Jan Ravens
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| Born | May 14, 1958  Bebington, Wirral, England, United Kingdom |
Jan Ravens (born May 14, 1958) is an English actress and impressionist, famous for her voices on Spitting Image and Dead Ringers.
She was educated at Homerton College, Cambridge and was the first female President of Cambridge University Footlights Club in 1979-1980. She joined the cast of Jasper Carrott's comedy Carrott's Lib in 1983, and made her name very popular with the BBC. She has also appeared on Just A Minute on Radio 4, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Alexei Sayle's Stuff and Dictionary Corner on Channel 4's Countdown (one of the shows that Dead Ringers parodies).
People who regularly come under her imitative powers are Newsnight host Kirsty Wark, Charlotte Green of BBC Radio 4, Ellen MacArthur, Nigella Lawson, Ann Widdecombe, Hyacinth Bucket, Queen Elizabeth, stern-faced Gillian McKeith, Sophie Raworth and Fiona Bruce of BBC News, Anne Robinson of The Weakest Link, Lesley Garrett, and the Geordie-accented wife of David Archer, Ruth, from Radio 4 soap, The Archers.
In autumn 2006, Jan Ravens appeared on the popular BBC entertainment programme Strictly Come Dancing partnered with Anton du Beke. In spring 2007, she appeared on the BBC programme The Truth About Food, exploring different foods and how they affect behaviour. She is an ambassador for the charity Action Aid. She is currently appearing in Ronni Ancona's new comedy sketch show, Ronni Ancona & Co.
Jan won the edition of Celebrity Mastermind on 1 January 2008. She also appeared as Effy's art teacher in E4 drama Skins.
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- Jan Ravens at the Internet Movie Database
- Dead Ringers
- Audio clip describing her work on Dead Ringers
- Delia teaches us how to boil water
- Dame Ellen McArthur complains about Sail8
- Nigella explains how to brush your teeth correctly
- Strictly Come Dancing.
- Amanda Howard Associates
| Preceded by Robert Bathurst |
Footlights President 1979–1980 |
Succeeded by Hugh Laurie |
