Editing Ronni Ancona (section)

==Television career==
For many years, Ancona worked extensively in radio and on television shows such as ''[[Fist of Fun]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/fistoffun|publisher=BBC|title=Fist of Fun|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/ronni-ancona-kevin-whately-still-8552775|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|location=Glasgow|title=Ronni Ancona and Kevin Whately are Still Game for laughs|first=Mary|last=Palmer|date=3 August 2016|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> In 2000, she teamed up with [[Alistair McGowan]], with whom she had previously worked on ''[[The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand de Bargos|The Staggering Stories of Ferdinand De Bargos]]'' and ''[[Standing Room Only (1991 TV programme)|Standing Room Only]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/sunday-review/regulars/how-we-met-ronni-ancona-alistair-mcgowan-870519.html|work=The Independent|title=How We Met: Ronni Ancona & Alistair McGowan|first=Simon|last=Usborne|date=20 October 2011|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> to create ''[[The Big Impression]]''.<ref name=":2" /> The show was one of [[BBC One]]'s top-rating comedy programmes for four years,<ref name=":3" /> and won both a [[Variety, the Children's Charity#Variety Club of Great Britain Awards|Variety Club Comedy Award]] and a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":9">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/02_february/12/varietywinners.shtml|publisher=BBC Press Office|title=Stars honoured at Variety Club Annual Showbusiness Awards 2002|date=2 February 2002|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> In 2003, she won "Best Actress" at the [[British Comedy Awards]].<ref name=":10">{{cite web|url=https://www.britishcomedyawards.com/past-winners/2003.aspx|work=British Comedy Awards|title=PAST WINNERS 2003|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> From 1996 to 2000, she also voiced Pennyghent on the CITV children's comedy series "[[Roger and the Rottentrolls]]", who was the smartest of the titular Rottentrolls.

In 2003, she starred in the BBC One historical drama ''The Key''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2587903.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Switching on in 2003|first=William|last=Gallagher|date=3 January 2003|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

In 2005, she played Barbara in [[Stephen Poliakoff]]'s ''[[Gideon's Daughter]]'' on BBC One.<ref name=":14">{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/01_january/05/gideon_ancona.shtml|publisher=BBC Press Office|title=Gideon's Daughter|date=5 January 2006|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

She has appeared several times on the BBC celebrity panel show ''[[QI]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/qi/episodes/4/4|work=British Comedy Guide|title=QI Series D, Episode 4 – Dictionaries|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/qi/episodes/6/1|work=British Comedy Guide|title=Series F – Families|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/qi/episodes/7/7|work=British Comedy Guide|title=QI Series G, Episode 7 – Girls And Boys|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/qi/episodes/14/13|work=British Comedy Guide|title=QI Series N, Episode 13 – Naval Navigation|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> In November 2006, she was a guest presenter on ''[[Have I Got News For You]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/hignfy/episodes/32/6|work=British Comedy Guide|title=Have I Got News For You Series 32, Episode 6|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> She also appeared on the [[Channel 4|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2007/03_march/29/ancona.shtml|publisher=BBC Press Office|title=Ronni Ancona & Co – brand new sketch show coming to BBC One|date=29 May 2007|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

She appeared as the mother of [[Katie Fitch|Katie]] and [[Emily Fitch]] in the third (2009) and fourth (2010) series of ''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a202492/skins-insider-reveals-next-episode|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|title='Skins' insider reveals next episode|first=Dan|last=French|date=2 November 2010|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

In 2009, she had a leading role in the BBC comedy drama ''[[Hope Springs (TV series)|Hope Springs]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/07_july/16/hope_springs.shtml|publisher=BBC Press Office|title=Hope Springs: Ronni Ancona & Sian Reeves all set for Scots drama|date=16 July 2008|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

As part of the BBC's ''[[The Big Read]]'', she promoted ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''.<ref name="bigread">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/bookchampions.shtml|publisher=BBC|title=The Big Read|date=25 October 2003|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

In April 2010, she appeared on ''[[A Comedy Roast]]'', celebrating [[Sharon Osbourne]]'s life.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/comedy_roast/episodes/1/2|work=British Comedy Guide|title=A Comedy Roast Series 1, Episode 2 – Sharon Osbourne|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> She appeared on the 2010 ''[[Strictly Come Dancing]]'' Christmas Special where she was paired with [[Anton Du Beke]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/strictlycomedancing/2010/11/christmas-special-line-up-is-u.shtml|publisher=BBC Blogs|title=Strictly Christmas Special line-up unveiled!|date=17 November 2010|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

Ancona also took part in [[Comic Relief]]'s Desert Trek 2011 alongside [[Craig David]], [[Olly Murs]], [[Dermot O'Leary]], [[Scott Mills]] and [[Lorraine Kelly]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12379852|publisher=BBC News|title=Dermot O'Leary leads Comic Relief desert trek|date=7 February 2011|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

In 2012, she appeared in ''[[Last Tango in Halifax]]''.<ref name=":13" />

In January 2015, she was a guest on ''[[Room 101 (British TV series)|Room 101]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/room_101_2012/episodes/4/1|publisher=BBC Comedy Guide|title=Room 101 Series 4, Episode 1 – Len Goodman, Ronni Ancona, Tim Vine|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

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]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/still_game/episodes/7|work=British Comedy Guide|title=Still Game Series 7 episode guide|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b083j4tb|publisher=[[BBC iPlayer]]|title=Celebrity Antiques Road Trip – series 6, episode 10|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

In April 2017, Ancona appeared as a guest on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[The Nightly Show (UK TV series)|The Nightly Show]]'', presented by [[Jason Manford]], in which they each performed impersonations of famous people which the other had to identify.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_nightly_show/episodes/1/40|work=British Comedy Guide|title=The Nightly Show Series 1, Episode 34|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>

On 27 December 2020, Ancona appeared as a contestant on the Christmas special of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Celebrity Special]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep2week53/who-wants-be-millionaire-celebrity-special|publisher=ITV Press Centre|title=Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Celebrity Special Episode 2|access-date=16 December 2020}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref>

She won ''[[Pointless|Pointless Celebrities]]'' in January 2021 with [[Jan Ravens]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000rhfx|publisher=BBC iPlayer|title=Pointless Celebrities – Series 13, Impressionists|date=16 January 2021|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>