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Victoria Wood (born May 19 1953) is a British
comedienne, actress, singer and writer. She
has written and starred in sketches, plays and
Situation comedy|sitcoms, and her live stand-up
comedy act is interspersed with songs of her own
composition, which she accompanies on piano. 

Wood was born in Ramsbottom, Bury (borough)|Bury,
Lancashire, and studied drama at the University of
Birmingham, beginning her show business career as
an undergraduate.  Her first big break was as a
novelty act on the BBC's consumer affairs
programme, That's Life in 1976.  Her first play,
Talent (1978) won her an award for Most Promising
New Writer, and she has since won many awards for
her light entertainment performances.

Wood is often regarded as among the top sitcom
writers in Britain due to her understanding of
British culture and high command of the English
language. Her sitcom Dinnerladies is  regarded
along with The Royle Family as a prime example of
dialogue-based TV comedy: shows in which the focus
is more on discussion between characters than
story or action. 

Wood married magician Geoffrey Durham in March
1980, but they separated in October 2002. They
have two children, Grace and Henry.

She has starred in several series of her own,
including:

*Wood and Walters (1981) (with Julie Walters)
*Victoria Wood As Seen On Television (1984)
:Highlights of the series include:
::the classic spoof soap opera "Acorn Antiques" --
Mrs Overall (Julie Walters), the bad camera
angles, Celia Imrie's superb sarcastic tone, the
wobbly sets and the unforgettable line "..and 87p
change. Enjoy your antiques!".
::The sarcastic BBC announcer (played by Susie
Blake): "We'd like to apologise to our viewers in
the North. It must be so awful for you up there."
*A television film, Pat and Margaret starring Wood
and Julie Walters as long-lost sisters with very
different lifestyles.
*Dinnerladies (sitcom) (1999)

She was awarded the Order of the British
Empire|OBE in 1997, and a Honorary Doctorate of
Letters from the University of Sunderland in 1994.

In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of
the Observer's 50 funniest|50 funniest acts in
British comedy. In a 2005 poll to find The
Comedian's Comedian, she was voted amongst the top
50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy
insiders.

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Victoria Wood (born May 19 1953) is a British
comedienne, actor|actress, singer and writer. She
has written and starred in sketches, plays and
Situation comedy|sitcoms, and her live stand-up
comedy act is interspersed with songs of her own
composition, which she accompanies on piano. 

Wood was born in Ramsbottom, Bury (borough)|Bury,
Lancashire, and studied drama at the University of
Birmingham, beginning her showbusiness career as
an undergraduate.  Her first big break was as a
novelty act on the BBC's consumer affairs
programme, That's Life in 1976.  Her first play,
Talent (1978) won her an award for Most Promising
New Writer, and she has since won many awards for
her light entertainment performances.

Wood is often regarded as among the top sitcom
writers in Britain due to her understanding of
British culture and high command of the English
language. Her sitcom dinnerladies is  regarded
along with The Royle Family as a prime example of
dialogue-based TV comedy: shows in which the focus
is more on discussion between characters than
story or action. 

Wood married magician Geoffrey Durham in March
1980, but they separated in October 2002. They
have two children, Grace and Henry.

She has starred in several series of her own,
including:

*Wood and Walters (1981) (with Julie Walters)
*Victoria Wood As Seen On Television (1984)
:Highlights of the series include:
::the classic spoof soap opera "Acorn Antiques" --
Mrs Overall (Julie Walters), the bad camera
angles, Celia Imrie's superb sarcastic tone, the
wobbly sets and the unforgettable line "..and 87p
change. Enjoy your antiques!".
::The sarcastic BBC announcer (played by Susie
Blake): "We'd like to apologise to our viewers in
the North. It must be so awful for you up there."
*A television film, Pat and Margaret starring Wood
and Julie Walters as long-lost sisters with very
different lifestyles.
*Dinnerladies (sitcom) (1999)

She was awarded the Order of the British
Empire|OBE in 1997, and a Honorary Doctorate of
Letters from the University of Sunderland in 1994.

In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of
the Observer's 50 funniest|50 funniest acts in
British comedy. In a 2005 poll to find The
Comedian's Comedian, she was voted amongst the top
50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy
insiders.