About Ronni Ancona
Veronica Jane Ancona is a British actress, comedian, impressionist and writer. She co-wrote and starred in The Big Impression which was, for four years, one of BBC One's top-rated comedy programmes, winning a BAFTA in 2003. Ancona also starred in the first series of the ITV series The Sketch Show. Ancona has appeared in the Last Tango in Halifax since its creation in 2012. She is a co-director, alongside Sally Phillips and Nick Hamson, of the production company Captain Dolly. She won the Time Out Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 1993. The show was one of BBC One'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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