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Catherine Tate

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Dec 5, 1969 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Biography

Catherine Jane Ford (born 5 December 1969), known professionally as Catherine Tate, is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show (2004–2007), as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs. Tate played Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special of Doctor Who, and later reprised her role for the fourth series in 2008, and 60th anniversary episodes in 2023.

Known For

Acting
2025Going DutchKatja Vanderhoff
2024Doctor Who at the PromsSelf - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)
2024Joan Rivers at the BBCSelf (archive footage)
2023Rally Road RacersJuni Hakansdotter (voice)
2023imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and MeSelf
2023Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary SpecialsDonna Noble (archive footage)
2023Queen of OzGeorgiana
2022The Nan MovieNan / Joanie
2022Hard CellLaura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie
2022Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2021Monster Family 2Baba Yaga (voice)
2020The Big Night InLauren Cooper
2018Saving the British BulldogSelf - Presenter
2018Leading Lady PartsBoss
2017Comic Relief: Red Nose DayLauren Cooper
2017Perfect Roast PotatoesTamara
2017Monster FamilyBaba Yaga (voice)
2017DuckTalesMagica De Spell (voice)
2017Let's Sing and Dance for Comic ReliefSelf
2016Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander ArmstrongSelf
2016Billionaire BoySapphire Diamond
2016Do Not DisturbAnna
2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSCSelf - Host
2016Michael McIntyre's Big ShowSelf - Performer
2015Not Sophie's ChoiceMummy
2015Little Britain SketchSister
2015Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen HawkingSelf
2015The VoteKirsty Henderson
2015UnityNarrator (voice)
2015SuperBobTheresa
2015Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the ColiseumSelf
2015Catherine Tate's NanNan
2014Doctor Who: The Ultimate CompanionDonna Noble (archive footage)
201450 Years of BBC Two ComedySelf
2014Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!Sophie
2014Catherine Tate's NanNan
2014Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledSelf
2014Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2013Doctor Who Live: The AfterpartyDonna Noble (archive footage)
2013Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby CityNan
2013Frost on Sketch ShowsSelf
2013KhumbaNora (voice)
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownSelf
2013Big SchoolMiss Sarah Postern
2013The Last LegSelf
2012The Women of Doctor WhoDonna Noble (archive footage)
2012The Secret Policeman's BallSelf
2012Playhouse PresentsEva Braun / Édith Piaf
2011The Ballad of Russell & JulieJulie Gardner / Self
2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the NoughtiesSelf - Presenter
2011Much Ado About NothingBeatrice
2011The Itch of the Golden NitStella (voice)
2011Monte CarloAlicia Winthrop Scott
2010Gulliver's TravelsQueen Isabel
2010The One RonnieSue
2010The Royle Family: Behind the SofaSelf
2010Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2Donna Noble (archive footage)
2010Doctor Who: The End of TimeDonna Noble
2010Channel 4's Comedy GalaNan
2010Little CrackersJosephine
2009The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas CarolJoannie Taylor
2009Now That’s What I Call ComedyLauren
2009The Justin Lee Collins ShowSelf
2009Genius with Dave Gorman
2009Doctor Who Greatest MomentsSelf
2008Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008Self - Guest Presenter
2007Mrs. Ratcliffe's RevolutionDorothy Ratcliffe
2007David Tennant's Video DiarySelf
2007The Bad Mother's HandbookKaren Cooper
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2006Sixty SixAunt Lila
2006Love and Other DisastersTallulah Wentworth
2006Starter for 10Julie Jackson
2006Scenes of a Sexual NatureSara
2006Doctor Who: The Runaway BrideDonna Noble
2006The One ShowSelf - Guest
2006The Charlotte Church ShowSelf
2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: ComedySelf
2005The OfficeNellie Bertram
2005The Friday Night ProjectSelf - Host
2005Bleak HouseMrs. Chadband
2005Top of the Pops ReloadedSelf
2005Doctor WhoDonna Noble
2005Doctor Who ConfidentialSelf
2005The Friday Night ProjectSelf
2005Twisted TalesWendy Midwich
2004The Catherine Tate ShowJoannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleMitzi Kosinski
2003Spine Chillers
2002Wild WestAngela Phillips
2002Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf - Guest
2001Attention Scum
1998Big Train
1998BarkingVarious
1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Panellist
1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Host
1994MilnerJesson's P.A.
1994Room 101Self
1989Surgical SpiritGirlfriend
1988This MorningSelf - Guest
1984The Bill
1956Eurovision Song ContestSelf - UK’s Spokesperson
Production
2023Queen of OzExecutive Producer
2022The Nan MovieExecutive Producer
2022Hard CellExecutive Producer
Directing
2022Hard CellDirector
2010Little CrackersDirector
Writing
2023Queen of OzWriter
2022The Nan MovieWriter
2022Hard CellWriter
2015Catherine Tate's NanWriter
2014Catherine Tate's NanWriter
2013Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby CityWriter
2010Little CrackersWriter
2009The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas CarolWriter