Catherine Tate
Acting1969Bloomsbury, 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 History
2025
Going Dutch
TVas Katja Vanderhoff• 7 eps
2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
Eurovision Song Contest
TVas Self - UK’s Spokesperson• 1 eps
2022
2021
Monster Family 2
as Baba Yaga (voice)
2018
Hear Her: Leading Lady Parts
as Boss
2017
Monster Family
as Baba Yaga (voice)
Perfect Roast Potatoes
as Tamara
Room 101
TVas Self• 1 eps
DuckTales
TVas Magica De Spell (voice)• 9 eps
2016
Billionaire Boy
as Sapphire Diamond
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Host
Do Not Disturb
as Anna
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
TVas Self - Performer• 1 eps
The Last Leg
TVas Self• 2 eps
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
TVas Self• 1 eps
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TVas Self• 1 eps
2014
Catherine Tate's Nan
as Nan
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
as Dulcia (voice UK Dub)
Catherine Tate's Nan
Writer
2013
Frost on Sketch Shows
as Self
Khumba
as Nora (voice)
2012
The Women of Doctor Who
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as Self - Presenter
Much Ado About Nothing
as Beatrice
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Stella (voice)
Monte Carlo
as Alicia Winthrop Scott
The Office
TVas Nellie Bertram• 34 eps
2010
The One Ronnie
as Sue
Gulliver's Travels
as Queen Isabel
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TVas Self - Host• 1 eps
2009
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
as Joannie Taylor
The One Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
The Friday Night Project
TVas Self• 1 eps
2008
Doctor Who
TVas Donna Noble• 13 eps
Doctor Who Confidential
TVas Self• 13 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self• 7 eps
The Charlotte Church Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
2007
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
as Dorothy Ratcliffe
The Bad Mother's Handbook
as Karen Cooper
2006
Love and Other Disasters
as Tallulah Wentworth
Sixty Six
as Aunt Lila
Starter for Ten
as Julie Jackson
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
as Sara
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
as Donna Noble
2005
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TVas Self - Guest• 3 eps
Bleak House
TVas Mrs. Chadband• 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
TVas Mitzi Kosinski• 1 eps
Twisted Tales
TVas Wendy Midwich• 1 eps
2004
The Catherine Tate Show
TVas Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper• 18 eps
The Catherine Tate Show
TVCreator
1998
1994
Milner
as Jesson's P.A.
1984