Catherine Tate

Dec 05, 1969 (55 years old) in 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.

Known For

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Doctor Who

Donna Noble

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The Office

Nellie Bertram

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Self - Panellist

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The Bill

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Doctor Who

Donna Noble

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DuckTales

Magica De Spell (voice)

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Michael McIntyre's Big Show

Self - Performer

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Agatha Christie's Marple

Mitzi Kosinski

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Duck Quacks Don't Echo

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Doctor Who Confidential

Self

Credits

Going Dutch 2025

Katja Vanderhoff

★ 5.7
Doctor Who at the Proms 2024

Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)

★ 10
Joan Rivers at the BBC 2024

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Doctor Who: Unleashed 2024

Self

★ 8
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me 2023

Self

★ 10
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials 2023

Donna Noble (archive footage)

★ 9.1
Queen of Oz 2023

Georgiana

★ 7.9
Rally Road Racers 2023

Juni Hakansdotter (voice)

★ 6.7
Hard Cell 2022

Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie

★ 5.1
The Nan Movie 2022

Nan / Joanie

★ 5.6
Monster Family 2 2021

Baba Yaga (voice)

★ 6.7
The Big Night In 2020

Lauren Cooper

★ 9
Saving the British Bulldog 2018

Self - Presenter

★ 10
Leading Lady Parts 2018

Boss

★ 7.8
Monster Family 2017

Baba Yaga (voice)

★ 5.9
DuckTales 2017

Magica De Spell (voice)

★ 7.8
Perfect Roast Potatoes 2017

Tamara

★ 9
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day 2017

Lauren Cooper

★ 9
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief 2017

Self

★ 6.8
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC 2016

Self - Host

★ 7.5
Michael McIntyre's Big Show 2016

Self - Performer

★ 7.4
Do Not Disturb 2016

Anna

★ 7.1
Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong 2016

Self

★ 8.5
Billionaire Boy 2016

Sapphire Diamond

★ 5.8
SuperBob 2015

Theresa

★ 5.9
Unity 2015

Narrator (voice)

★ 7.5
Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking 2015

Self

★ 9
Not Sophie's Choice 2015

Mummy

★ 7
The Vote 2015

Kirsty Henderson

★ 8.4
Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum 2015

Self

★ 9
Little Britain Sketch 2015

Sister

★ 9.5
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! 2014

Sophie

★ 4.5
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion 2014

Donna Noble (archive footage)

★ 8.1
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy 2014

Self

★ 8
Duck Quacks Don't Echo 2014

★ 5.7
Catherine Tate's Nan 2014

Nan

★ 10
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty 2013

Donna Noble (archive footage)

★ 9
Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City 2013

Nan

★ 7
Big School 2013

Miss Sarah Postern

★ 6.8
Khumba 2013

Nora (voice)

★ 6
Psychobitches 2013

Various Roles

★ 6.8
Frost on Sketch Shows 2013

Self

★ 8.5
The Women of Doctor Who 2012

Donna Noble (archive footage)

★ 10
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2012

Self

★ 7.6
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties 2011

Self - Presenter

★ 10
The Ballad of Russell & Julie 2011

Julie Gardner / Self

★ 10
Monte Carlo 2011

Alicia Winthrop Scott

★ 6.6
The Itch of the Golden Nit 2011

Stella (voice)

★ 7.7
Much Ado About Nothing 2011

Beatrice

★ 8.3
The One Ronnie 2010

Sue

★ 7.4
Gulliver's Travels 2010

Queen Isabel

★ 5.2
Little Crackers 2010

Josephine

★ 6.8
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa 2010

Self

★ 8.4
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 2010

Donna Noble (archive footage)

★ 6.4
Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2010

Nan

★ 8.5
Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 2 2010

Donna Noble

★ NR
Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 1 2009

Donna Noble

★ NR
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol 2009

Joannie Taylor

★ 7.8
Doctor Who Greatest Moments 2009

Self

★ 7
Genius with Dave Gorman 2009

★ 8
Now That’s What I Call Comedy 2009

Lauren

★ NR
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 2009

Self - Guest Presenter

★ 9.7
David Tennant's Video Diary 2007

Self

★ 9.3
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution 2007

Dorothy Ratcliffe

★ 6.7
The Bad Mother's Handbook 2007

Karen Cooper

★ 7
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride 2006

Donna Noble

★ 7.8
Sixty Six 2006

Aunt Lila

★ 6.6
Scenes of a Sexual Nature 2006

Sara

★ 5.3
Starter for 10 2006

Julie Jackson

★ 6.4
Love and Other Disasters 2006

Tallulah Wentworth

★ 5.8
Bleak House 2005

Mrs. Chadband

★ 8.2
Top of the Pops Reloaded 2005

Self

★ NR
Doctor Who 2005

Donna Noble

★ 7.5
Doctor Who Confidential 2005

Self

★ 8.1
The Office 2005

Nellie Bertram

★ 8.6
The Friday Night Project 2005

Self - Host

★ 5.8
Twisted Tales 2005

★ 7.5
Agatha Christie's Marple 2004

Mitzi Kosinski

★ 7.7
The Catherine Tate Show 2004

Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper

★ 6.8
Little Britain 2003

★ 7.1
Spine Chillers 2003

★ NR
Wild West 2002

Angela Phillips

★ 6.2
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy 2002

★ 6.3
Attention Scum 2001

★ 5.5
Big Train 1998

★ 7
Never Mind the Buzzcocks 1996

Self - Panellist

★ 7
Milner 1994

Jesson's P.A.

★ 6
Surgical Spirit 1989

Girlfriend

★ 7
The Bill 1984

★ 6.7
Eurovision Song Contest 1956

Self - UK’s Spokesperson

★ 7.2