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
Rally Road Racers
(2023)
Juni Hakansdotter (voice)
Monte Carlo
(2011)
Alicia Winthrop Scott
Gulliver's Travels
(2010)
Queen Isabel
Khumba
(2013)
Nora (voice)
Monster Family
(2017)
Baba Yaga (voice)
Unity
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
(2006)
Sara
Starter for 10
(2006)
Julie Jackson
Monster Family 2
(2021)
Baba Yaga (voice)
Love and Other Disasters
(2006)
Tallulah Wentworth
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
(2006)
Donna Noble
SuperBob
(2015)
Theresa
Sixty Six
(2006)
Aunt Lila
Billionaire Boy
(2016)
Sapphire Diamond
The Bad Mother's Handbook
(2007)
Karen Cooper
Full Filmography
Acting
Milner
(1994)
Jesson's P.A.
Sixty Six
(2006)
Aunt Lila
Love and Other Disasters
(2006)
Tallulah Wentworth
Starter for 10
(2006)
Julie Jackson
Scenes of a Sexual Nature
(2006)
Sara
Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride
(2006)
Donna Noble
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
(2007)
Dorothy Ratcliffe
The Bad Mother's Handbook
(2007)
Karen Cooper
David Tennant's Video Diary
(2007)
Herself
Doctor Who at the Proms
(2009)
Self - Guest Presenter
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
(2009)
Joannie Taylor
The One Ronnie
(2010)
Sue
Gulliver's Travels
(2010)
Queen Isabel
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa
(2010)
Self
Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
(2011)
Self - Presenter
Much Ado About Nothing
(2011)
Beatrice
The Itch of the Golden Nit
(2011)
Stella (voice)
The Ballad of Russell & Julie
(2011)
Julie Gardner / Self
Monte Carlo
(2011)
Alicia Winthrop Scott
The Secret Policeman's Ball
(2012)
Self
The Women of Doctor Who
(2012)
Donna Noble (archive footage)
Khumba
(2013)
Nora (voice)
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
(2013)
Donna Noble (archive footage)
Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City
(2013)
Nan
Frost on Sketch Shows
(2013)
Self
Catherine Tate's Nan
(2014)
Nan
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
(2014)
Self
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
(2014)
Sophie
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
(2014)
Donna Noble (archive footage)
Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum
(2015)
Catherine Tate
Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
(2015)
Self
SuperBob
(2015)
Theresa
The Vote
(2015)
Kirsty Henderson
Unity
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
Little Britain Sketch
(2015)
Sister
Not Sophie's Choice
(2015)
Mummy
Do Not Disturb
(2016)
Anna
Billionaire Boy
(2016)
Sapphire Diamond
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
(2016)
Self - Host
Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong
(2016)
Self
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
(2017)
Lauren Cooper
Perfect Roast Potatoes
(2017)
Tamara
Monster Family
(2017)
Baba Yaga (voice)
Saving the British Bulldog
(2018)
Self - Presenter
Leading Lady Parts
(2018)
Boss
The Big Night In
(2020)
Lauren Cooper
Monster Family 2
(2021)
Baba Yaga (voice)
James Bond vs Nan
(2021)
Nan
The Nan Movie
(2022)
Nan / Joanie
Rally Road Racers
(2023)
Juni Hakansdotter (voice)
imagine… Russell T Davies: The Doctor and Me
(2023)
Self
Writing
The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
(2009)
Writer
Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City
(2013)
Writer
Catherine Tate's Nan
(2014)
Writer
James Bond vs Nan
(2021)
Writer
The Nan Movie
(2022)
Writer
Production