Directed credits
2
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Victoria Wood
Acting
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1.9
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All crew credits: 27
TMDB ID: 138175
IMDb ID: nm0940064
Known for: Acting
Born: May 19, 1953
Died: April 20, 2016
Age: 62
Place of birth: Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1965 - 2026
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q3309588
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Writer (18)Creator (3)Conceptual Design (1)Executive Producer (1)Original Music Composer (1)Screenplay (1)
Biography
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.
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Directed Series
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Highest rated movies linked with Victoria Wood.
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Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Victoria Wood.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Victoria Wood.
6.4
Ballet Shoes
as Nana
2008 Movie
7.5
Acorn Antiques
as Berta
1987 Movie
6.0
Housewife, 49
Writer
2006 Movie
5.8
The Borrowers
as Granny Driver
2011 Movie
5.7
The Wind in the Willows
as The Tea Lady
1996 Movie
Julie Walters and Friends
Writer
1991 Movie
6.2
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Queen Mary II
2005 Movie
6.0
Becoming Victoria Wood
as (Archive footage)
2026 Movie
6.8
That Day We Sang
Director
2014 Movie
6.4
Dying Laughing
as Self
2017 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Victoria Wood.
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
4.4
The One Show
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.0
QI
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
4.5
Wogan
as Self • 2 eps
1982 Series
Parkinson
as Self • 2 eps
1998 Series
5.3
An Audience with...
as Self • 2 eps
1978 Series
6.0
Going Live!
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.8
Case Histories
as Tracy • 1 eps
2011 Series
That's Life!
421 eps
1973 Series
6.8
Little Crackers
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
5.0
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self • 15 eps
1976 Series
7.4
dinnerladies
Writer • 16 eps
1998 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Victoria Wood.
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Writer
2013 Movie
7.2
Loving Miss Hatto
Writer
2012 Movie
6.7
Eric & Ernie
Conceptual Design
2011 Movie
6.0
Housewife, 49
Writer
2006 Movie
7.0
Acorn Antiques: The Musical
Writer
2006 Movie
Victoria at the Albert - Live
Writer
2002 Movie
6.5
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Writer
2000 Movie
6.0
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
Writer
2000 Movie
7.8
Victoria Wood - Live
Executive Producer
1997 Movie
7.5
Pat and Margaret
Screenplay
1994 Movie
5.5
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
Writer
1992 Movie
Julie Walters and Friends
Writer
1991 Movie
Victoria Wood: Sold Out
Writer
1991 Movie
5.2
An Audience With Victoria Wood
Writer
1988 Movie
Nearly a Happy Ending
Writer
1980 Movie
Talent
Original Music Composer
1979 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Victoria Wood.
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
Writer • 2 eps
2013 Series
Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories
Writer • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.4
dinnerladies
Writer • 16 eps
1998 Series
7.5
Victoria Wood
Writer • 6 eps
1989 Series
7.6
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
Writer • 13 eps
1985 Series
7.0
Wood and Walters
Creator
1982 Series
6.0
Screenplay
Writer • 1 eps
1979 Series
5.5
Victoria Wood's Mid-Life Christmas
Creator
Series
Victoria Wood with All The Trimmings
Creator
Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Victoria Wood.
6.0
Becoming Victoria Wood
as (Archive footage)
2026 Movie
10.0
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words
as Self
2020 Movie
6.4
Dying Laughing
as Self
2017 Movie
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
as Self (archive material)
2016 Movie
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
as Self
2015 Movie
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
as Self
2013 Movie
5.8
The Borrowers
as Granny Driver
2011 Movie
6.7
Eric & Ernie
as Sadie Bartholomew
2011 Movie
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self - Presenter / Narrator
2011 Movie
4.0
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009 Movie
Stanley Baxter: Now and Then
as Self
2008 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Victoria Wood.
9.0
Dinnerladies Diaries
as Self (Archived Footage) • 3 eps
2018 Series
Our Friend Victoria
as Herself - Archive • 6 eps
2017 Series
7.5
Fungus the Bogeyman
as Eve • 3 eps
2015 Series
8.0
A Life on Screen
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
as Self - Presenter • 2 eps
2013 Series
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
2013 Series
Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories
1 eps
2012 Series
7.8
Case Histories
as Tracy • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series
4.4
The One Show
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.0
The Story of Light Entertainment
as Self • 1 eps
2006 Series