Victoria Wood

Quick Facts

Full Name	Victoria Wood
Occupation	Comedian
Date Of Birth	May 19, 1953(1953-05-19)
Age	71
Date Of Death	2016-04-20
Birthplace	Prestwich
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Victoria Wood Biography

Victoria Wood is one of the most popular and richest Comedian who was born on May 19, 1953 in Prestwich, England, United Kingdom. English stand-up comic who appeared in her own 1980s-themed television series, Victoria Wood As Seen on TV. She was awarded an award in 2007 for the BAFTA Best Actress award for her role on Housewife 49 that was telecast on ITV1 in 2006.

She was a co-star on the TV show Dinnerladies alongside She co-starred in the television series Dinnerladies with Thelma Barlow from 1998 to 2000. from 1998 until 2000.

Wood developed eating disorders, but in 1968, her father gave her a piano for her 15th birthday. She later said of this unhappy time “The good thing about being isolated is you get a good look at what goes on. I was reading, writing and working at the piano all the time. I was doing a lot of other things that helped me to perform”. Later that year, she joined the Rochdale Youth Theatre Workshop, where she felt she was “in the right place and knew what I was doing” and she made an impression with her comic skill and skill in writing. She went on to study drama at the University of Birmingham.

Wood began her show business career while an undergraduate, appearing on the TV talent show New Faces in 1974. It led to an appearance in a sketch show featuring the series’ winners The Summer Show. A further break came as a novelty act on the BBC’s consumer affairs programme That’s Life! in 1976. She met long-term collaborator Julie Walters in the early 1970s, when Wood applied for Manchester Polytechnic, and coincidentally met again when they appeared in the same theatre revue In at the Death in 1978 (for which Wood wrote a brief sketch). Its success led to the commissioning of Wood’s first play Talent (in 1978), starring Hazel Clyne (in a role originally written for Walters), for which Wood won an award for the Most Promising New Writer. Peter Eckersley, the head of drama at Granada Television, saw Talent and invited Wood to create a television adaptation. This time, Julie Walters took the lead role, while Wood reprised her stage role.

She split her relationship with She separated from Geoffrey Durham in 2002, after 22 years of marriage. She had a son named Henry and a daughter named Grace. in 2002 in 2002, after having been married for 22 years. Her son was called Henry and one daughter, named Grace.

Victoria Wood Net Worth

Victoria Wood is one of the richest Comedian from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Victoria Wood 's net worth $12 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She graduated with her degree in Drama at Birmingham’s University of Birmingham.

She was a finalist on her first place on the ATV TV talent program New Faces in 1974.

Victoria Wood, CBE (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedienne, actress, singer, composer, screenwriter, producer and director. Wood wrote and starred in dozens of sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over several decades and her live comedy act was interspersed with her own compositions which she performed at the piano. Much of her humour was grounded in everyday life and included references to activities, attitudes and products that are considered to exemplify Britain. She was noted for her skills in observing culture and in satirising aspects of social class.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Victoria Wood height 5 ft 5 in Victoria weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Victoria Wood Dating?

According to our records, Victoria Wood married to Geoffrey Durham. As of December 1, 2023, Victoria Wood’s is not dating anyone.

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Wood left Granada in 1984 for the BBC, who promised her more creative control over projects. Later that year, her sketch show Victoria Wood as Seen on TV went into production. Wood chose the actors: her friend Julie Walters once again starred, as did Duncan Preston. Wood’s friend Celia Imrie and Susie Blake and Patricia Routledge were in the cast. As Seen on TV had the Acorn Antiques sketch, a parody of a low-budget soap opera, Crossroads, and rumoured to be named after an antiques shop in her birthplace. Acorn Antiques is remembered for characters such as “Mrs Overall” (played by Walters), the deliberately bad camera angles and wobbling sets, and Celia Imrie’s sarcastic tone as “Miss Babs”. Wood’s most popular comic song, “The Ballad of Barry and Freda (Let’s Do It)”, originated in this show. It tells the story of Freda (a woman eager for sex) and Barry (an introverted man terrified of sex), and makes clever use of allusions to a multitude of risqué activities while avoiding all taboo words.

Facts & Trivia

Victoria Ranked on the list of most popular Comedian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Victoria Wood celebrates birthday on May 19 of every year.

Following the success of the first series of Victoria Wood as Seen on TV, Wood went on tour again with Lucky Bag in March 1985. A documentary for BBC2 Scene later that year showed footage of Wood preparing for the tour.

What age was Victoria Wood when she died?

62 years (1953–2016)

Is Victoria Wood still alive?

April 20, 2016

Where is Victoria Wood from?

Prestwich, United Kingdom

What year was Victoria Wood?

Victoria Wood
Original network| BBC1
Picture format| 4:3
Original release| 16 November – 21 December 1989

Why did Geoffrey Durham and Victoria Wood split?

The split has come as a shock in showbusiness circles because their marriage was considered to be one of the best in the industry. ‘Victoria and Geoffrey simply drifted apart,’ said a friend of the couple last night. ‘I think they simply outgrew each other. It has come as a tremendous shock to their friends.