2017
    Comedy, Documentary
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    Fungus the Bogeyman
    75 %|Dec 27, 2015
    Drama, Family
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    A Life on Screen
    80 %|Dec 24, 2014
    Documentary, Reality
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    Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
    0 %|Apr 10, 2013
    Documentary
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    The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
    0 %|Jan 21, 2013
    Reality, Comedy
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    Victoria's Empire
    0 %|Apr 29, 2007
    Documentary
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    The Graham Norton Show
    72 %|Feb 22, 2007
    Comedy, Talk
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    The One Show
    46 %|Aug 14, 2006
    Talk
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    The Story of Light Entertainment
    50 %|Jul 22, 2006
    Comedy, Documentary
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    Harry & Paul
    65.56 %|Sep 20, 2005
    Comedy
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    QI
    80 %|Sep 11, 2003
    Comedy, Talk
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    Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
    50 %|Aug 13, 2002
    Documentary, Comedy
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    Dinnerladies
    74 %|Nov 12, 1998
    Comedy
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    Parkinson
    0 %|Jan 9, 1998
    Talk
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    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
    72 %|Jan 3, 1996
    Drama, Crime
    actor
    Julie Walters and Friends
    0 %|Dec 29, 1991
    Comedy
    actor
    Pebble Mill
    31 %|Oct 14, 1991
    Talk
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    Victoria Wood
    80 %|Nov 16, 1989
    Comedy
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    Going Live!
    60 %|Sep 26, 1987
    actor
    The Glass Box
    0 %|Apr 9, 1985
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    Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
    75 %|Jan 11, 1985
    Comedy
    actor
    Aspel & Company
    0 %|Jun 9, 1984
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    Wogan
    45 %|May 4, 1982
    Talk
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    Wood and Walters
    70 %|Jan 1, 1982
    Comedy
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    Great Railway Journeys
    70 %|Oct 23, 1980
    Documentary
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    An Audience with...
    53 %|Jan 8, 1978
    Talk
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    The Secret Policeman's Ball
    50 %|Apr 1, 1976
    Comedy
    actor
    The Summer Show
    0 %|Aug 2, 1975
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    That's Life!
    0 %|May 26, 1973
    Documentary, Comedy, Family, News
    actor
    Lux Video Theatre
    55 %|Oct 2, 1950
    Drama, Comedy
    actor
    The Talent Show Story
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Documentary
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    Jackanory
    60 %|Dec 13, 1965
    Kids