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Victoria Wood CBE (born 19 May 1953 in
Prestwich, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award winning English comedian, actor,
singer and writer, educated at Bury Grammar Girls' School. Wood has
written and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live
stand-up comedy act is interspersed with her own compositions, which she
accompanies on piano.
Much of her humour is grounded in everyday life, and abounds with
references to popular British media and even brand names of
quintessentially British products. She is 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 though that she began to establish herself as
a comedy star, with award-winning television series such as Victoria
Wood As Seen On TV and becoming one of Britain's most popular stand-up
comedians.
In 1999, 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 uses a string of associated actors in some of her
output. These include Julie Walters, Duncan Preston and Celia Imrie. |
