Catherine Tate
Born: 1969-12-05 in Bloomsbury, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Going Dutch as Katja Vanderhoff
2024
- Doctor Who at the Proms as Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)
- Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Rally Road Racers as Juni Hakansdotter (voice)
- Queen of Oz as Georgiana
- Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials as Donna Noble (archive footage)
- imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me as Self
2022
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
- The Nan Movie as Nan / Joanie
- Hard Cell as Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie
2021
- Monster Family 2 as Baba Yaga (voice)
2020
- The Big Night In as Lauren Cooper
2018
- Leading Lady Parts as Boss
- Saving the British Bulldog as Self - Presenter
2017
- DuckTales as Magica De Spell (voice)
- Monster Family as Baba Yaga (voice)
- Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief as Self
- Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Lauren Cooper
- Perfect Roast Potatoes as Tamara
2016
- Michael McIntyre's Big Show as Self - Performer
- Billionaire Boy as Sapphire Diamond
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Self - Host
- Do Not Disturb as Anna
- Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong as Self
2015
- Unity as Narrator (voice)
- SuperBob as Theresa
- Catherine Tate's Nan as Nan
- The Vote as Kirsty Henderson
- Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking as Self
- Little Britain Sketch as Sister
- Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum as Self
- Not Sophie's Choice as Mummy
2014
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- Duck Quacks Don't Echo
- Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! as Sophie
- 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
- Catherine Tate's Nan as Nan
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Donna Noble (archive footage)
2013
- The Last Leg as Self
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self
- Big School as Miss Sarah Postern
- Khumba as Nora (voice)
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as Donna Noble (archive footage)
- Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City as Nan
- Frost on Sketch Shows as Self
2012
- Playhouse Presents as Eva Braun / Édith Piaf
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- The Women of Doctor Who as Donna Noble (archive footage)
2011
- Monte Carlo as Alicia Winthrop Scott
- Much Ado About Nothing as Beatrice
- Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self - Presenter
- The Itch of the Golden Nit as Stella (voice)
- The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Julie Gardner / Self
2010
- Gulliver's Travels as Queen Isabel
- Little Crackers as Josephine
- Channel 4's Comedy Gala as Nan
- Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 as Donna Noble (archive footage)
- The One Ronnie as Sue
- Doctor Who: The End of Time as Donna Noble
- The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
2009
- Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
- The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self
- Genius with Dave Gorman
- The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol as Joannie Taylor
- Now That’s What I Call Comedy as Lauren
2008
- Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 as Self - Guest Presenter
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution as Dorothy Ratcliffe
- The Bad Mother's Handbook as Karen Cooper
- David Tennant's Video Diary as Self
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride as Donna Noble
- Love and Other Disasters as Tallulah Wentworth
- Starter for 10 as Julie Jackson
- The Charlotte Church Show as Self
- Scenes of a Sexual Nature as Sara
- Sixty Six as Aunt Lila
- More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Self
2005
- Doctor Who as Donna Noble
- The Office as Nellie Bertram
- Doctor Who Confidential as Self
- Bleak House as Mrs. Chadband
- Twisted Tales as Wendy Midwich
- Top of the Pops Reloaded as Self
- The Friday Night Project as Self - Host
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Mitzi Kosinski
- The Catherine Tate Show as Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper
2003
2002
- Wild West as Angela Phillips
- Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2001
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
- Attention Scum
1996
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
1989
- Surgical Spirit as Girlfriend
1988
- This Morning as Self - Guest
1984
1981
- Olivier Awards as Self - Host
1956
- Eurovision Song Contest as Self - UK’s Spokesperson