Ronni Ancona Movies and Career Information

Ronni Ancona (born 4 July 1968, Troon, Ayrshire) is a Scottish actress, impressionist and author. Ancona won the Best TV Comedy Actress award at the 2003 British Comedy Awards for her work in Big Impression. She made a one-off appearance on Blue Peter in 1986 while she was still at school, but only became a household name as a result of appearing in the BBC's Big Impression alongside Alistair McGowan. Her comedy career started on the comedy circuit and she won the Time Out Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 1993. She worked extensively in radio and television before becoming a household name in the BAFTA award winning The Big Impression for which she won a British Comedy Award and Variety Club Award. As part of BBC's Big Read she promoted The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Before Big Impression, Ancona had featured in films and TV shows, such as Fist of Fun, for many years, as well as performing stand-up comedy. She also appeared in the first series of The Sketch Show. In 2005 she played Barbara, opposite Miranda Richardson and Bill Nighy, in Stephen Poliakoff's Gideon's Daughter on BBC One. She was Beline in Molière's The Hypochondriac at the Almeida Theatre. She has