Catherine Tate

Acting

Catherine Tate

Born December 5, 1969Bloomsbury, London, England, UK101 credits

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

Going Dutch
5.8

Going Dutch

TV

2025

Doctor Who at the Proms
7.2

Doctor Who at the Proms

Movie

2024

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Movie

2024

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
10.0

imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me

Movie

2023

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
8.8

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

Movie

2023

Queen of Oz
7.2

Queen of Oz

TV

2023

Filmography

Going Dutch
2025Going Dutchas Katja VanderhoffTV
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024Doctor Who at the Promsas Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)Movie
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024Joan Rivers at the BBCas Self (archive footage)Movie
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Meas SelfMovie
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specialsas Donna Noble (archive footage)Movie
Queen of Oz
2023Queen of Ozas GeorgianaTV
Rally Road Racers
2023Rally Road Racersas Juni Hakansdotter (voice)Movie
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022Sunday with Laura KuenssbergTV
Hard Cell
2022Hard Cellas Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne MarieTV
The Nan Movie
2022The Nan Movieas Nan / JoanieMovie
Monster Family 2
2021Monster Family 2as Baba Yaga (voice)Movie
The Big Night In
2020The Big Night Inas Lauren CooperMovie
Saving the British Bulldog
2018Saving the British Bulldogas Self - PresenterMovie
Leading Lady Parts
2018Leading Lady Partsas BossMovie
Monster Family
2017Monster Familyas Baba Yaga (voice)Movie
DuckTales
2017DuckTalesas Magica De Spell (voice)TV
Perfect Roast Potatoes
2017Perfect Roast Potatoesas TamaraMovie
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017Comic Relief: Red Nose Dayas Lauren CooperMovie
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
2017Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Reliefas SelfTV
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSCas Self - HostMovie
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016Michael McIntyre's Big Showas Self - PerformerTV
Do Not Disturb
2016Do Not Disturbas AnnaMovie
Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong
2016Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrongas SelfMovie
Billionaire Boy
2016Billionaire Boyas Sapphire DiamondMovie
Catherine Tate's Nan
2015Catherine Tate's Nanas NanTV
SuperBob
2015SuperBobas TheresaMovie
Unity
2015Unityas Narrator (voice)Movie
Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
2015Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawkingas SelfMovie
Not Sophie's Choice
2015Not Sophie's Choiceas MummyMovie
The Vote
2015The Voteas Kirsty HendersonMovie
Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum
2015Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseumas SelfMovie
Little Britain Sketch
2015Little Britain Sketchas SisterMovie
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
2014Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!as SophieMovie
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companionas Donna Noble (archive footage)Movie
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitledas SelfTV
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
201450 Years of BBC Two Comedyas SelfMovie
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014Duck Quacks Don't EchoTV
Catherine Tate's Nan
2014Catherine Tate's Nanas NanMovie
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013Doctor Who Live: The Afterpartyas Donna Noble (archive footage)Movie
Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City
2013Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby Cityas NanMovie
Big School
2013Big Schoolas Miss Sarah PosternTV
Khumba
2013Khumbaas Nora (voice)Movie
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdownas SelfTV
Frost on Sketch Shows
2013Frost on Sketch Showsas SelfMovie
The Last Leg
2013The Last Legas SelfTV
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2012The Women of Doctor Whoas Donna Noble (archive footage)Movie
Playhouse Presents
2012Playhouse Presentsas Eva Braun / Édith PiafTV
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012The Secret Policeman's Ballas SelfMovie
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughtiesas Self - PresenterMovie
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011The Ballad of Russell & Julieas Julie Gardner / SelfMovie
Monte Carlo
2011Monte Carloas Alicia Winthrop ScottMovie
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011The Itch of the Golden Nitas Stella (voice)Movie
Much Ado About Nothing
2011Much Ado About Nothingas BeatriceMovie
The One Ronnie
2010The One Ronnieas SueMovie
Gulliver's Travels
2010Gulliver's Travelsas Queen IsabelMovie
Little Crackers
2010Little Crackersas JosephineTV
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010The Royle Family: Behind the Sofaas SelfMovie
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
2010Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2as Donna Noble (archive footage)Movie
Channel 4's Comedy Gala
2010Channel 4's Comedy Galaas NanTV
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010Doctor Who: The End of Timeas Donna NobleMovie
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carolas Joannie TaylorMovie
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2009Doctor Who Greatest Momentsas SelfTV
Genius with Dave Gorman
2009Genius with Dave GormanTV
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2009The Justin Lee Collins Showas SelfTV
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
2009Now That’s What I Call Comedyas LaurenMovie
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2008Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008as Self - Guest PresenterMovie
David Tennant's Video Diary
2007David Tennant's Video Diaryas SelfMovie
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
2007Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolutionas Dorothy RatcliffeMovie
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
The Bad Mother's Handbook
2007The Bad Mother's Handbookas Karen CooperMovie
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006Doctor Who: The Runaway Brideas Donna NobleMovie
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
2006More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedyas SelfTV
Sixty Six
2006Sixty Sixas Aunt LilaMovie
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
2006Scenes of a Sexual Natureas SaraMovie
Starter for 10
2006Starter for 10as Julie JacksonMovie
Love and Other Disasters
2006Love and Other Disastersas Tallulah WentworthMovie
The Charlotte Church Show
2006The Charlotte Church Showas SelfTV
The One Show
2006The One Showas Self - GuestTV
Bleak House
2005Bleak Houseas Mrs. ChadbandTV
T
2005Top of the Pops Reloadedas SelfTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas Donna NobleTV
Doctor Who Confidential
2005Doctor Who Confidentialas SelfTV
The Office
2005The Officeas Nellie BertramTV
The Friday Night Project
2005The Friday Night Projectas Self - HostTV
Twisted Tales
2005Twisted Talesas Wendy MidwichTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Mitzi KosinskiTV
The Catherine Tate Show
2004The Catherine Tate Showas Joannie Taylor / Lauren CooperTV
Spine Chillers
2003Spine ChillersTV
Wild West
2002Wild Westas Angela PhillipsTV
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002Dawn French's Girls Who Do ComedyTV
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Rossas Self - GuestTV
Attention Scum
2001Attention ScumTV
Big Train
1998Big TrainTV
Barking
1998Barkingas VariousTV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocksas Self - PanellistTV
Milner
1994Milneras Jesson's P.A.Movie
Room 101
1994Room 101as SelfTV
Surgical Spirit
1989Surgical Spiritas GirlfriendTV
This Morning
1988This Morningas Self - GuestTV
The Bill
1984The BillTV
Eurovision Song Contest
1956Eurovision Song Contestas Self - UK’s SpokespersonTV