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Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute: Directed by John L. Spencer. With Victoria Wood, Joan Armatrading, Susie Blake, Jim Broadbent. A tribute to the multi-talented English comedienne, writer, pianist and actress.
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- How Did Victoria Wood Die?
- Victoria Woods: Tributes and Legacy
- Victoria Wood's Career
When the news of Victoria Wood's death broke in April 2016, many fans and fellow acting colleagues were left in shock. The actress, who was aged 62 and mother to two children, Henry and Grace, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer in late 2015 but had chosen to keep her illness away from the public eye, making the astonishment of her passing more...
Soon after the news broke, close friend and comedy partner Dame Julie Walters explained she was "too heart sore" to comment."The loss of her is incalculable," she said. Many other actors and TV stars reacted to the sad news of her passing, all hailing her a huge talent and loss to the world of British comedy. Michael Ball said at the time: "She gav...
Victoria began her career on TV after adapting her comedy playTalent for screen, which was met with huge praise and then creating Wood and Walters with Julie Walters, who became her comedy partner-in-crime. Victoria then gained huge recognition for As Seen On TV, An Audience With Victoria Wood (for which she was awarded a BAFTA) and Dinnerladiessta...
Feb 5, 2005 · Julie Walters, Lenny Henry, Richard E Grant and Jim Broadbent pay tribute to Victoria Wood, with contributions from Peter Kay and French and Saunders.
- John L Spencer
- Sam Donnelly
She was nominated for 13 BAFTAS, winning four, and also received a Special Award at a 2005 BAFTA Tribute event. Read Victoria Wood's Guardian obituary here
Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute. TV factual; BBC Two; 2012; 1 episode; BAFTA and the BBC join forces to celebrate one of Britain's best loved entertainers with a special gala event. Features Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Lenny Henry, Richard E. Grant, Jim Broadbent and more.
She established herself as a comedy star in the 1980s, winning a BAFTA TV Award in 1986 for the sketch series Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985–87), and became one of Britain's most popular stand-up comics, winning a second BAFTA for An Audience with Victoria Wood (1988).
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Apr 20, 2016 · A special Bafta tribute followed in 2005, and in that same year, her musical Acorn Antiques opened at London’s Theatre Royal for a 16-week run, featuring all of the original cast.
