Acting · Bloomsbury, London, England, UK · Born December 5, 1969
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.
TVGoing Dutch
2025
as Katja Vanderhoff
MovieDoctor Who at the Proms
2024
as Self - Host / Donna Noble (archive footage)
MovieJoan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Movieimagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
2023
as Self
MovieDoctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
TVQueen of Oz
2023
as Georgiana
MovieRally Road Racers
2023
as Juni Hakansdotter (voice)
TVSunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
TVHard Cell
2022
as Laura / Ros / Ange / Big Viv / Marco / Anne Marie
MovieThe Nan Movie
2022
as Nan / Joanie
MovieMonster Family 2
2021
as Baba Yaga (voice)
MovieThe Big Night In
2020
as Lauren Cooper
MovieSaving the British Bulldog
2018
as Self - Presenter
MovieLeading Lady Parts
2018
as Boss
MovieMonster Family
2017
as Baba Yaga (voice)
TVDuckTales
2017
as Magica De Spell (voice)
MoviePerfect Roast Potatoes
2017
as Tamara
MovieComic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
as Lauren Cooper
TVLet's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
2017
as Self
MovieShakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Self - Host
TVMichael McIntyre's Big Show
2016
as Self - Performer
MovieDo Not Disturb
2016
as Anna
MovieBruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong
2016
as Self
MovieBillionaire Boy
2016
as Sapphire Diamond
TVCatherine Tate's Nan
2015
as Nan
MovieSuperBob
2015
as Theresa
MovieUnity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
MovieDara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
2015
as Self
MovieNot Sophie's Choice
2015
as Mummy
MovieThe Vote
2015
as Kirsty Henderson
MovieMichael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum
2015
as Self
MovieLittle Britain Sketch
2015
as Sister
MovieNativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
2014
as Sophie
MovieDoctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
TVAlan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
Movie50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Self
TVDuck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
MovieCatherine Tate's Nan
2014
as Nan
MovieDoctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
MovieCatherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City
2013
as Nan
TVBig School
2013
as Miss Sarah Postern
MovieKhumba
2013
as Nora (voice)
TV8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self
MovieFrost on Sketch Shows
2013
as Self
TVThe Last Leg
2013
as Self
The Women of Doctor Who
2012
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
TVPlayhouse Presents
2012
as Eva Braun / Édith Piaf
MovieThe Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
as Self
MovieCatherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe Ballad of Russell & Julie
2011
as Julie Gardner / Self
MovieMonte Carlo
2011
as Alicia Winthrop Scott
MovieThe Itch of the Golden Nit
2011
as Stella (voice)
MovieMuch Ado About Nothing
2011
as Beatrice
MovieThe One Ronnie
2010
as Sue
MovieGulliver's Travels
2010
as Queen Isabel
TVLittle Crackers
2010
as Josephine
MovieThe Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
2010
as Self
MovieDoctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2
2010
as Donna Noble (archive footage)
TVChannel 4's Comedy Gala
2010
as Nan
MovieDoctor Who: The End of Time
2010
as Donna Noble
MovieThe Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009
as Joannie Taylor
TVDoctor Who Greatest Moments
2009
as Self
TVGenius with Dave Gorman
2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show
2009
as Self
MovieNow That’s What I Call Comedy
2009
as Lauren
MovieDoctor Who: Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who at the Proms 2008
2008
as Self - Guest Presenter
MovieThe Stolen Earth / Journey's End
2008
as Donna Noble
MovieDoctor Who: Silence in the Library & Forest of the Dead
2008
as Donna Noble
MovieDavid Tennant's Video Diary
2007
as Self
MovieMrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
2007
as Dorothy Ratcliffe
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieThe Bad Mother's Handbook
2007
as Karen Cooper
MovieDoctor Who: The Runaway Bride
2006
as Donna Noble
TVMore Dawn French's Girls Who Do: Comedy
2006
as Self
MovieSixty Six
2006
as Aunt Lila
MovieScenes of a Sexual Nature
2006
as Sara
MovieStarter for 10
2006
as Julie Jackson
MovieLove and Other Disasters
2006
as Tallulah Wentworth
TVThe Charlotte Church Show
2006
as Self
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
TVBleak House
2005
as Mrs. Chadband
Top of the Pops Reloaded
2005
as Self
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Donna Noble
TVDoctor Who Confidential
2005
as Self
TVThe Office
2005
as Nellie Bertram
TVThe Friday Night Project
2005
as Self - Host
TVTwisted Tales
2005
as Wendy Midwich
TVAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mitzi Kosinski
TVThe Catherine Tate Show
2004
as Joannie Taylor / Lauren Cooper
TVSpine Chillers
2003
TVWild West
2002
as Angela Phillips
TVDawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002
TVFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
TVAttention Scum
2001
TVBig Train
1998
TVBarking
1998
as Various
TVNever Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Panellist
MovieMilner
1994
as Jesson's P.A.
TVRoom 101
1994
as Self
TVSurgical Spirit
1989
as Girlfriend
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self - Guest
TVThe Bill
1984
TVOlivier Awards
1981
as Self - Host
TVEurovision Song Contest
1956
as Self - UK’s Spokesperson
MovieDoctor Who: The Sontaran Stratagem & The Poison Sky
as Donna Noble
