Catherine Tate

Acting • 1969-12-05 • 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

7.6

Doctor Who

2005

8.6

The Office

2005

7.9

DuckTales

2017

7.8

Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride

2006

6.4

Starter for 10

2006

5.8

Love and Other Disasters

2006

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Filmography

2026
20 Years of Not Going OutFilm
Kate (archive footage)
2025
Going DutchTV
Katja Vanderhoff • 7 episodes
★ 5.6
2024
Doctor Who at the PromsFilm
Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)
★ 7.4
2024
Joan Rivers at the BBCFilm
Self (archive footage)
2023
Rally Road RacersFilm
Juni Hakansdotter (voice)
★ 6.4
2023
Queen of OzTV
Georgiana • 6 episodes
★ 7.1
2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary SpecialsFilm
Donna Noble (archive footage)
★ 8.6
2023
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and MeFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2022
Sunday with Laura KuenssbergTV
★ 2.8
2022
Hard CellTV
Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie • 6 episodes
★ 5.2
2022
The Nan MovieFilm
Nan / Joanie
★ 5.7
2021
Monster Family 2Film
Baba Yaga (voice)
★ 6.6
2020
The Big Night InFilm
Lauren Cooper
★ 9.0
2018
Leading Lady PartsFilm
Boss
★ 7.8
2018
Saving the British BulldogFilm
Self - Presenter
★ 10.0
2017
DuckTalesTV
Magica De Spell (voice) • 9 episodes
★ 7.9
2017
Monster FamilyFilm
Baba Yaga (voice)
★ 6.0
2017
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic ReliefTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
2017
Perfect Roast PotatoesFilm
Tamara
★ 9.0
2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose DayFilm
Lauren Cooper
★ 9.0
2016
Michael McIntyre's Big ShowTV
Self - Performer • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
2016
Billionaire BoyFilm
Sapphire Diamond
★ 5.8
2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSCFilm
Self - Host
★ 7.4
2016
Do Not DisturbFilm
Anna
★ 6.4
2016
Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander ArmstrongFilm
Self
★ 8.5
2015
SuperBobFilm
Theresa
★ 6.0
2015
UnityFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 7.5
2015
Catherine Tate's NanTV
Nan • 2 episodes
★ 7.7
2015
The VoteFilm
Kirsty Henderson
★ 8.4
2015
Little Britain SketchFilm
Sister
★ 9.5
2015
Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the ColiseumFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2015
Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen HawkingFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2015
Not Sophie's ChoiceFilm
Mummy
★ 7.0
2014
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!Film
Sophie
★ 4.5
2014
Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
2014
Duck Quacks Don't EchoTV
★ 6.0
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate CompanionFilm
Donna Noble (archive footage)
★ 8.1
2014
Catherine Tate's NanFilm
Nan
★ 10.0
2014
50 Years of BBC Two ComedyFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
2013
The Last LegTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.7
2013
KhumbaFilm
Nora (voice)
★ 6.0
2013
Big SchoolTV
Miss Sarah Postern • 12 episodes
★ 6.7
2013
Frost on Sketch ShowsFilm
Self
★ 8.5
2013
Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby CityFilm
Nan
★ 7.0
2013
Doctor Who Live: The AfterpartyFilm
Donna Noble (archive footage)
★ 9.0
2012
The Secret Policeman's BallFilm
Self
★ 7.6
2012
The Women of Doctor WhoFilm
Donna Noble (archive footage)
★ 8.5
2012
Playhouse PresentsTV
Eva Braun / Édith Piaf • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2011
Monte CarloFilm
Alicia Winthrop Scott
★ 6.8
2011
Much Ado About NothingFilm
Beatrice
★ 8.3
2011
The Ballad of Russell & JulieFilm
Julie Gardner / Self
★ 9.2
2011
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the NoughtiesFilm
Self - Presenter
★ 10.0
2011
The Itch of the Golden NitFilm
Stella (voice)
★ 7.7
2010
Gulliver's TravelsFilm
Queen Isabel
★ 5.2
2010
Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2Film
Donna Noble (archive footage)
★ 6.5
2010
Little CrackersTV
Josephine • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
2010
Channel 4's Comedy GalaTV
Nan • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
2010
The Royle Family: Behind the SofaFilm
Self
★ 8.4
2010
The One RonnieFilm
Sue
★ 7.4
2010
Doctor Who: The End of TimeFilm
Donna Noble
★ 8.5
2009
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas CarolFilm
Joannie Taylor
★ 7.8
2009
Doctor Who Greatest MomentsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
2009
The Justin Lee Collins ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
2009
Genius with Dave GormanTV
★ 8.0
2009
Now That’s What I Call ComedyFilm
Lauren
2008
Doctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008Film
Self - Guest Presenter
★ 8.8
2007
The Graham Norton ShowTV
Self • 7 episodes
★ 7.2
2007
The Bad Mother's HandbookFilm
Karen Cooper
★ 7.0
2007
Mrs. Ratcliffe's RevolutionFilm
Dorothy Ratcliffe
★ 6.7
2007
David Tennant's Video DiaryFilm
Self
★ 9.3
2006
The One ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 4.3
2006
Starter for 10Film
Julie Jackson
★ 6.4
2006
Love and Other DisastersFilm
Tallulah Wentworth
★ 5.8
2006
Doctor Who: The Runaway BrideFilm
Donna Noble
★ 7.8
2006
Scenes of a Sexual NatureFilm
Sara
★ 5.3
2006
Sixty SixFilm
Aunt Lila
★ 6.6
2006
The Charlotte Church ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.0
2006
More Dawn French's Girls Who Do: ComedyTV
Self • 1 episodes
2005
Doctor WhoTV
Donna Noble • 13 episodes
★ 7.6
2005
The OfficeTV
Nellie Bertram • 34 episodes
★ 8.6
2005
Doctor Who ConfidentialTV
Self • 13 episodes
★ 8.0
2005
Bleak HouseTV
Mrs. Chadband • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2005
Twisted TalesTV
Wendy Midwich • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2005
The Friday Night ProjectTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2005
The Friday Night ProjectTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2005
Top of the Pops ReloadedTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
2004
Agatha Christie's MarpleTV
Mitzi Kosinski • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2004
The Catherine Tate ShowTV
Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper • 18 episodes
★ 6.8
2003
Spine ChillersTV
★ 7.5
2002
Wild WestTV
Angela Phillips • 12 episodes
★ 6.5
2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do ComedyTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.2
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan RossTV
Self - Guest • 3 episodes
★ 6.1
2001
Attention ScumTV
★ 7.0
1998
Big TrainTV
★ 7.3
1998
BarkingTV
Various • 6 episodes
★ 7.0
1996
Never Mind the BuzzcocksTV
Self - Panellist • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1996
Never Mind the BuzzcocksTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1994
Room 101TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1994
MilnerFilm
Jesson's P.A.
★ 8.0
1989
Surgical SpiritTV
Girlfriend • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1988
This MorningTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1988
Comic ReliefTV
★ 6.0
1984
The BillTV
★ 6.8
1981
Olivier AwardsTV
Self - Host
★ 1.0
1956
Eurovision Song ContestTV
Self - Spokesperson • 1 episodes
★ 7.4