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

Doctor Who

The Office

The Graham Norton Show

Agatha Christie's Marple

The One Show

DuckTales

Eurovision Song Contest

The Bill

All Movies (56)

• Doctor Who at the Proms2024 · as Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)
• Joan Rivers at the BBC2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me2023 · as Self
• Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials2023 · as Donna Noble (archive footage)
• Rally Road Racers2023 · as Juni Hakansdotter (voice)
• The Nan Movie2022 · as Nan / Joanie
• Monster Family 22021 · as Baba Yaga (voice)
• The Big Night In2020 · as Lauren Cooper
• Saving the British Bulldog2018 · as Self - Presenter
• Leading Lady Parts2018 · as Boss
• Monster Family2017 · as Baba Yaga (voice)
• Perfect Roast Potatoes2017 · as Tamara
• Comic Relief: Red Nose Day2017 · as Lauren Cooper
• Shakespeare Live! From the RSC2016 · as Self - Host
• Do Not Disturb2016 · as Anna
• Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong2016 · as Self
• Billionaire Boy2016 · as Sapphire Diamond
• SuperBob2015 · as Theresa
• Unity2015 · as Narrator (voice)
• Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking2015 · as Self
• Not Sophie's Choice2015 · as Mummy
• The Vote2015 · as Kirsty Henderson
• Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum2015 · as Self
• Little Britain Sketch2015 · as Sister
• Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!2014 · as Sophie
• Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion2014 · as Donna Noble (archive footage)
• 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy2014 · as Self
• Catherine Tate's Nan2014 · as Nan
• Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty2013 · as Donna Noble (archive footage)
• Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City2013 · as Nan
• Khumba2013 · as Nora (voice)
• Frost on Sketch Shows2013 · as Self
• The Women of Doctor Who2012 · as Donna Noble (archive footage)
• The Secret Policeman's Ball2012 · as Self
• Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties2011 · as Self - Presenter
• The Ballad of Russell & Julie2011 · as Julie Gardner / Self
• Monte Carlo2011 · as Alicia Winthrop Scott
• The Itch of the Golden Nit2011 · as Stella (voice)
• Much Ado About Nothing2011 · as Beatrice
• The One Ronnie2010 · as Sue
• Gulliver's Travels2010 · as Queen Isabel
• The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa2010 · as Self
• Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 22010 · as Donna Noble (archive footage)
• Doctor Who: The End of Time2010 · as Donna Noble
• The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol2009 · as Joannie Taylor
• Now That’s What I Call Comedy2009 · as Lauren
• Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 20082008 · as Self - Guest Presenter
• David Tennant's Video Diary2007 · as Self
• Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution2007 · as Dorothy Ratcliffe
• The Bad Mother's Handbook2007 · as Karen Cooper
• Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride2006 · as Donna Noble
• Sixty Six2006 · as Aunt Lila
• Scenes of a Sexual Nature2006 · as Sara
• Starter for 102006 · as Julie Jackson
• Love and Other Disasters2006 · as Tallulah Wentworth
• Milner1994 · as Jesson's P.A.

All TV Shows (48)

• Going Dutch2025 · as Katja Vanderhoff
• Queen of Oz2023 · as Georgiana
• Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg2022
• Hard Cell2022 · as Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie
• DuckTales2017 · as Magica De Spell (voice)
• Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief2017 · as Self
• Michael McIntyre's Big Show2016 · as Self - Performer
• Catherine Tate's Nan2015 · as Nan
• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled2014 · as Self
• Duck Quacks Don't Echo2014
• Big School2013 · as Miss Sarah Postern
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown2013 · as Self
• The Last Leg2013 · as Self
• Playhouse Presents2012 · as Eva Braun / Édith Piaf
• Little Crackers2010 · as Josephine
• Channel 4's Comedy Gala2010 · as Nan
• Doctor Who Greatest Moments2009 · as Self
• Genius with Dave Gorman2009
• The Justin Lee Collins Show2009 · as Self
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy2006 · as Self
• The Charlotte Church Show2006 · as Self
• The One Show2006 · as Self - Guest
• Bleak House2005 · as Mrs. Chadband
• Top of the Pops Reloaded2005 · as Self
• Doctor Who2005 · as Donna Noble
• Doctor Who Confidential2005 · as Self
• The Office2005 · as Nellie Bertram
• The Friday Night Project2005 · as Self - Host
• The Friday Night Project2005 · as Self
• Twisted Tales2005 · as Wendy Midwich
• Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · as Mitzi Kosinski
• The Catherine Tate Show2004 · as Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper
• Spine Chillers2003
• Wild West2002 · as Angela Phillips
• Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy2002
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001 · as Self - Guest
• Attention Scum2001
• Big Train1998
• Barking1998 · as Various
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996 · as Self - Panellist
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996 · as Self - Host
• Room 1011994 · as Self
• Surgical Spirit1989 · as Girlfriend
• This Morning1988 · as Self - Guest
• The Bill1984
• Olivier Awards1981 · as Self - Host
• Eurovision Song Contest1956 · as Self - UK’s Spokesperson