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{{Infobox actor
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1953|05|19}}
| location = [[Prestwich|Prestwich Village]], [[Manchester]]
| height = 5' 5" (1.65 m)
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| former spouse = [[Geoffrey Durham]]
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| baftaawards = '''[[BAFTA Television Award|Best Television Actress]]'''<br>2007 ''[[Housewife, 49]]''
'''[[BAFTA Television Award|Best Single Drama]]'''<br>2007 ''[[Housewife, 49]]''
'''[[BAFTA Television Award|Best Light Entertainment Performance]]'''<br>1986 ''[[Victoria Wood As Seen On TV]]''
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'''Victoria Wood''' [[Commander of the British Empire|CBE]] (born [[19 May]] [[1953]] in [[Prestwich|Prestwich Village]], [[Manchester]]) is a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] award winning [[England|English]] [[comedian]], [[actor]], [[singer]] and [[writer]], educated at [[Bury Grammar School|Bury Grammar Girls' School]]. Wood has written and starred in sketches, plays, films and [[Situation comedy|sitcom]]s, and her live [[stand-up comedy]] act is interspersed with her own compositions, which she accompanies on [[piano]].<ref name="Brandwood">
{{cite book
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| first = Neil
| title= Victoria Wood – The Biography
| edition = 1st Edition
| year = 2002
| publisher = Boxtree
| location = London
| id = ISBN 1-85227-982-6
| pages = }}
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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 class]]es.<ref name="Brandwood" /><ref name="Screenonline">{{cite web
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She started her career in 1974 by winning the [[Associated Television|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.<ref name="Brandwood" />
In 1999, she wrote and starred in the (again, award-winning) sitcom ''[[dinnerladies]]''<!--note: the "d" is lower-case: see the article-->.<ref>{{cite web
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Wood frequently uses a string of associated actors in some of her output. These include [[Julie Walters]], [[Duncan Preston]] and [[Celia Imrie]].<ref name="Brandwood" />
==Career==
=== Early years ===
Wood began her showbusiness career as an undergraduate, appearing on the TV talent show ''[[New Faces]]'' while studying drama at the [[University of Birmingham]]. This led to her appearance in a sketch show featuring the winners of that series, [[The Summer Show]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/488970|title=BFI Film & TV Database on The Summer Show|Publisher=BFI|date=2007-29-03}}</ref> Her first big break was as a novelty act on the [[BBC]]'s consumer affairs programme ''[[That's Life!]]'' in 1976. Wood had first met long-term collaborator [[Julie Walters]] in the early 1970s, when Wood applied for [[Manchester Polytechnic]],<ref name = "WD ITV DFM"/> and coincidentally met up once more when they appeared together in the same theatre revue, ''[[In At The Death]]'', in 1978 (for which Wood wrote a brief sketch). Its success led to the commission of Wood's first play, ''[[Talent (1978 play)|Talent]]'' (also 1978), starring Hazel Clyne (in a role which had been written for Walters), and which won Wood an award for ''Most Promising New Writer'', the first of many. [[Peter Eckersley (TV producer)|Peter Eckersley]], the then-head of drama at [[Granada Television]], saw ''Talent'' and immediately invited Wood to create a television adaptation. This time Julie Walters starred as the lead role which had been written for her, as well as Wood reprising her stage role.<ref name="Brandwood" /><ref>{{cite web
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=== 1980 - 1988 ===
The success of the television version of ''Talent'' led to Wood writing the "follow-up", ''[[Nearly A Happy Ending]]''. Shortly afterwards, a third Granada play was written and filmed: ''[[Happy Since I Met You]]'', again with Walters alongside [[Duncan Preston]] as the male lead. During 1980 she also wrote and starred in the stage play ''[[Good Fun]]''.<ref name="Brandwood" />
Recognising her talent, Eckersley offered Wood a sketch show, though Wood was unsure of the project; she only agreed to go ahead with the programme if Walters received equal billing. Eckersley came up with the obvious title ''[[Wood and Walters]]'',<ref name = "WD ITV DFM">[[ITV]] 50: ''What Did ITV Do For Me?'', interview with Victoria Wood (September 2005).</ref> and the dry run of the show (the pilot episode) was filmed. The programme was arranged to be made into a full series, and went onto co-star Duncan Preston and a cast of other supporting actors. However, in between the filming of the pilot and the series, Eckersley died. Wood cites Eckersley as giving her her first big break, and feels that ''Wood and Walters'' suffered due to his death.<ref name = "WD ITV DFM"/> She was not impressed by Brian Armstrong, the emergency fill-in for Eckersley, and was of the opinion that he hired unsuitable supporting actors.<ref name="Brandwood">
{{cite book
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| title= Victoria Wood – The Biography
| edition = 1st Edition
| year = 2002
| publisher = Boxtree
| location = London
| id = ISBN 1-85227-982-6
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Wood also appeared as a presenter in [[Yorkshire Television]]'s schools television programme for hard-of-hearing children, "Insight", alongside [[Derek Griffiths]], between 1980 and 1983.
Wood left Granada in 1984 for the BBC, who promised Wood more creative control over projects. Later that year, Wood's sketch show ''[[Victoria Wood As Seen On TV]]'' went into production. This time, Wood chose actors and actresses herself: her friend Julie Walters once again starred, as did Duncan Preston. Wood's friend [[Celia Imrie]] was also cast, with [[Susie Blake]] and [[Patricia Routledge]] starring in weekly roles. ''As Seen On TV'' was notable for featuring classic sketches such as ''[[Acorn Antiques]]'', a spoof of low-budget soap opera and rumoured to be named after an antiques shop in her birthplace. ''Acorn Antiques'' became famous in its own right, and was celebrated for characters such as "Mrs Overall" (played by Walters), the deliberately bad camera angles and wobbling sets, as well as Celia Imrie's sarcastic tone as "Miss Babs". The sketches bore more than a passing resemblance to the production values held by ITV soap opera [[Crossroads (TV series)|Crossroads]] in the 1970s. Her most popular comic song,<ref name="Brandwood" /> "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), makes clever use of allusions to a multitude of risqué activities while avoiding all taboo words.<ref>{{cite web
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=== 1989-1999 ===
During this period Wood began to move away from the sketch show format and into more self-contained works, often with a more bittersweet flavour. ''[[Victoria Wood (1989 TV series)|Victoria Wood (1989)]]'' (six parts) featured Wood in several individual stories such as "We'd Quite Like To Apologise", set in an airport departure lounge, and "Over to Pam", set around a fictional talk show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1241016/index.html|title=Screenonline - Victoria Wood (1989)|Publisher=Screenonline Online|date=2007}}</ref> There was a brief return to sketches with the 1992 Christmas Day special ''[[Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast]]''.<ref>{{cite web
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</ref> In 1998, she wrote her first [[sitcom]], ''[[dinnerladies]]''<!--note: the "d" is lower-case: see the article-->, which continued her now established milieu of mostly female, mostly middle-aged characters depicted vividly and amusingly, but with a counterpoint of sadder themes.<ref name=>{{cite web
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=== 2000-2005 ===
December 2000 saw the Christmas sketch show special ''[[Victoria Wood with All The Trimmings]]'',<ref>{{cite web
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Wood wrote and starred in her first musical, ''[[Acorn Antiques: The Musical!]]'', which opened in 2005 at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London, for a limited period, directed by [[Trevor Nunn]]. It starred most of the original cast, with [[Sally Ann Triplett]] playing ''Miss Berta'' (played in the series by Wood). Wood played Julie Walters' character "Mrs. Overall" for matinee performances.<ref>{{cite web
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=== 2006-present ===
Wood wrote the 2006 one-off [[ITV]] serious drama ''[[Housewife, 49]]'', an adaptation of the real diaries of [[Nella Last]], and played the eponymous role of an introverted middle-aged character who discovers new confidence and friendships in Lancashire during World War II. She won [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]]s for both her acting and writing for this drama, a rare double.<ref>{{cite web
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In November 2006, Wood directed a revival production of ''Acorn Antiques: The Musical!'' with a brand new cast. The musical opened at The Lowry in [[Manchester]] in December and toured the United Kingdom from January to July 2007.<ref>{{cite web
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In January 2007, she appeared as herself in a series of new adverts featuring famous people working for supermarket chain [[ASDA]]. The adverts featured Wood working in the ASDA bakery and introduced a new catchphrase for the supermarket - "there's no place like ASDA".<ref>{{cite web
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Wood appeared in her own travel [[Documentary film|documentary]] show on [[BBC One]] called ''[[Victoria's Empire]]'', in which she travelled around the world in search of the history, cultural impact and customs which the [[British Empire]] placed on the parts of the world it ruled. She departed Victoria Station, London for:
* Programme One: [[Calcutta]] ([[India]]), [[Hong Kong]] and [[Borneo]]
* Programme Two: [[Ghana]], [[Jamaica]] and [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], [[Canada]]
* Programme Three: [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]] and [[Zambia]], finishing at the [[Victoria Falls]].<ref>{{cite web
A book, also called ''Victoria's Empire'' was released to accompany the series in the same year.
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In a tribute to Wood, the British television station [[UKTV Gold]] celebrated her works with a weekend marathon of programmes between [[3 November]] and [[4 November]] [[2007]]. The weekend focused on programmes such as ''[[Victoria Wood Live]]'' and ''[[dinnerladies]]'' in addition to ''[[Victoria Wood As Seen On TV]]'' - this marked the first time it has been shown on British television since its last repeatings in 1995.
Wood returned to stand-up comedy with a special performance written for the celebratory show ''[[Happy Birthday BAFTA]]'' on [[28 October]] [[2007]], alongside other household names. The programme was transmitted on [[ITV1]] on Wednesday [[7 November]] [[2007]].<ref>BAFTA Academy events [https://www.bafta.org/site/Jahia/cache/offonce/pid/485], ''Happy Birthday BAFTA''. Retrieved 18 October 2007.</ref> On [[Boxing Day]] 2007 she appeared as "Nana" in the Granada dramatisation of [[Noel Streatfeild]]'s novel ''[[Ballet Shoes (film)|Ballet Shoes]]''.<ref>{{cite web
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In December 2007, while guesting on the radio programme ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'', Wood said that she was about to commence writing a movie, described as a contemporary comedy about a middle-aged person. This will mark Wood's first outing into film.
On Thursday 12 June 2008, Wood was part of the celebrity guest panel on the series ''[[The Apprentice: You're Fired!]]'' on BBC Two.
=== Associated actors ===
Wood is notable for frequently including the same actors in her shows. These actors have appeared in most of her work in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s and include - most notably - [[Julie Walters]], [[Celia Imrie]] and [[Duncan Preston]], and to a lesser extent [[Lill Roughley]], [[Anne Reid]], [[Susie Blake]], and [[Andrew Livingston (actor)|Andrew Livingston]].<ref>{{cite web
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== Awards and recognition ==
Wood has received many awards in her long career. In 1997, she was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE).<ref>{{cite web
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Her work has also been laden with awards, both by the public and her professional contemporaries.
In 2003, she was listed in ''[[The Observer]]'' as one of the ''50 Funniest Acts in British Comedy''.<ref>{{cite web
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Her sketch show ''[[Victoria Wood As Seen On TV]]'' won [[BAFTA]] awards for its two series and Christmas Special.<ref>{{cite web
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Her popularity with the British public has been confirmed when she won ''Best Stand-Up'' and ''Best Sketch Show'' by [[Radio Times]] readers in 2001.<ref>{{cite web
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== Personal life ==
Wood married magician [[Geoffrey Durham]] in March 1980. They separated in October 2002. They have two children, Grace (born 1988) and Henry (born 1992).
Wood is a vegetarian, and once said "I'm all for killing animals and turning them into handbags. I just don't want to have to eat them."<ref name="Brandwood">
{{cite book
| last = Brandwood
| first = Neil
| title= Victoria Wood – The Biography
| edition = 1st Edition
| year = 2002
| publisher = Boxtree
| location = London
| id = ISBN 1-85227-982-6
| pages = }}
</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|0940064}}
*[http://raretv.blogspot.com/2006/09/talent-granada-television-1979.html In-depth look at her first TV play 'Talent']
*{{Screenonline name|id=578938|name=Victoria Wood}}
*[http://carolinescomedybase.tripod.com/victoria.html Profile at Caroline's Comedy Base]
*[http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/W/htmlW/woodvictori/woodvictori.htm Profile at TV Museum]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/w/wood_victoria.shtml Victoria Wood at BBC Comedy Guide]
*[http://www.cello.prestel.co.uk/Chronology.htm A Chronology]
*[http://www.cello.prestel.co.uk/songs.htm Songs and Sketches]
*[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz/s/216/216494_victoria_wood_to_return_to_drama.html Return to drama (Manchester Evening News)]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/04/17/victoria_wood_video_feature.shtml BBC Writers Room - Video and text interview with Victoria Wood about writing comedy]
*[http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2559992.ece The Independent - The 5-Minute Interview: Victoria Wood, comedian and writer]
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