Catherine Tate
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
The Office
2005
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Doctor Who
2005
The One Show
2006
DuckTales
2017
The Bill
1984
Eurovision Song Contest
1956
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
The Last Leg
2013
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
Filmography
The Office
as Nellie Bertram · 2005
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Doctor Who
as Donna Noble · 2005
The One Show
as Self - Guest · 2006
DuckTales
as Magica De Spell (voice) · 2017
The Bill
· 1984
Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - Spokesperson · 1956
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Panellist · 1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Host · 1996
The Last Leg
as Self · 2013
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Mitzi Kosinski · 2004
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
· 2022
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self · 2013
Playhouse Presents
as Eva Braun / Édith Piaf · 2012
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self - Guest · 2001
Room 101
as Self · 1994
Doctor Who Confidential
as Self · 2005
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
as Self - Performer · 2016
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self · 2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
· 2014
Going Dutch
as Katja Vanderhoff · 2025
Surgical Spirit
as Girlfriend · 1989
Bleak House
as Mrs. Chadband · 2005
Gulliver's Travels
as Queen Isabel · 2010
The Catherine Tate Show
as Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper · 2004
Monte Carlo
as Alicia Winthrop Scott · 2011
Big School
as Miss Sarah Postern · 2013
Twisted Tales
as Wendy Midwich · 2005
Rally Road Racers
as Juni Hakansdotter (voice) · 2023
Monster Family
as Baba Yaga (voice) · 2017
Little Crackers
as Josephine · 2010
Monster Family 2
as Baba Yaga (voice) · 2021
Spine Chillers
· 2003
This Morning
as Self - Guest · 1988
Khumba
as Nora (voice) · 2013
The Charlotte Church Show
as Self · 2006
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
as Donna Noble · 2006
Big Train
· 1998
Top of the Pops Reloaded
as Self · 2005
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
as Self · 2009
Wild West
as Angela Phillips · 2002
The Justin Lee Collins Show
as Self · 2009
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
as Self · 2017
Starter for 10
as Julie Jackson · 2006
Channel 4's Comedy Gala
as Nan · 2010
Olivier Awards
as Self - Host · 1981
Queen of Oz
as Georgiana · 2023
Genius with Dave Gorman
· 2009
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
as Sara · 2006
Love and Other Disasters
as Tallulah Wentworth · 2006
Hard Cell
as Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie · 2022
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
as Self · 2006
Catherine Tate's Nan
as Nan · 2015
Barking
as Various · 1998
Leading Lady Parts
as Boss · 2018
Unity
as Narrator (voice) · 2015
Attention Scum
· 2001
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
· 2002
Doctor Who at the Proms
as Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage) · 2024
Sixty Six
as Aunt Lila · 2006
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Host · 2016
Milner
as Jesson's P.A. · 1994
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
as Sophie · 2014
The Big Night In
as Lauren Cooper · 2020
The Bad Mother's Handbook
as Karen Cooper · 2007
Billionaire Boy
as Sapphire Diamond · 2016
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
as Dorothy Ratcliffe · 2007
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self · 2012
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Stella (voice) · 2011
Doctor Who: The End of Time
as Donna Noble · 2010
David Tennant's Video Diary
as Self · 2007
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self · 2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as Donna Noble (archive footage) · 2014
Much Ado About Nothing
as Beatrice · 2011
The Nan Movie
as Nan / Joanie · 2022
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
as Lauren Cooper · 2017
Frost on Sketch Shows
as Self · 2013
SuperBob
as Theresa · 2015
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as Donna Noble (archive footage) · 2023
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
as Self - Guest Presenter · 2008
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
as Self - Presenter · 2011
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
as Self · 2023
Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong
as Self · 2016
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
as Lauren · 2009
The Women of Doctor Who
as Donna Noble (archive footage) · 2012
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
as Donna Noble (archive footage) · 2010
The Vote
as Kirsty Henderson · 2015
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
as Self · 2010
Not Sophie's Choice
as Mummy · 2015
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as Donna Noble (archive footage) · 2013
The One Ronnie
as Sue · 2010
Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City
as Nan · 2013
Catherine Tate's Nan
as Nan · 2014
Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
as Self · 2015
Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum
as Self · 2015
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
as Julie Gardner / Self · 2011
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
as Joannie Taylor · 2009
Perfect Roast Potatoes
as Tamara · 2017
Saving the British Bulldog
as Self - Presenter · 2018
Do Not Disturb
as Anna · 2016
The Friday Night Project
as Self - Host · 2005
The Friday Night Project
as Self · 2005
Little Britain Sketch
as Sister · 2015