Jan Ravens
Born	May 14, 1958 (1958-05-14) (age 49) Bebington, Wirral, England, United Kingdom

Jan Ravens (born May 14, 1958) is an English actress and impressionist, famous for her voices on Spitting Image and Dead Ringers. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... , Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... See also Impressionist (entertainment): A girl with a watering can by Renoir, 1876 Impressionism was a 19th century art movement, which began as a private association of Paris-based artists who exhibited publicly in 1874. ... Spitting Image was a British satirical puppet show that ran on the ITV television network from 1984 to 1996. ... Dead Ringers is a UK radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Two. ...

She was educated at Homerton College, Cambridge and was the first female President of Cambridge University Footlights Club in 1979-1980. She has also appeared on Just A Minute on Radio 4, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Alexei Sayle's Stuff and Dictionary Corner on Channel 4's Countdown (one of the shows that Dead Ringers parodies). College name Homerton College Motto Respice Finem (Latin: Look to the end) Named after Homerton town Established 1976 Previously named Homerton Academy (1768-1852) Training Institution of the Congregational Board of Education (1852-1894) Location Hills Road Admittance Men and women Principal Dr Kate Pretty Undergraduates 539 Graduates 681 Sister... The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and has a reputation as one of the most prestigious universities in the world. ... The ADC Theatre is the home of the Footlights. ... Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy panel game which has been running continuously since its first broadcast on December 22, 1967. ... Whose Line Is It Anyway? (sometimes shortened to Whose Line? or abbreviated as WLIIA?) is a short-form improvisational comedy TV show. ... The eponymously titled Alexei Sayles Stuff was a comedy sketch show which ran on BBC2 for a total of 18 episodes over 3 series from 1988 to 1991. ... This article is about the British television station. ... Countdown is a British game show presented by Des OConnor and Carol Vorderman. ...

People who regularly come under her imitative powers are Newsnight host Kirsty Wark, Charlotte Green of BBC Radio 4, Ellen MacArthur, Nigella Lawson, Ann Widdecombe, Hyacinth Bucket, Queen Elizabeth, stern-faced Gillian McKeith, Sophie Raworth and Fiona Bruce of BBC News, Anne Robinson of The Weakest Link, Lesley Garrett, and the Geordie-accented wife of David Archer, Ruth, from Radio 4 soap, The Archers. Newsnight is a British daily news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast between 22:40 and 23:20 on weekdays on BBC Two. ... Kirsty Anne Wark (born 3 February 1955, in Dumfries) is a Scottish journalist and television presenter best known for fronting the BBC Twos news and current affairs programme Newsnight and its weekly arts annexe Newsnight Review. ... For other uses, see Charlotte Green (disambiguation). ... old Radio 4 logo BBC Radio 4 is a UK domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ... Ellen MacArthur Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur, DBE (born July 8, 1976) is an English sailor from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. ... Nigella Lucy Lawson (born January 6, 1960) is an English journalist, cookery writer and television presenter. ... Ann Noreen Widdecombe (born 4 October 1947) is a British Conservative Party politician. ... Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced, the character claims, as Bouquet) is the main character in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990 to 1995), played by Patricia Routledge. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... Gillian McKeith (born 1959) is a Scottish nutritionist, television presenter, and writer. ... Sophie Raworth (pronounced ) (born 15 May 1968) in Redhill, and also known as Sophie Winter is a newsreader on BBC Television in the UK. In April 2006, she became the main presenter of the BBC One OClock News, after the retirement of Anna Ford. ... Fiona Bruce (born 25 April 1964 in Singapore) is a British journalist and television presenter in the United Kingdom. ... This article refers to the news department of the British Broadcasting Corporation, for the BBC News Channel see BBC News (TV channel). ... This article is about the English television hostess. ... Countries with their own version The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000. ... Lesley Garrett, CBE (April 10, 1955 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire) is an internationally renowned English soprano singer. ... This article is about the people and dialect of Tyneside. ...

In autumn 2006, Jan Ravens appeared on the popular BBC entertainment programme Strictly Come Dancing partnered with Anton du Beke. In spring 2007, she appeared on the BBC programme The Truth About Food, exploring different foods and how they affect behaviour. She is an ambassador for the charity Action Aid. She is currently appearing in Ronni Ancona's new comedy sketch show, Ronni Ancona & Co. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. ... Anton du Beke is a professional ballroom dancer. ... ActionAid International is one of the United Kingdoms largest development agencies, working in over 40 countries. ... Ronni Ancona (born 1968) is a Scottish impressionist and actress of Italian/Jewish ancestry who won the Best TV Comedy Actress award at the British Comedy Awards for her work in Big Impression. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ronni Ancona & Co is a comedy sketch show currently airing on BBC ONE which began on May 25, 2007. ...

Jan won the edition of Celebrity Mastermind on 1 January 2008. She also appeared as Effy's art teacher in E4 drama Skins. Mastermind is a British quiz show, well-known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth Effy Stonem is a fictional character in the television series Skins. ... E4 is a British digital television channel launched as a pay-tv companion to Channel 4 on 18 January 2001. ... Skins is a British teen drama from Company Pictures which premiered on E4 on 25 January 2007. ...

See also

• Kate Robbins

Kate Robbins is a Liverpudlian actress and impressionist. ...

External links

• Jan Ravens at the Internet Movie Database
• Dead Ringers
• Audio clip describing her work on Dead Ringers
• Delia teaches us how to boil water
• Dame Ellen McArthur complains about Sail8
• Nigella explains how to brush your teeth correctly
• Strictly Come Dancing.
• Amanda Howard Associates

 *[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Noyce] Former Jethro Tull/Thin Lizzy bassist who is writing an album about Jan Ravens