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
- Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- Doctor Who at the Proms as Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)
2023
- Queen of Oz as Georgiana
- Rally Road Racers as Juni Hakansdotter (voice)
- 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
- Hard Cell as Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie
- The Nan Movie as Nan / Joanie
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)
- The Vote as Kirsty Henderson
- SuperBob as Theresa
- Catherine Tate's Nan as Nan
- Little Britain Sketch as Sister
- Not Sophie's Choice as Mummy
- Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking as Self
- Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum as Self
2014
- 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
- Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods as Dulcia (voice UK Dub)
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- Duck Quacks Don't Echo
- Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! as Sophie
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Donna Noble (archive footage)
- Catherine Tate's Nan as Nan
2013
- The Last Leg as Self
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self
- Khumba as Nora (voice)
- Big School as Miss Sarah Postern
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as Donna Noble (archive footage)
- Psychobitches as Various Roles
- Frost on Sketch Shows as Self
- Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City as Nan
2012
- The Women of Doctor Who as Donna Noble (archive footage)
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
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
- The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
- Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 as Donna Noble (archive footage)
- The One Ronnie as Sue
- Channel 4's Comedy Gala as Nan
2009
- Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 as Self - Guest Presenter
- Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
- The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol as Joannie Taylor
- The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self
- Genius with Dave Gorman
- Now That’s What I Call Comedy as Lauren
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- The Bad Mother's Handbook as Karen Cooper
- Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution as Dorothy Ratcliffe
- David Tennant's Video Diary as Self
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- Sixty Six as Aunt Lila
- Love and Other Disasters as Tallulah Wentworth
- Starter for 10 as Julie Jackson
- Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride as Donna Noble
- Scenes of a Sexual Nature as Sara
- The Charlotte Church Show as Self
- More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Self
2005
- The Office as Nellie Bertram
- Doctor Who as Donna Noble
- Doctor Who Confidential as Self
- Bleak House as Mrs. Chadband
- Top of the Pops Reloaded as Self
- Twisted Tales as Wendy Midwich
- 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
1956
- Eurovision Song Contest as Self - UK’s Spokesperson