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Victoria Wood

1953 - 2016

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Victoria Wood (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, musician, screenwriter, and director. Wood wrote and starred in dozens of sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over several decades, and her live comedy act was interspersed with her own compositions which she performed at the piano. Much of her humour was grounded in everyday life and included references to activities, attitudes and products that are considered to exemplify Britain. She was noted for her skills in observational comedy and in satirising aspects of social class. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Victoria Wood is the 11,376th most popular actor (down from 10,543rd in 2024), the 7,037th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,636th in 2019) and the 1,231st most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Victoria Wood ranks 11,376 out of 13,578. Before her are Malcolm Goodwin, Diana Amft, Benedikt Erlingsson, Stephanie Niznik, Ryan Merriman, and Tom Bateman. After her are Benjamin Lavernhe, Steve Agee, Mathew St. Patrick, Mary Scheer, Italia Ricci, and Erin Richards.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Victoria Wood ranks 695. Before her are Chris Smith, Dwight Stones, Kevin Beattie, Linda A. Morabito, Hina Jilani, and Kath Soucie. After her are Nanci Griffith, Sylvia Steiner, Ricardo Sanchez, Victor Davis Hanson, Geoff Hoon, and Darrell Issa. Among people deceased in 2016, Victoria Wood ranks 617. Before her are René Marsiglia, Pantelis Pantelidis, Bahman Golbarnezhad, Conrad Burns, Luis Salom, and John Disley. After her are Bruno Rangel, Carlos Loyzaga, Rémy Vogel, Mohammed Shahid, Robert Sassone, and Frank Kelly.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Victoria Wood ranks 7,039 out of 8,785. Before her are Andy Gill (1956), Ollie Watkins (1995), Christine Adams (1974), John Disley (1928), Nigel Martyn (1966), and Tom Bateman (1989). After her are Erin Richards (1986), Giovanni Reyna (2002), David Nicholls (1966), Lauren James (2001), Kyren Wilson (1991), and Neil Lennon (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Victoria Wood ranks 1,231. Before her are Philip Glenister (1963), Lucy Punch (1977), Ruta Gedmintas (1983), Tamer Hassan (1968), Christine Adams (1974), and Tom Bateman (1989). After her are Erin Richards (1986), Roger Livesey (1906), Adam Pearson (1985), Lily Cole (1987), Jane Horrocks (1964), and Ronan Vibert (1964).

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