Catherine Tate

Catherine Tate

Acting • Born 1969-12-05

Acting1Bloomsbury, 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.

Filmography

103 credits
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

Movie • 2007

Dorothy Ratcliffe

Sixty Six

Sixty Six

Movie • 2006

Aunt Lila

Love and Other Disasters

Love and Other Disasters

Movie • 2006

Tallulah Wentworth

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

Movie • 2014

Donna Noble (archive footage)

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Movie • 2013

Donna Noble (archive footage)

The Women of Doctor Who

The Women of Doctor Who

Movie • 2012

Donna Noble (archive footage)

David Tennant's Video Diary

David Tennant's Video Diary

Movie • 2007

Self

Monster Family 2

Monster Family 2

Movie • 2021

Baba Yaga (voice)

Starter for 10

Starter for 10

Movie • 2006

Julie Jackson

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

Movie • 2010

Queen Isabel

Not Sophie's Choice

Not Sophie's Choice

Movie • 2015

Mummy

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Movie • 2006

Sara

The One Ronnie

The One Ronnie

Movie • 2010

Sue

The Bad Mother's Handbook

The Bad Mother's Handbook

Movie • 2007

Karen Cooper

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol

Movie • 2009

Joannie Taylor

Saving the British Bulldog

Saving the British Bulldog

Movie • 2018

Self - Presenter

Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City

Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City

Movie • 2013

Nan

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008

Movie • 2008

Self - Guest Presenter

Little Britain Sketch

Little Britain Sketch

Movie • 2015

Sister

The Big Night In

The Big Night In

Movie • 2020

Lauren Cooper

The Ballad of Russell & Julie

The Ballad of Russell & Julie

Movie • 2011

Julie Gardner / Self

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Movie • 2017

Lauren Cooper

Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong

Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong

Movie • 2016

Self

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Movie • 2015

Self

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Movie • 2011

Self - Presenter

Frost on Sketch Shows

Frost on Sketch Shows

Movie • 2013

Self

Khumba

Khumba

Movie • 2013

Nora (voice)

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Movie • 2011

Beatrice

The Itch of the Golden Nit

The Itch of the Golden Nit

Movie • 2011

Stella (voice)

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Movie • 2012

Self

Rally Road Racers

Rally Road Racers

Movie • 2023

Juni Hakansdotter (voice)

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride

Movie • 2006

Donna Noble

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Movie • 2014

Self

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!

Movie • 2014

Sophie

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

Movie • 2023

Self

The Vote

The Vote

Movie • 2015

Kirsty Henderson

Unity

Unity

Movie • 2015

Narrator (voice)

SuperBob

SuperBob

Movie • 2015

Theresa

Billionaire Boy

Billionaire Boy

Movie • 2016

Sapphire Diamond

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

Movie • 2016

Anna

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Movie • 2016

Self - Host

Now That’s What I Call Comedy

Now That’s What I Call Comedy

Movie • 2009

Lauren

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

Movie • 2023

Donna Noble (archive footage)

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

Movie • 2024

Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)

Milner

Milner

Movie • 1994

Jesson's P.A.

Perfect Roast Potatoes

Perfect Roast Potatoes

Movie • 2017

Tamara

Monster Family

Monster Family

Movie • 2017

Baba Yaga (voice)

Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum

Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum

Movie • 2015

Self

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

Movie • 2011

Alicia Winthrop Scott

Leading Lady Parts

Leading Lady Parts

Movie • 2018

Boss

Catherine Tate's Nan

Catherine Tate's Nan

Movie • 2014

Nan

The Nan Movie

The Nan Movie

Movie • 2022

Nan / Joanie

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

Movie • 2010

Self

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Movie • 2024

Self (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

Movie • 2010

Donna Noble (archive footage)

Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

Movie • 2014

Dulcia (voice UK Dub)

Doctor Who: The End of Time

Doctor Who: The End of Time

Movie • 2010

Donna Noble

This Morning

This Morning

TV • 1988

Self - Guest

Big Train

Big Train

TV • 1998

The One Show

The One Show

TV • 2006

Self - Guest

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

TV • 2001

Self - Guest

The Bill

The Bill

TV • 1984

The Office

The Office

TV • 2005

Nellie Bertram

The Friday Night Project

The Friday Night Project

TV • 2005

Self - Host

Bleak House

Bleak House

TV • 2005

Mrs. Chadband

Top of the Pops Reloaded

Top of the Pops Reloaded

TV • 2005

Self

The Catherine Tate Show

The Catherine Tate Show

TV • 2004

Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper

The Charlotte Church Show

The Charlotte Church Show

TV • 2006

Self

Wild West

Wild West

TV • 2002

Angela Phillips

Attention Scum

Attention Scum

TV • 2001

The Justin Lee Collins Show

The Justin Lee Collins Show

TV • 2009

Self

Genius with Dave Gorman

Genius with Dave Gorman

TV • 2009

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

TV • 2005

Donna Noble

Spine Chillers

Spine Chillers

TV • 2003

Catherine Tate's Nan

Catherine Tate's Nan

TV • 2015

Nan

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV • 1996

Self - Panellist

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

TV • 2007

Self

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

TV • 2014

Self

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

TV • 2009

Self

Hard Cell

Hard Cell

TV • 2022

Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

TV • 2010

Nan

Little Crackers

Little Crackers

TV • 2010

Josephine

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV • 2004

Mitzi Kosinski

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

TV • 2013

Self

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

TV • 2022

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

TV • 2014

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

TV • 2005

Self

Room 101

Room 101

TV • 1994

Self

DuckTales

DuckTales

TV • 2017

Magica De Spell (voice)

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

TV • 2016

Self - Performer

Queen of Oz

Queen of Oz

TV • 2023

Georgiana

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV • 1996

Self - Host

Big School

Big School

TV • 2013

Miss Sarah Postern

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief

TV • 2017

Self

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

TV • 2002

Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

TV • 1956

Self - UK’s Spokesperson

The Last Leg

The Last Leg

TV • 2013

Self

Going Dutch

Going Dutch

TV • 2025

Katja Vanderhoff

The Friday Night Project

The Friday Night Project

TV • 2005

Self

Surgical Spirit

Surgical Spirit

TV • 1989

Girlfriend

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

TV • 2006

Self

Barking

Barking

TV • 1998

Various

Twisted Tales

Twisted Tales

TV • 2005

Wendy Midwich

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