Portrait of Catherine Tate

Catherine Tate

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.

Born: December 5, 1969

Place of Birth: Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Filmography

2025
Going Dutch

as Katja Vanderhoff

2024
Doctor Who at the Proms

as Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)

2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

as Donna Noble (archive footage)

2023
Queen of Oz

as Georgiana

2023
Rally Road Racers

as Juni Hakansdotter (voice)

2022
Hard Cell

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

2022
The Nan Movie

as Nan / Joanie

2021
Monster Family 2

as Baba Yaga (voice)

2020
The Big Night In

as Lauren Cooper

2018
Saving the British Bulldog

as Self - Presenter

2017
Monster Family

as Baba Yaga (voice)

2017
DuckTales

as Magica De Spell (voice)

2017
2016
Michael McIntyre's Big Show

as Self - Performer

2016
2016
Billionaire Boy

as Sapphire Diamond

2015
SuperBob

as Theresa

2015
Unity

as Narrator (voice)

2015
The Vote

as Kirsty Henderson

2014
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

as Dulcia (voice UK Dub)

2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

as Donna Noble (archive footage)

2013
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

as Donna Noble (archive footage)

2013
Big School

as Miss Sarah Postern

2013
Khumba

as Nora (voice)

2013
Psychobitches

as Various Roles

2013
2011
The Ballad of Russell & Julie

as Julie Gardner / Self

2011
Monte Carlo

as Alicia Winthrop Scott

2011
2011
2010
2010
Gulliver's Travels

as Queen Isabel

2010
Little Crackers

as Josephine

2010
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2

as Donna Noble (archive footage)

2007
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

as Dorothy Ratcliffe

2007
2006
Sixty Six

as Aunt Lila

2006
Starter for 10

as Julie Jackson

2006
Love and Other Disasters

as Tallulah Wentworth

2006
The One Show

as Self - Guest

2005
Bleak House

as Mrs. Chadband

2005
Doctor Who

as Donna Noble

2005
The Office

as Nellie Bertram

2005
2005
Twisted Tales

as Wendy Midwich

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Mitzi Kosinski

2004
The Catherine Tate Show

as Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper

2002
Wild West

as Angela Phillips

1998
Barking

as Various

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self - Panellist

1996
1994
Milner

as Jesson's P.A.

1994
Room 101

as Self

1989
Surgical Spirit

as Girlfriend

1988
This Morning

as Self - Guest

1956
Eurovision Song Contest

as Self - UK’s Spokesperson