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. She recently produced and is due to star in her own comedy sketch show called Ronni Ancona & Co. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... An impressionist is a performer whose act consists of giving the impression of being someone else by imitating the other persons voice and mannerisms. ... Date: December 10, 2003 Location: London Studios, London Host: Jonathan Ross Broadcaster: ITV1 Television and film Winners first; nominees indented Best Comedy Entertainment Programme Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Ant and Decs Saturday Night Takeaway Comic Relief Does Fame Academy Best Comedy Film Calendar Girls Adaptation Johnny English Best... Big Impression is a British comedy sketch show. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ronni Ancona & Co is a comedy sketch show which is due to air on BBC ONE on May 25, 2007. ...

Biography

Personal life

Ancona was born in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland and is of Italian Sephardic Jewish origin.^[1] In 2004, she married Doctor Gerard Hall, and in April 2005 gave birth to a baby girl, Lily Francesca, weighing 7lbs 7oz. Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, Scotland (and also a village on the outskirts of Camborne in Cornwall). ... Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... In the strictest sense, a Sephardi (ספרדי, Standard Hebrew Səfardi, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardî; plural Sephardim: ספרדים, Standard Hebrew Səfardim, Tiberian Hebrew Səp̄ardîm) is a Jew original to the... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the programme "The Comedy Map of Britain", she returned to her old school in Troon and talked about her earliest comedy performing experience as part of an improvisation group called "Pots People" [1] Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, Scotland (and also a village on the outskirts of Camborne in Cornwall). ...

Career

She became a household name as a result of appearing in the BBC's Big Impression alongside Alistair McGowan. Her most famous impressions include Victoria Beckham, Jennie Bond, Audrey Hepburn, Carol Smillie, Barbara Windsor, Ruby Wax and Catherine Zeta-Jones. According to IMDB she is 5'9" tall [2]. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ... Big Impression is a British comedy sketch show. ... Alistair McGowan (born November 24, 1964) is a British impressionist and actor. ... Victoria Caroline Beckham (born as Adams, April 17th 1974-) is a British singer, originally in the girl band the Spice Girls, where she was known as Posh Spice. ... Jennie Bond (born 19th August 1950) is a British journalist. ... Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993) was an Academy Award-winning actress of film and theatre, Broadway stage performer, ballerina, fashion model, and humanitarian. ... Carol Smillie (born December 23, 1961 in Glasgow) is a Scottish television personality, best known for presenting the BBC series Changing Rooms and is the author of Carol Smillies Working Mums Handbook. ... Barbara Ann Deeks MBE (born 6 August 1937) is an English actress known as Barbara Windsor. ... Ruby Wax (born Ruby Wachs on April 19, 1953) is an American comedienne who made a career in the United Kingdom as part of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s. ... Catherine Zeta-Jones (born 25 September 1969) is an Academy Award-winning Welsh actress who began her career on stage at an early age. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) [1] is an online database of information about actors, movies, television shows, television stars and video games. ...

As part of BBC's Big Read [3] she promoted The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ... The Big Read was a 2003 survey carried out by the BBC, with the goal of finding the Nations Best-loved Book by way of a viewer vote via the Web, SMS and telephone. ... The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis. ...

Before Big Impression, Ancona had featured in films and TV shows for many years, as well as performing stand-up comedy. She also appeared in the first series of The Sketch Show. Big Impression is a British comedy sketch show. ... The Sketch Show is a British television sketch comedy program, featuring many leading British comedians. ...

In 2005 she played Barbara, opposite Miranda Richardson and Bill Nighy, in Stephen Poliakoff's Gideon's Daughter on BBC One. Miranda Richardson as Queenie in Blackadder II (1986) Miranda Richardson (born 3 March 1958, in Southport, Merseyside) is an English actress, noted for her distinctive ability to deeply delve into the minds of the characters she plays. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Stephen Poliakoff Stephen Poliakoff (born December 1, 1952) is an acclaimed British playwright, director and scriptwriter, widely judged amongst Britains foremost television dramatists. ... Gideons Daughter is the second of two linked BBC television dramas written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff. ...

She was Beline in Moliere's The Hypochondriac at the Almeida Theatre. Molière, engraved frontispiece to his Works Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Molière (January 15, 1622 - February 17, 1673), was a French theatre writer, director and actor, one of the masters of comic satire. ... Le Malade imaginaire (roughly The Hypochondriac or The Imaginary Invalid) is a play and the last work by Molière. ... Founded in 1980, the Almeida Theatre has become one of the key theatres in London. ...

In October 2006, she appeared on the BBC celebrity panel show QI (D series, episode 4, 'Dictionaries'), and received praise from Stephen Fry. She won the show (with 13 points), finishing in front of Alan Davies, Phill Jupitus and Rory Bremner (who all scored -7). In November 2006 she was a guest presenter of Have I Got News For You. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Alan Davies (born 6 March 1966) is an English comedian and actor best known for starring as Jonathan Creek on the popular TV mystery series of the same name. ... Phill Jupitus (born March 6, 1962 in Newport, Isle of Wight) is a British comedian. ... Rory Bremner FKC (born 6 April 1961, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a British impressionist and comedian, noted for his political satire. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Ronnie Ancona and Alistair McGowan had dated for 3 years after meeting on the sets of Spitting Image. They decided to be friends after realising they worked well together.

In December 2006 she revealed herself as a fan of Strictly Come Dancing and appeared on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, shown on BBC One based on ballroom dancing. ...

In 2007, following a successfully received pilot, the BBC commissioned a new comedy sketch series tentatively titled Ronni Ancona & Co consisting of her own material and co-starring Phil Cornwell, Jan Ravens and John Sessions. The show will see impressions of celebrities, amongst sketches of fictional characters. Ronni Ancona & Co is a comedy sketch show which is due to air on BBC ONE on May 25, 2007. ... Phil Cornwell (born 5 October 1957 in Southend-on-Sea) is a British comedian, actor, impressionist and writer. ... Jan Ravens (born May 14, 1958 in Bebington, Wirral) is an English actress and impressionist, famous for her voices on Spitting Image and Dead Ringers. ... John Sessions in the 1990 film Sweet Revenge. ...

Footnotes

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External links

• Ronni Ancona. Unofficial Fan Page.
• Ronni Ancona. Comedy guide. BBC.
• Ronni Ancona at the Internet Movie Database
• Ronni Ancona at TV.com