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Victoria Wood, born on May 19, 1953 in Prestwich, United Kingdom, was a television director, screenwriter and singer-songwriter. Death is recorded on April 20, 2016, at the age of 62. Education on record includes University of Birmingham. Awards on record include Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2008), British Academy Television Award for Best Actress (2007) and British Comedy Awards (1990).
My Take
Victoria Wood is, to me, proof that comedy can be a complete art form. She wrote, acted, directed, and sat at the piano performing her own songs, refusing to be just one thing and somehow excelling at all of them. The 2007 BAFTA for Best Actress and the 2008 CBE only confirm what audiences already felt. What I treasure most is the warmth beneath her wit, an observational eye that found the absurd in ordinary British life without ever turning cruel. Losing her in 2016 at sixty-two felt like a national bereavement, and I think her work deserves to be revisited again and again.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Victoria Wood
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴィクトリア・ウッド
- Reading
- ゔぃくとりあ・うっど
- Born
- May 19, 1953 – April 20, 2016
- Origin
- Prestwich, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- television director / screenwriter / singer-songwriter / film score composer / television producer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Snake
2. Background
- University
- University of Birmingham
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 2007 British Academy Television Award for Best Actress
- 1990 British Comedy Awards
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%20Wood
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3309588
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Victoria Wood born?
Victoria Wood was born on May 19, 1953.
When did Victoria Wood die?
Victoria Wood died on April 20, 2016, aged 62.
Where was Victoria Wood from?
Victoria Wood was from Prestwich, United Kingdom.
What did Victoria Wood do?
Victoria Wood worked as television director, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, film score composer, television producer.
Where did Victoria Wood study?
Victoria Wood attended University of Birmingham.
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