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.
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Acting History
2025
Going Dutch as Katja Vanderhoff
2024Doctor Who at the Proms as Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)
2024Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2023Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials as Donna Noble (archive footage)
2023imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me as Self
2023Queen of Oz as Georgiana
2023Rally Road Racers as Juni Hakansdotter (voice)
2022Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022Hard Cell as Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie
2022The Nan Movie as Nan / Joanie
2021Monster Family 2 as Baba Yaga (voice)
2020The Big Night In as Lauren Cooper
2018Saving the British Bulldog as Self - Presenter
2018Leading Lady Parts as Boss
2017Monster Family as Baba Yaga (voice)
2017DuckTales as Magica De Spell (voice)
2017Perfect Roast Potatoes as Tamara
2017Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Lauren Cooper
2017Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief as Self
2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Self - Host
2016Michael McIntyre's Big Show as Self - Performer
2016Do Not Disturb as Anna
2016Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong as Self
2016Billionaire Boy as Sapphire Diamond
2015Catherine Tate's Nan as Nan
2015SuperBob as Theresa
2015Unity as Narrator (voice)
2015Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking as Self
2015Not Sophie's Choice as Mummy
2015The Vote as Kirsty Henderson
2015Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum as Self
2015Little Britain Sketch as Sister
2014Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods as Dulcia (voice UK Dub)
2014Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! as Sophie
2014Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Donna Noble (archive footage)
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
201450 Years of BBC Two Comedy as Self
2014Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014Catherine Tate's Nan as Nan
2013Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as Donna Noble (archive footage)
2013Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City as Nan
2013Big School as Miss Sarah Postern
2013Khumba as Nora (voice)
2013Psychobitches as Various Roles
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as Self
2013Frost on Sketch Shows as Self
2013The Last Leg as Self
2012The Women of Doctor Who as Donna Noble (archive footage)
2012The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties as Self - Presenter
2011The Ballad of Russell & Julie as Julie Gardner / Self
2011Monte Carlo as Alicia Winthrop Scott
2011The Itch of the Golden Nit as Stella (voice)
2011Much Ado About Nothing as Beatrice
2010The One Ronnie as Sue
2010Gulliver's Travels as Queen Isabel
2010Little Crackers as Josephine
2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa as Self
2010Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 as Donna Noble (archive footage)
2010Channel 4's Comedy Gala as Nan
2009The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol as Joannie Taylor
2009Doctor Who Greatest Moments as Self
2009Genius with Dave Gorman
2009The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self
2009Now That’s What I Call Comedy as Lauren
2009Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 as Self - Guest Presenter
2007David Tennant's Video Diary as Self
2007Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution as Dorothy Ratcliffe
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2007The Bad Mother's Handbook as Karen Cooper
2006Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride as Donna Noble
2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy as Self
2006Scenes of a Sexual Nature as Sara
2006Sixty Six as Aunt Lila
2006Starter for 10 as Julie Jackson
2006Love and Other Disasters as Tallulah Wentworth
2006The Charlotte Church Show as Self
2006The One Show as Self - Guest
2005Bleak House as Mrs. Chadband
2005Top of the Pops Reloaded as Self
2005Doctor Who as Donna Noble
2005Doctor Who Confidential as Self
2005The Office as Nellie Bertram
2005The Friday Night Project as Self - Host
2005The Friday Night Project as Self
2005Twisted Tales as Wendy Midwich
2004Agatha Christie's Marple as Mitzi Kosinski
2004The Catherine Tate Show as Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper
2003Spine Chillers
2002Wild West as Angela Phillips
2002Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
2001Attention Scum
1998Big Train
1998Barking as Various
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Host
1994Milner as Jesson's P.A.
1994Room 101 as Self
1989Surgical Spirit as Girlfriend
1988This Morning as Self - Guest
1984The Bill
1956Eurovision Song Contest as Self - UK’s Spokesperson