Catherine Tate is a British actress, comedian, and writer known for her role as Donna Noble on Doctor Who, and for her sketch comedy The Catherine Tate Show.
She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show (2004–2007) and for being nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs. Tate first played Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special of Doctor Who and later reprised her role for the fourth series in 2008, and the 60th anniversary episodes in 2023.
Tate starred as Joanie Taylor (“Nan”) in the BBC One comedy series Catherine Tate’s Nan (2009–2015) and the film The Nan Movie (2022). In 2011, she began a recurring role as Nellie Bertram in the U.S. version of The Office and was a regular until the series ended. 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 animated series DuckTales (2017–2021). In the early 2020s, she created and starred in two sitcoms, Netflix’s Hard Cell, which she co-directed, and BBC One’s Queen of Oz.
Tate has appeared in films, including Love and Other Disasters, Starter for 10 (both 2006), Mrs Ratcliffe’s Revolution (2007), Gulliver’s Travels (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), and SuperBob (2015).