Catherine Tate

Known for

Acting

Born

December 5, 1969 (age 56)

Birthplace

Bloomsbury, 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.

Best known work

The Office

2005

Doctor Who

2005

Gulliver's Travels

2010

Monte Carlo

2011

Starter for 10

2006

Monster Family

2017

Love and Other Disasters

2006

DuckTales

2017

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Khumba

2013

Filmography

2025
Going DutchTV
as Katja Vanderhoff (7 episodes)
2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
as Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)
2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2023
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
as Self
2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
2023
Queen of OzTV
as Georgiana (6 episodes), Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
2023
Rally Road Racers
as Juni Hakansdotter (voice)
2022
Sunday with Laura KuenssbergTV
2022
Hard CellTV
as Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie (6 episodes), Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
2022
The Nan Movie
as Nan / Joanie, Executive Producer, Writer
2021
Monster Family 2
as Baba Yaga (voice)
2020
The Big Night In
as Lauren Cooper
2018
Saving the British Bulldog
as Self - Presenter
2018
Leading Lady Parts
as Boss
2017
Monster Family
as Baba Yaga (voice)
2017
DuckTalesTV
as Magica De Spell (voice) (9 episodes)
2017
Perfect Roast Potatoes
as Tamara
2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
as Lauren Cooper
2017
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic ReliefTV
as Self (1 episode)
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Self - Host
2016
Michael McIntyre's Big ShowTV
as Self - Performer (1 episode)
2016
Do Not Disturb
as Anna
2016
Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong
as Self
2016
Billionaire Boy
as Sapphire Diamond
2015
Catherine Tate's NanTV
as Nan (2 episodes), Writer, Creator