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Catherine Tate

Catherine Tate

Department: Acting

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

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

2007

Sixty Six

Sixty Six

2006

Love and Other Disasters

Love and Other Disasters

2006

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

2014

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

2013

The Women of Doctor Who

The Women of Doctor Who

2012

David Tennant's Video Diary

David Tennant's Video Diary

2007

Monster Family 2

Monster Family 2

2021

Starter for 10

Starter for 10

2006

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

2010

Not Sophie's Choice

Not Sophie's Choice

2015

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

2006

The One Ronnie

The One Ronnie

2010

The Bad Mother's Handbook

The Bad Mother's Handbook

2007

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol

The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol

2009

Saving the British Bulldog

Saving the British Bulldog

2018

Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City

Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City

2013

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008

Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008

2008

Little Britain Sketch

Little Britain Sketch

2015

The Big Night In

The Big Night In

2020

The Ballad of Russell & Julie

The Ballad of Russell & Julie

2011

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

2017

Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong

Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong

2016

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

2015

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties

2011

Frost on Sketch Shows

Frost on Sketch Shows

2013

Khumba

Khumba

2013

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2011

The Itch of the Golden Nit

The Itch of the Golden Nit

2011

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball

2012

Rally Road Racers

Rally Road Racers

2023

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride

2006

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

2014

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!

2014

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

2023

The Vote

The Vote

2015

Unity

Unity

2015

SuperBob

SuperBob

2015

Billionaire Boy

Billionaire Boy

2016

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb

2016

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016

Now That’s What I Call Comedy

Now That’s What I Call Comedy

2009

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

2023

Doctor Who at the Proms

Doctor Who at the Proms

2024

Milner

Milner

1994

Perfect Roast Potatoes

Perfect Roast Potatoes

2017

Monster Family

Monster Family

2017

Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum

Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum

2015

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

2011

Leading Lady Parts

Leading Lady Parts

2018

Catherine Tate's Nan

Catherine Tate's Nan

2014

The Nan Movie

The Nan Movie

2022

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa

2010

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Joan Rivers at the BBC

2024

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

2010

Doctor Who: The End of Time

Doctor Who: The End of Time

2010

This Morning

This Morning

1988

Big Train

Big Train

1998

The One Show

The One Show

2006

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001

The Bill

The Bill

1984

The Office

The Office

2005

The Friday Night Project

The Friday Night Project

2005

Bleak House

Bleak House

2005

Top of the Pops Reloaded

Top of the Pops Reloaded

2005

The Catherine Tate Show

The Catherine Tate Show

2004

The Charlotte Church Show

The Charlotte Church Show

2006

Wild West

Wild West

2002

Attention Scum

Attention Scum

2001

The Justin Lee Collins Show

The Justin Lee Collins Show

2009

Genius with Dave Gorman

Genius with Dave Gorman

2009

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

Spine Chillers

Spine Chillers

2003

Catherine Tate's Nan

Catherine Tate's Nan

2015

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

2009

Hard Cell

Hard Cell

2022

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

2010

Little Crackers

Little Crackers

2010

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2013

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2014

Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

2005

Room 101

Room 101

1994

DuckTales

DuckTales

2017

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

2016

Queen of Oz

Queen of Oz

2023

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

Big School

Big School

2013

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief

Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief

2017

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

2002

Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

1956

The Last Leg

The Last Leg

2013

Going Dutch

Going Dutch

2025

The Friday Night Project

The Friday Night Project

2005

Surgical Spirit

Surgical Spirit

1989

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy

2006

Barking

Barking

1998

Twisted Tales

Twisted Tales

2005

Playhouse Presents

Playhouse Presents

2012