Biography
Victoria Wood (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, singer, songwriter, screenwriter and director. She wrote and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and performed her own piano-accompanied compositions in her live comedy act. She also composed and performed the theme music for her BBC sitcom dinnerladies.
Wood began her career in 1974 by winning the ATV talent show New Faces. She established herself in the 1980s with the award-winning series Victoria Wood As Seen on TV. In the 1990s she wrote and co-starred in the television film Pat and Margaret (1994). She wrote, produced and starred in dinnerladies (1998–2000). In 2006 she wrote and starred in the ITV drama Housewife, 49, winning two BAFTA awards for the film.
Wood frequently collaborated with Julie Walters, Duncan Preston and Celia Imrie. She was awarded an OBE and a CBE.
