Catherine Tate

Catherine Tate
Tate at the 2019 GalaxyCon Raleigh
Born
Catherine Jane Ford

(1969-12-05) 5 December 1969 (age 54)
Bloomsbury, London, England
Education
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • writer
Years active1991–present
SpouseJeff Gutheim (married since at least 2018)
Children1
Signature

Catherine Tate (born Catherine Jane Ford,[2][3] 5 December 1969) 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 the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, and reprised her role for the fourth series in 2008,[4] and the 60th anniversary episodes in 2023.[5]

Following the success of The Catherine Tate Show, Tate starred as Joanie Taylor ("Nan") in its spin-off series Catherine Tate's Nan (2009–2015) and in the film The Nan Movie (2022). In 2011, she began a recurring role as Nellie Bertram in the U.S. version of the sitcom The Office and was a regular until the series ended.[6] She also played the role of Miss Sarah Postern in the BBC One sitcom Big School (2013–2014) and voiced Magica De Spell in the Disney Channel and Disney XD animated series DuckTales (2017–2021). In the 2020s, Tate created and starred in two sitcoms, Netflix's Hard Cell (2022) which she also co-directed, and BBC One's Queen of Oz (2023).

Tate has appeared in films, including Love and Other Disasters (2006), Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007), Gulliver's Travels (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), and SuperBob (2015).

  1. ^ "Timothy Spall, Catherine Tate, 11.22.63, Dutch flowers". Front Row. 5 April 2016. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Catherine Tate facts: Doctor Who star's age, partner, children and comedy characters revealed". Smooth. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ Cook, by Sam; Updated (16 June 2023). "Catherine Tate's real name, famous exes and high-profile TV and film roles". Wales Online. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Tate to be Doctor's companion". BBC News, 3 July 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Doctor Who 60th anniversary: Release date, trailers, latest news". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ Ng, Philiana (1 June 2012). "The Office Promotes Catherine Tate to Series Regular". TV Guide. Retrieved 4 June 2012.