Catherine Tate

Known for: Acting

Born: 1969-12-05 (age 56)

From: Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography (102)

TV★ 5.8
Going Dutch
2025
as Katja Vanderhoff
MOVIE★ 7.2
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024
as Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)
MOVIE
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.8
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
TV★ 7.1
Queen of Oz
2023
as Georgiana
MOVIE★ 6.4
Rally Road Racers
2023
as Juni Hakansdotter (voice)
TV★ 2.8
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
TV★ 5.2
Hard Cell
2022
as Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Nan Movie
2022
as Nan / Joanie
MOVIE★ 6.6
Monster Family 2
2021
as Baba Yaga (voice)
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Big Night In
2020
as Lauren Cooper
MOVIE★ 10.0
Saving the British Bulldog
2018
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE★ 7.8
Leading Lady Parts
2018
as Boss
MOVIE★ 6.0
Monster Family
2017
as Baba Yaga (voice)
TV★ 7.8
DuckTales
2017
as Magica De Spell (voice)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Perfect Roast Potatoes
2017
as Tamara
MOVIE★ 9.0
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
as Lauren Cooper
TV★ 6.8
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.1
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016
as Self - Performer
MOVIE★ 6.5
Do Not Disturb
2016
as Anna
MOVIE★ 8.5
Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Billionaire Boy
2016
as Sapphire Diamond
TV★ 7.7
Catherine Tate's Nan
2015
as Nan
MOVIE★ 5.9
SuperBob
2015
as Theresa
MOVIE★ 7.6
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Not Sophie's Choice
2015
as Mummy
MOVIE★ 8.4
The Vote
2015
as Kirsty Henderson
MOVIE★ 9.0
Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.5
Little Britain Sketch
2015
as Sister
MOVIE★ 4.5
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
2014
as Sophie
MOVIE★ 8.1
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
TV★ 7.2
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Self
TV★ 5.7
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
MOVIE★ 10.0
Catherine Tate's Nan
2014
as Nan
MOVIE★ 9.0
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City
2013
as Nan
TV★ 6.7
Big School
2013
as Miss Sarah Postern
MOVIE★ 6.0
Khumba
2013
as Nora (voice)
TV★ 7.3
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.5
Frost on Sketch Shows
2013
as Self
TV★ 5.7
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.5
The Women of Doctor Who
2012
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
TV★ 6.0
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Eva Braun / Édith Piaf
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011
as Julie Gardner / Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Monte Carlo
2011
as Alicia Winthrop Scott
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011
as Stella (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.3
Much Ado About Nothing
2011
as Beatrice
MOVIE★ 7.4
The One Ronnie
2010
as Sue
MOVIE★ 5.2
Gulliver's Travels
2010
as Queen Isabel
TV★ 6.8
Little Crackers
2010
as Josephine
MOVIE★ 8.4
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
2010
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
TV★ 8.5
Channel 4's Comedy Gala
2010
as Nan
MOVIE
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010
as Donna Noble
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009
as Joannie Taylor
TV★ 7.0
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009
as Self
TV★ 8.0
Genius with Dave Gorman
2009
TV★ 6.5
The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009
as Self
MOVIE
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
2009
as Lauren
MOVIE★ 8.8
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2008
as Self - Guest Presenter
MOVIE★ 9.3
David Tennant's Video Diary
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
2007
as Dorothy Ratcliffe
TV★ 7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Bad Mother's Handbook
2007
as Karen Cooper
MOVIE★ 7.8
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006
as Donna Noble
TV
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Sixty Six
2006
as Aunt Lila
MOVIE★ 5.3
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
2006
as Sara
MOVIE★ 6.4
Starter for 10
2006
as Julie Jackson
MOVIE★ 5.7
Love and Other Disasters
2006
as Tallulah Wentworth
TV★ 5.0
The Charlotte Church Show
2006
as Self
TV★ 4.4
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
TV★ 8.0
Bleak House
2005
as Mrs. Chadband
TV★ 8.0
Top of the Pops Reloaded
2005
as Self
TV★ 7.6
Doctor Who
2005
as Donna Noble
TV★ 8.1
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
as Self
TV★ 8.6
The Office
2005
as Nellie Bertram
TV★ 6.0
The Friday Night Project
2005
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.7
Twisted Tales
2005
as Wendy Midwich
TV★ 7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mitzi Kosinski
TV★ 6.9
The Catherine Tate Show
2004
as Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper
TV★ 7.0
Spine Chillers
2003
TV★ 6.5
Wild West
2002
as Angela Phillips
TV★ 7.3
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
TV★ 6.1
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.0
Attention Scum
2001
TV★ 7.2
Big Train
1998
TV★ 7.0
Barking
1998
as Various
TV★ 7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Panellist
MOVIE★ 8.0
Milner
1994
as Jesson's P.A.
TV★ 6.6
Room 101
1994
as Self
TV★ 7.8
Surgical Spirit
1989
as Girlfriend
TV★ 5.2
This Morning
1988
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.8
The Bill
1984
TV★ 1.0
Olivier Awards
1981
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.2
Eurovision Song Contest
1956
as Self - UK’s Spokesperson