Ronni Ancona

Ronni Ancona is a British performer whose work spans acting, comedy, impressionism and writing. Born in Louth, Lincolnshire, and raised in Troon, she began doing stand-up on the live circuit while employed as a teacher, and in 1993 took a new act prize from Time Out at the Hackney Empire. She first appeared at the Edinburgh Festival in 1992, and later teamed with Alistair McGowan on The Big Impression, a BBC One comedy that ran from 1999 to 2003, collected a BAFTA, and brought her a best actress honor at the 2003 British Comedy Awards. Her television work includes The Sketch Show and Last Tango in Halifax, and among her films are The Calcium Kid (2004), Penelope (2006) and Surviving Christmas with the Relatives (2018). On stage she played Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain at Sadler's Wells.