Veronica "Ronni" Jane Ancona (born 4 July 1966)
[''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007''] is a British actress, comedian, impressionist and writer best known for ''
The Big Impression'', which she co-wrote and starred in
and was, for four years, one of
BBC One
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's top-rated comedy programmes,
winning numerous awards, including a
BAFTA in 2003.
Ancona also starred in the first series of the BAFTA-winning
ITV series ''
The Sketch Show''.
Ancona has appeared in the BAFTA-winning ''
Last Tango in Halifax
''Last Tango in Halifax'' is a British comedy-drama series that began broadcasting on BBC One on 20 November 2012 until its final episode which was broadcast on 15 March 2020. Screenwriter Sally Wainwright loosely adapted the story of her mo ...
''
since its creation in 2012.
She is a co-director, alongside
Sally Phillips
Sally Elizabeth Phillips (born 10 May 1970) is an English actress, television presenter, and comedian. She co-created and was one of the writers of the sketch comedy show '' Smack the Pony''. She is also known for her roles in '' Miranda'' as T ...
and Nick Hamson, of the production company Captain Dolly.
Early life
Ancona was born in
Louth, Lincolnshire
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Louth serves as an important town for a large rural area of eastern Lincolnshire. Visitor ...
,
but moved to
Scotland
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when she was a few days old
and was brought up in
Troon
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Troon has a port with freight services and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O opera ...
. She is of
Italian Jewish
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descent.
Her father was a
commander
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in the
Royal Navy
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and her mother was an artist who painted the sets at the
Gaiety Theatre in
Ayr and the
Theatre Royal in
Glasgow
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. Ancona is the youngest of three children, with two older brothers.
In the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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television programme ''
Comedy Map of Britain
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Narrated by veteran broadcaster Alan Whicker, comedians included i ...
'' she returned to her old school,
Marr College
Marr College (Scottish Gaelic: ''Colaiste Mhàrr'') is a co-educational secondary school in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is owned by the Marr Trust and is operated by South Ayrshire Council which was transferred to then Strathclyde Regio ...
in Troon, and talked about her earliest comedy performing experience as part of an improvisation group called Pots People.
She attended the
University of Kent
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, mottoeng = Literal translation: 'Whom to serve is to reign'(Book of Common Prayer translation: 'whose service is perfect freedom')Graham Martin, ''From Vision to Reality: the Making of the University of Kent at Canterbury'' ...
at
Canterbury
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The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...
to study film and then did a degree in theatre & TV design at
Saint Martin's School of Art
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. At the age of 19, while she was studying at St Martin's College, the BBC's ''
Blue Peter
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'' reported on a play about
Brecht
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at the
Riverside Studios
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Having closed for redevelopment in ...
in which she was involved as a designer and performer: her appearance was later covered on the BBC show ''Before They Were Famous''.
Ancona then attended the
Institute of Education
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,
University College London
, mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £143 million (2020)
, budget = ...
and qualified as a teacher in art, design & technology, and drama.
Whilst working as a teacher, Ancona started a comedy career on the live circuit. She won the ''
Time Out'' Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 1993.
Television career
For many years Ancona worked extensively in radio and on television shows such as ''
Fist of Fun
''Fist of Fun'' was a British comedy show, initially a BBC Radio 1 series in 1993 and then a BBC2 television series in 1995. It was written by and starred Lee and Herring (the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring).
Each episode of ''Fist o ...
'', as well as performing stand-up comedy. She co-wrote and performed in shows such as ''
Comedy Nation'', ''Pulp Video'', and ''
The Sketch Show'' alongside
Lee Mack
Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian, actor, podcaster and presenter. He is known for his quick wit, writing and starring in the sitcom '' Not Going Out'', being a team captain on th ...
.
In 2000 she teamed up with
Alistair McGowan
Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English impressionist, comic, actor, singer and writer best known to British audiences for '' The Big Impression'' (formerly ''Alistair McGowan's Big Impression''), which was, for four year ...
, with whom she had previously worked on ''
The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand De Bargos'' and ''
Standing Room Only'', to create ''
The Big Impression''.
The show was one of
BBC1
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's top-rating comedy programmes for four years,
and won both a
Variety Club Comedy Award and a
BAFTA.
In 2003 she won "Best Actress" at the
British Comedy Awards
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The British Comedy Awards (1 ...
.
In 2003 she starred in the
BBC One
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historical drama ''The Key''.
In 2005 she played Barbara in
Stephen Poliakoff
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Early ...
's ''
Gideon's Daughter'' on
BBC One
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.
She has appeared several times on the BBC celebrity panel show ''
QI''. In November 2006 she was a guest presenter on ''
Have I Got News For You''. She also appeared on the
Channel 4 comedy show ''
TV Heaven, Telly Hell'' discussing her preferences in television shows.
In 2007 her three-episode comedy sketch series ''
Ronni Ancona & Co'' was broadcast on BBC One.
She appeared as the mother of
Katie
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People Sports
* Katie Boulter (born 1996), British tennis player
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and
Emily Fitch
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in the third (2009) and fourth (2010) series of ''
Skins''.
In 2009 she had a leading role in the BBC comedy drama ''
Hope Springs''.
As part of
BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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's ''
The Big Read
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'' she promoted ''
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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''.
In April 2010, she appeared on ''
A Comedy Roast'', celebrating
Sharon Osbourne
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's life. She appeared on the 2010 ''
Strictly Come Dancing
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'' Christmas Special where she was paired with
Anton Du Beke
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.
Ancona also took part in
Comic Relief
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Definition
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’s Desert Trek 2011 alongside
Craig David
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,
Olly Murs
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,
Dermot O’Leary,
Scott Mills
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and
Lorraine Kelly
Lorraine Kelly, (born 30 November 1959) is a Scottish journalist and television presenter. She has presented various television shows for ITV, including '' Good Morning Britain'' (1988–1992), ''GMTV'' (1993–2010), ''This Morning'' (2003 ...
.
In 2012 she appeared in ''
Last Tango in Halifax
''Last Tango in Halifax'' is a British comedy-drama series that began broadcasting on BBC One on 20 November 2012 until its final episode which was broadcast on 15 March 2020. Screenwriter Sally Wainwright loosely adapted the story of her mo ...
''.
In January 2015 she was a guest on ''
Room 101
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The use of contradictory ...
''.
In 2016 she played the role of Mrs Fletcher, the manager of a local care home, in the seventh series of the Scottish comedy ''
Still Game
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''. Later that year she made a guest appearance in an episode of the BBC television series ''
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip'', partnering with antiques expert James Braxton.
In April 2017 Ancona appeared as a guest on
ITV's ''
The Nightly Show'', presented by
Jason Manford
Jason John Manford (born 26 May 1981) is an English comedian, presenter, actor and singer.
Manford was a team captain on the Channel 4 panel show ''8 Out of 10 Cats'' from 2007 until 2010 and has presented numerous television shows for the BBC a ...
, in which they each performed impersonations of famous people which the other had to identify.
On 27 December 2020, Ancona appeared as a contestant on the Christmas special of ''
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Celebrity Special''.
She won ''
Pointless Celebrities
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'' in January 2021 with
Jan Ravens
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Early life
Ravens grew up in Hoylake, then in Cheshire, on the west side of the Wirral with he ...
.
Film career
Ancona’s first feature role was in 1996 when she appeared in ''
The Debt Collector'' alongside
Billy Connolly
Sir William Connolly (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish actor, retired comedian, artist, writer, musician, and presenter. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname the Big Yin ("the Big One"). Known for his ...
.
In 2004, she played the role of Pat Connelly in ''
The Calcium Kid''.
In the same year she appeared in ''
Stella Street: The Movie'', playing numerous female celebrities including
Madonna and
Victoria Beckham
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.
In 2005, Ancona played the role of Anita in
Michael Winterbottom
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's ''
A Cock and Bull Story
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''.
She had a cameo role in the 2006 fantasy romantic comedy ''
Penelope
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''.
In 2013, Ancona was cast as Mrs Spencer in ''The Devil Went Down to Islington'', a horror film following two hapless Londoners who sell their souls to Satan.
She played Donna,
Rob Brydon
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's agent, in the 2014 film ''
The Trip to Italy''.
In 2018, she had a small role in the US comedy film ''
Show Dogs''. and starred in ''
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives''.
Theatre
Ancona's first
Edinburgh Festival
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appearance was in 1992, during which she performed in two shows: ''The Inexplicable World of Lionel Nimrod'' with
Stewart Lee
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Lee b ...
and
Richard Herring
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, and a stand-up show with
Alistair McGowan
Alistair Charles McGowan (born 24 November 1964) is an English impressionist, comic, actor, singer and writer best known to British audiences for '' The Big Impression'' (formerly ''Alistair McGowan's Big Impression''), which was, for four year ...
.
Her first theatre role was in ''Miss Conceptions'' in 1996, a comedy play she co-wrote with Alan Francis, directed by
Anthony Nielson.
In 2004 Ancona was cast in ''
Singin' in the Rain
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'', the first production with
Adam Cooper. Ancona played the role of Lina Lamont, the silent-movie starlet, in the
Sadler's Wells
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production.
She then played the gold-digging temptress Belline in
Richard Bean
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Early years
Born in East Kingston upon Hull, Hull, Bean was educated at Hull Grammar School, and then studied social psychology at Loughborough University, graduating with a 2: ...
's 2005 production of
Molière
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's ''
The Hypochondriac'', alongside
Carey Mulligan
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Mulli ...
and
Henry Goodman
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Early life
He attended the Central Foundation Boys' School and joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ...
.
The play received favourable reviews, with
Michael Billington for ''
The Guardian
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Newspapers can cover a wide ...
'' giving it four stars out of five and describing it as a "hilarious new version".
Ancona returned to the
Almeida to perform in ''Little Revolution'', set during and after the
2011 London riots
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, alongside
Lucian Msamati
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and
Imogen Stubbs
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Her first leading part was in '' Privileged'' (1982), followed by ''A Summer Story'' (1988).
Her first play, '' We Happy Few'', was produced in 2004. In 2008 she joined ' ...
.
In June 2015 Ancona was cast to play the role of Paula in the musical adaptation of ''
Bend It Like Beckham
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'' at the
West End
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* West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England
West End may also refer to:
Pl ...
's
Phoenix Theatre. However, she had to pull out of the play for personal reasons before the premier. Later that year she appeared alongside
Justin Fletcher in ''The Tale of
Mr Tumble
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'' during the
Manchester International Festival
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.
In 2019 she performed in the
Edinburgh Fringe
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show ''Just Checking In'', which she co-wrote with
Kim Fuller Kim Fuller (born 15 June 1951 in Hastings, England) is an English writer for film, radio and television. He is the brother of music manager and ''Idols'' series creator Simon Fuller.
Career
Kim Fuller has been writing for television for over 40 ye ...
and fellow cast member
Lewis MacLeod.
Written work
In 2009 ''A Matter of Life and Death: How to Wean a Man Off Football'', by Ancona and Alistair McGowan, was published by
Faber & Faber
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.
Awards
Ancona co-wrote ''
The Big Impression'',
which won numerous awards including a
BAFTA in 2003.
She was nominated for Best Comedy Newcomer in 2000
and Best Comedy actress in 2002,
as well as winning The Best TV comedy Actress in 2003.
Ancona and McGowan also received The Variety Club Comedy Award in 2002.
Nominee - Best Comedy Newcomer - Big Impression - 2000
Winner - Broadcast Award - 2001
Nominee – Best Comedy Actress - 2002 - Big Impression
Winner - Variety Club Comedy Award - 2002
Winner - New TV Talent of the Year -
Television and Radio Industries Club
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- 2002
Winner - Comedy Actress -
Maxim
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Women of the Year Awards – 2002
Winner - Best TV Comedy Actress - Big Impression - 2003
Winner - Funny Woman of the Year -
Glamour Women of the Year Awards - 2004
Winner - BAFTA – ''The Sketch Show''
Winner - BAFTA – ''The Big Impression''
Personal life
Ancona had a seven-year relationship with
Alistair McGowan
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which ended shortly before they started working together professionally. Ancona is married to Gerard Hall, a consultant
rheumatologist with whom she has two daughters. They live in
West London
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The term is used to differentiate the area from the other parts of London: North London ...
.
Ancona is an ambassador to the
Environmental Investigation Agency
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,
Marie Curie
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and
Sightsavers
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.
Appearances
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Producer
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Scottish impressionists (entertainers)
Scottish film actresses
Scottish radio actresses
Scottish stage actresses
Scottish television actresses
People from Louth, Lincolnshire
People from Troon
Scottish Jews
Scottish people of English descent
Scottish people of Italian descent
British people of Italian-Jewish descent
British Sephardi Jews
People educated at Marr College
20th-century Scottish actresses
21st-century Scottish actresses
20th-century Scottish comedians
21st-century Scottish comedians
Scottish people of Jewish descent
Alumni of Saint Martin's School of Art
Scottish women comedians