
Catherine Tate
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1969-12-05 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Bloomsbury, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- 캐서린 테이트 · کاترین تیت
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
TV Shows (46)

The Office
2005
as Nellie Bertram

Doctor Who
2005
as Donna Noble

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mitzi Kosinski

Eurovision Song Contest
1956
as Self - UK’s Spokesperson

The Last Leg
2013
as Self

The Bill
1984

DuckTales
2017
as Magica De Spell (voice)

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Panellist / Self - Host

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self

Room 101
1994
as Self

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest

Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Self

Playhouse Presents
2012
as Eva Braun / Édith Piaf

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self

Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016
as Self - Performer

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014

Going Dutch
2025
as Katja Vanderhoff

Bleak House
2005
as Mrs. Chadband

Spine Chillers
2003

Twisted Tales
2005
as Wendy Midwich

Queen of Oz
2023
as Georgiana

Wild West
2002
as Angela Phillips

The Catherine Tate Show
2004
as Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper

Little Crackers
2010
as Josephine

Surgical Spirit
1989
as Girlfriend

Big School
2013
as Miss Sarah Postern

The Charlotte Church Show
2006
as Self

This Morning
1988
as Self - Guest

Big Train
1998

Catherine Tate's Nan
2015
as Nan
Top of the Pops Reloaded
2005
as Self

Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009
as Self

Channel 4's Comedy Gala
2010
as Nan

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
2017
as Self

Olivier Awards
1981
as Self - Host
The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009
as Self

Hard Cell
2022
as Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie

Barking
1998
as Various

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
2006
as Self

Genius with Dave Gorman
2009

Attention Scum
2001

The Friday Night Project
2005
as Self - Host
Movies (56)

Monte Carlo
2011
as Alicia Winthrop Scott

Gulliver's Travels
2010
as Queen Isabel

Khumba
2013
as Nora (voice)

Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)

Starter for 10
2006
as Julie Jackson

Monster Family 2
2021
as Baba Yaga (voice)

Love and Other Disasters
2006
as Tallulah Wentworth

Scenes of a Sexual Nature
2006
as Sara

Monster Family
2017
as Baba Yaga (voice)

SuperBob
2015
as Theresa

The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006
as Donna Noble

Sixty Six
2006
as Aunt Lila

Rally Road Racers
2023
as Juni Hakansdotter (voice)

Leading Lady Parts
2018
as Boss

Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)

The Nan Movie
2022
as Nan / Joanie

The Vote
2015
as Kirsty Henderson

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self - Host

Much Ado About Nothing
2011
as Beatrice

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
2014
as Sophie

The Big Night In
2020
as Lauren Cooper

Billionaire Boy
2016
as Sapphire Diamond

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
The Women of Doctor Who
2012
as Donna Noble (archive footage)

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
2007
as Dorothy Ratcliffe

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2008
as Self - Guest Presenter

The Bad Mother's Handbook
2007
as Karen Cooper

The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011
as Stella (voice)

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
2010
as Donna Noble (archive footage)

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Self

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009
as Joannie Taylor

Milner
1994
as Jesson's P.A.

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self - Presenter

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023
as Self

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023
as Donna Noble (archive footage)

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
as Lauren Cooper

Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
as Donna Noble (archive footage)

The One Ronnie
2010
as Sue

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
as Self

David Tennant's Video Diary
2007
as Self

Now That’s What I Call Comedy
2009
as Lauren

Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City
2013
as Nan

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
2015
as Self

Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong
2016
as Self

Not Sophie's Choice
2015
as Mummy

Little Britain Sketch
2015
as Sister

Saving the British Bulldog
2018
as Self - Presenter

Do Not Disturb
2016
as Anna

Perfect Roast Potatoes
2017
as Tamara

Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum
2015
as Self

Catherine Tate's Nan
2014
as Nan

The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011
as Julie Gardner / Self

Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
as Donna Noble

Frost on Sketch Shows
2013
as Self
About Catherine Tate
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. With 102 credits spanning from 1956 to 2025, Catherine Tate has appeared in 56 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Catherine Tate Movies
- Monte Carlo (2011) — as Alicia Winthrop Scott
- Gulliver's Travels (2010) — as Queen Isabel
- Khumba (2013) — as Nora (voice)
- Unity (2015) — as Narrator (voice)
- Starter for 10 (2006) — as Julie Jackson
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