Personal Info
Birth date
1966-07-04 (58 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as
Veronica Jane Ancona
Ronni Ancona
Biography
Veronica Jane Ancona (born 4 July 1966) 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's top-rated comedy programmes, winning numerous awards, including a BAFTA in 2003.
Filmography
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
5.8
Overview:
Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band.Have I Got News for You
7.1
Overview:
Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.Midsomer Murders
7.5
Overview:
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.Strictly Come Dancing
5.9
Overview:
A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges scores and viewer votes. Are today's celebrities fleet of foot or do they have two left feet?Death in Paradise
7.439
Overview:
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.Would I Lie to You?
7.698
Overview:
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.Great British Menu
6.4
Overview:
Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.Agatha Christie's Marple
7.7
Overview:
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.Father Brown
7.5
Overview:
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.QI
7.934
Overview:
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.Skins
8.145
Overview:
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.Richard Osman's House of Games
6
Overview:
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.Room 101
6.3
Overview:
Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.The One Show
4.538
Overview:
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
5
Overview:
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auctionRob Brydon's Annually Retentive
7.1
Overview:
Comedy series in which Rob Brydon plays himself as the host of a low-rent panel showThe Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos
6
Overview:
What happens when you take archived BBC footage and put it in the hands of several comedians? They dub over the original sound in a humorous way and create The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos. Surreal comedy series using clips from various films and people with voice-overs added to make a story.Space Cadets
7.5
Overview:
Space Cadets is a comedy panel game broadcast on Channel 4 in 1997. It was presented by "High Commander" Greg Proops with Bill Bailey and Craig Charles as the "Space Captains". It ran for just one series with 10 episodes. Like the BBC's Have I Got News for You, the contestants were celebrities and the show was played mainly for laughs. Bestselling author Terry Pratchett once appeared as a guest. When the contestants were asked who was Britain's most shoplifted author, Pratchett immediately answered "I am!" which was the correct answer.The Sketch Show
7.7
Overview:
The Sketch Show is a British television sketch comedy programme, featuring many leading British comedians. It aired on ITV between 2001 and 2004. Despite the first series winning a BAFTA award, the second series was cancelled due to poor viewing figures. Lee Mack states in his autobrography "Mack The Life" that the final two episodes have never been broadcast. A short-lived spinoff of the same title was produced in the United States. Similarly to the UK version, the final two episodes were never broadcast.The Horne Section TV Show
7
Overview:
Alex Horne steps out of Greg Davies' shadow as he gets the chance to host his own late-night chat show with his loyal band. But will all go to plan in this mash-up of comedy, celebs, music and mayhem?Fist of Fun
7.7
Overview:
Fist of Fun was a British comedy television and radio programme, written by and starring Lee and Herring. A lot of the show's comic material was adapted from Lee and Herring's radio programme Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World. Each episode of Fist of Fun featured several disparate sketches and situations. Fist of Fun began as a BBC Radio 1 series in 1993, before becoming commissioned as a television series on BBC Two in early 1995. It was broadcast at 9pm on Tuesday nights, and was successful, but not a major ratings-winner. The second series was aired on Friday nights, and although its ratings were relatively good, the show suffered from a lack of preparation and poor promotion. The show was not given a third series, and Lee and Herring went on to write This Morning with Richard Not Judy, for BBC Two. Many other comedians who appeared in the series went on to fame themselves, including Kevin Eldon, Peter Baynham, Ronni Ancona, Alistair McGowan, Al Murray, John Thomson, Rebecca Front, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Ben Moor and Sally Phillips.Stella Street
6.5
Overview:
Stella Street is a British television comedy programme, originally screened in four series on BBC Two between 1997 and 2001. It takes the form of a mockumentary filmed on a camcorder, based on the fantastical premise that a group of British and American celebrities who have all decided to move into Stella Street in Surbiton. The show was conceived and written by John Sessions, Phil Cornwell and Peter Richardson. The main characters are played by Sessions, Cornwell and Ronni Ancona. The characters themselves are impressions of famous celebrities such as Marlon Brando, Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson and, idiosyncratically, UK football pundit Jimmy Hill.The Big Impression
4
Overview:
The Big Impression, known as Alistair McGowan's Big Impression for the first three series, is a British comedy sketch show. It features Alistair McGowan and Ronni Ancona impersonating personalities from entertainment and sport. Four series and a number of specials were made by Vera Productions and it was first broadcast on BBC One between 2000 and 2004. The series has won five awards, including the 2003 BAFTA comedy programme prize.Ronni Ancona & Co
NYR
Overview:
Ronni Ancona & Co is a comedy sketch show that aired on BBC One and began on 25 May 2007. The sketches all consisted of impressions of well-known celebrities amongst other comedy sketches of fictional characters created by Ronni Ancona. Phil Cornwell, Jan Ravens and John Sessions all starred in the series with Ancona. Bill Oddie also made a cameo appearance in the first episode. Fellow impressionist Alistair McGowan appeared in the first episode in a spoof of a perfume advertisement.Monkey Trousers
7
Overview:
Monkey Trousers was a short-lived comedy series on ITV in 2005, featuring Alistair McGowan, John Thomson, Ronni Ancona, Mackenzie Crook, Griff Rhys Jones, Neil Morrissey, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Marc Wootton and Steve Coogan. It was directed by David Kerr and produced by Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves' production company, Pett Productions. It succeeded The All Star Comedy Show, which was written by Reeves and Mortimer, and produced by Coogan. Sketches of the show included the moronic, yet fearless 'Croc Botherer', Roy the eerie, lonely toy-shopkeeper, Alistair the hopeless estate agent, who replies to every question with "I don't know", the swearing chef, and the 'Geordie Astronauts'. A DVD of the series was released on 4 July 2005.Acting
TBAThe Monk, the Mermaid & Molise as Unknown
TBAThink of England as Unknown
TBAPulp Video (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2023The Devil Went Down To Islington as Mrs. Spencer
2023Mike Yarwood: Thank You For The Laughs as Self
2022The Horne Section TV Show (1 Episode) as Tabatha Back
2018Surviving Christmas with the Relatives as Vicky
2018Show Dogs as Poopsie Chow's Owner
2017Richard Osman's House of Games (5 Episodes) as Self - Contestant
2015CBeebies Presents: The Tale of Mr Tumble as Miss Eerie
2014The Trip to Italy as Donna
2013Father Brown (1 Episode) as Madame Chania
2011Death in Paradise (1 Episode) as Lexi Reed
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (1 Episode) as Self - Participant
2011The Hunt for Tony Blair as Barbara Windsor
2011Pet Squad (52 Episodes) as (voice)
2010Huge as Herself
2010A Comedy Roast (1 Episode) as Unknown
2009Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News as Self
2009Steve Coogan: The Inside Story as Self
2009Hope Springs (8 Episodes) as Ann Marie Cairncross
2007Would I Lie to You? (1 Episode) as Self
2007Ronni Ancona & Co (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2007Skins (2 Episodes) as Jenna
2006The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall as Self
2006The One Show (2 Episodes) as Self
2006Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006Great British Menu (1 Episode) as Self - Guest Judge
2006Penelope as Wanda
2006Hotel Babylon (1 Episode) as Unknown
2005Return of the Goodies as Herself
2005Gideon's Daughter as Barbara
2005A Cock and Bull Story as Anita
2005Nigella (1 Episode) as Self
2005Monkey Trousers (7 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Agatha Christie's Marple (1 Episode) as Amanda Dalrymple
2004Strictly Come Dancing (1 Episode) as Self
2004The Calcium Kid as Pat Connelly
2004Stella Street as Unknown
2003The Key as Unknown
2003QI (7 Episodes) as Self
2003Appointment with Dr. Terrible as Interviewee – Actor
2001Combat Sheep as Peaches (voice)
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (1 Episode) as Self
2001The Sketch Show (16 Episodes) as Unknown
2000The Big Impression (19 Episodes) as Unknown
1999The Debt Collector as Valerie's sister
1998Parkinson (1 Episode) as Self
1997Stella Street (39 Episodes) as Unknown
1997Space Cadets (1 Episode) as Self
1997Midsomer Murders (1 Episode) as Kitty Pottinger
1995Fist of Fun (1 Episode) as Unknown
1994Room 101 (1 Episode) as Self
1990Have I Got News for You (1 Episode) as Self - Host
1989The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos (26 Episodes) as Unknown