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]
Catherine Tate | |
---|---|
Born | Catherine Jane Ford 5 December 1969 Bloomsbury, London, England |
Education | |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse | Jeff Gutheim (married since at least 2018) |
Children | 1 |
Signature | |
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).
Early life
editTate was born in Bloomsbury, London, on 5 December 1969[7][8][9][10][11][12] and was raised in the Brunswick Centre. Her mother, Josephine, was a florist.[13][14] Tate has said that the character of Margaret in The Catherine Tate Show, who shrieks at the slightest of disturbances, is based largely on her mother.[15] Tate never knew her father as he left very early on in her life[15] and, consequently, she was brought up in a female-dominated environment, being cared for by her mother, grandmother, and godparents.[13] As a child, Tate had obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and was obsessed with word association. For example, she was not able to leave a jumper on the floor because it might have brought misfortune to her mother, whose name began with the letter "J" like "jumper".[15]
Tate attended St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School in Holborn, and Notre Dame High School, a convent secondary school for girls in Southwark.[15] By the time she was a teenager, she knew she wanted a professional acting career; following the abolition of the sixth form at her secondary school, she was sent to a boys' Roman Catholic school, Salesian College in Battersea, at the age of 16, as it had the necessary facilities for drama.[13] She left school without sitting her A levels.[16] She then tried for four years to get a place in the Central School of Speech and Drama, succeeding on her fourth attempt.[16] She studied there for three years.[13][16] Prior to getting a place there, Tate went to the Sylvia Young Theatre School, but left after a week, later stating, "Even at that age, I realised I wasn't Bonnie Langford. It was very competitive."[17] She was also a member of the National Youth Theatre.[18]
Born Catherine Ford, she changed her name when she got her Equity card as an actress.[19] She chose her new surname after the character of Jessica Tate, played by Katherine Helmond, from the American sitcom television series Soap.[20]
Career
edit1988–2003: Early acting and stand-up career
editFrom 1988 to 1990 Tate toured with the National Youth Theatre production of Blood Wedding, which also starred Daniel Craig and Jessica Hynes.[21] In 1994, she got the part of Lydia Lubey in the Oxford Stage Company production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons.[22] She then worked at the Royal National Theatre, playing small roles in The Way of the World (1995) and The Prince's Play (1996).[23][16] Tate also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company during its 10-month tour across the UK, Australia and the US with Lee Hall's adaptation of The Servant of Two Masters (2000–2001).[17]
Her television acting career began with roles in serial dramas such as The Bill and London's Burning.[16][13] Her debut happened in an episode of the sitcom Surgical Spirit in 1991. She was offered an audition for the part by the casting director who also owned a sandwich shop Tate used to go in and knew she was about to go to drama college. On the set, she got to work with actor Duncan Preston, of whom she was a big fan.[21]
"[I] did a lot of stage work. I'd always wanted to do comedy, but it was the '90s and they were closing a lot of the repertory theatres. The closest thing I saw to stage work was stand-up, so I took the stand-up route and went to the Edinburgh Festival and did things like that. My journey through stand-up was quite quick, though, 'cause then I started doing sketch humor, and then I got my own TV show. In the middle, though, I did films and TV, too, so I've been very lucky to be able to mix it all up."
In 1996 Tate began performing stand-up comedy.[25] Soon after, she co-wrote and starred in Barking (1998), a late-night sketch show broadcast on Channel 4 featuring a host of performers who included David Walliams, Peter Kay and Mackenzie Crook.[17] In 2000, she became involved with Lee Mack's Perrier Comedy Award-nominated New Bits show at the Edinburgh Film Festival and appeared in television sketch shows such as The Harry Hill Show and That Peter Kay Thing.[26] The next year, she returned to the festival with her own sell-out one-woman show,[25] which was followed by roles in comedy series Big Train,[17] Attention Scum, Charlie Brooker's TVGoHome and several BBC Radio productions.[26]
After being spotted at Edinburgh by the casting director Tracey Gillham, she was given her first major television role as Angela in the comedy Wild West (2002–2004) set in the small Cornish town. Tate became pregnant before filming the first series and had to wear a lot of baggy clothes as Angela.[27] The show also starred Dawn French as her lesbian partner and local shop and post office co-owner Mary,[26][28] who commented, "Catherine Tate is far too talented and she must be destroyed."[17]
2004–2005: Breakthrough with The Catherine Tate Show
editTate was approached at a post-show party at the Edinburgh Festival by then-BBC controller of comedy Geoffrey Perkins, who encouraged Tate to develop her character ideas, especially to push the boundaries with her teenage character Lauren Cooper. Undertaking Perkins's advice, after a live show, Tate found the audience walking out of the show repeating the character's catchphrase "Am I bovvered?".[29]
Produced by Perkins at Tiger Aspect, Tate was given her own programme on BBC Two in 2004, which she co-wrote and starred in with Derren Litten, entitled The Catherine Tate Show, which ran for three series.[26] Two of the show's well-known characters are teenager Lauren Cooper and Joanie "Nan" Taylor, the cockney grandmother.[17] Tate's inspiration for the grandmother character came from visits to old people's homes when she was at drama college.[17] Tate won a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Newcomer for her work on the first series of The Catherine Tate Show,[30] and with the first series becoming a success, in March 2005, Tate made a guest appearance during the BBC's Red Nose Day as the character of Lauren, alongside boy band McFly, which gained her further exposure.[25]
In November 2005 Tate appeared in another charity sketch as part of the BBC's annual Children in Need telethon. The segment was a crossover between EastEnders and The Catherine Tate Show, featuring EastEnders characters Peggy Mitchell, Little Mo Mitchell and Stacey Slater, whilst Tate appeared as Lauren.[31] Also at that time, she was a guest star at the 77th Royal Variety Performance, appearing again in the guise of Lauren Cooper. During the sketch, Tate looked up at the Royal Box and asked the Queen, "Is one bovvered? Is one's face bovvered?",[32] while her co-star Niky Wardley (in character as Liese) remarked: "That old man sitting next to her has fallen asleep." Prince Philip then reportedly complained to the show's executive producer, saying he had been insulted.[15] Tate later won a British Comedy Award for Best British Comedy Actress for her work in the second series of The Catherine Tate Show.[33]
In January 2005, Tate appeared as Mitzi Kosinki in the ITV adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel A Murder Is Announced, starring Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple.[34] Towards the end of the year, Tate played the part of Kate in the unaired pilot episode of Lee Mack's sitcom Not Going Out and Mrs Chadband in an episode of the BBC television adaptation of Bleak House.[35][36]
Tate returned to the stage for the first time since working with the Royal Shakespeare Company,[37] to play a role in the original West End production of Some Girl(s) (2005), alongside Sara Powell, Lesley Manville, Saffron Burrows and Friends star David Schwimmer.[38] In an interview, Tate commented that she could not look Schwimmer in the eye during her time with him, leading to speculation that the pair did not get on.[16] Tate immediately denied the rumours, explaining that she was joking about her attempts to act "cool" around Schwimmer, whom she described as "a very funny, personable man, and easy to get along with".[39]
2006–2010: Doctor Who and films
editThe third series of The Catherine Tate Show aired in 2006, going on to win the National Television Award for most popular comedy as voted for by the public,[40] and Tate's catchphrase "bovvered", used by her character Lauren Cooper, became so influential in popular culture that it was named Word of the Year and was even poised to enter the Oxford English Dictionary.[41] Tate also played the role of Donna Noble in Doctor Who, a temp worker from Chiswick who suddenly appears in the TARDIS at the end of the episode "Doomsday".[42] The following episode, the Christmas special entitled "The Runaway Bride", saw Tate's character in a major role, where she was temporarily the Doctor's companion.[42] On her appearance in the series, Tate commented, "I'm honoured and delighted to be joining David Tennant aboard the TARDIS. I was holding out for a summer season at Wigan rep but as a summer job, this'll do."[43]
Tate had roles in three films in 2006, these included Starter for 10 starring James McAvoy,[44] Sixty Six starring Helena Bonham Carter and Eddie Marsan,[45] and Scenes of a Sexual Nature, a debut feature screenplay from The Catherine Tate Show co-writer Aschlin Ditta.[46] She later appeared in the films Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution, in which she played the title character opposite Iain Glen,[37] and Love and Other Disasters.[47] In the television adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name, The Bad Mother's Handbook, she played the dramatic lead role and co-starred with Anne Reid, Holliday Grainger and Robert Pattinson.[48]
On 16 March 2007 Tate appeared for a second time on the Red Nose Day telethon as some of her well-known characters from The Catherine Tate Show. She acted in sketches with David Tennant, her fellow National Youth Theatre alumni Daniel Craig, Lenny Henry and the then Prime Minister Tony Blair, who used the show's famous catchphrase, "Am I bovvered?".[49] Tate also appeared as Nan in an episode of Deal or No Deal, hosted by Noel Edmonds.[50]
She has been nominated for four BAFTA Awards for her work on The Catherine Tate Show, including Best Comedy Performance.[51] Despite speculation that the third series of the show would be the last, Tate and the BBC have not ruled out further episodes.[37] She later filmed a one-off special episode which aired on Christmas Day 2007. The episode was subject to criticism when 42 viewers complained about the amount of swearing, and accused Tate of bigotry over the depiction of a family from Northern Ireland as terrorists, whose Christmas presents included a balaclava and a pair of knuckle dusters, in reference to the Troubles.[52] After the complaints were made, an Ofcom report later concluded that the show was not offensive and did not violate broadcasting regulations.[53][54] An extract from the Ofcom report read: "Overall this episode was typical of The Catherine Tate Show and would not have gone beyond the expectations of its usual audience. For those not familiar with the show, the information given at the start was adequate."[55]
In summer 2008, Tate starred as Michelle, a promiscuous mathematics teacher, in David Eldridge's Under the Blue Sky at the Duke of York's Theatre, alongside Francesca Annis and Nigel Lindsay. The first preview performance was canceled after she injured her ankle during the final dress rehearsal.[56][57] Tate, however, returned to the stage the next day and performed preview shows with the aid of a crutch.[58] Earlier that year, she returned to Doctor Who to reprise the role of the Doctor's companion throughout the fourth series, which was shown on BBC One starting on 5 April for a 13-week run.[59] Producer Russell T Davies said, "We are delighted that one of Britain's greatest talents has agreed to join us for the fourth series." Tate added, "I am delighted to be returning to Doctor Who. I had a blast last Christmas and look forward to travelling again through time and space with that nice man from Gallifrey."[4]
"For one brief moment I was the most important woman in the whole of the universe. Oh gosh, I can't thank Russell [T Davies] enough for just making that possible. For many people, I'm sure, what a gamble to take on someone like me who is known, by the vast majority of people, for wearing wigs and comedy teeth."
At the 2008 TV Quick Awards and SFX Awards, Tate was voted best actress for her dramatic Doctor Who performance.[61] She also earned a nomination at the 14th National Television Awards. A year and a half after the heartbreaking finale of the fourth series, she returned as Donna in the first part of the show's festive special "The End of Time", which was broadcast on Christmas Day 2009 and became the final story for both David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Russell T Davies as showrunner.[62][63] Later that day, Nan's Christmas Carol premiered, a one-off special spin-off to The Catherine Tate Show focused on Nan, who gets visited by three ghosts (played by David Tennant, Ben Miller and Roger Lloyd-Pack) in her council flat.[64] The next day, Tate and Tennant guest hosted Jonathan Ross's BBC Radio 2 show,[65] having already done so on 11 April[66] and later appearing on the show once again on 30 January 2010.[67]
In March 2010, Tate took part in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show held in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London. She went on to make her directorial debut in Sky One's series of short comedy films called Little Crackers. The autobiographical short film My First Nativity (2010), also written by and starring Tate as her mother Josephine, showed the young Catherine performing an impression of Gary Glitter in her school nativity play.[68][69] It received a nomination for the Best Comedy Programme at the 2011 British Academy Television Awards.
On Christmas Day 2010 Tate appeared as Queen Isabelle of Lilliput in the film adaptation of Gulliver's Travels starring Jack Black in the title role. She then starred opposite Selena Gomez in another American comedy film, Monte Carlo (2011).
2011–present: Further television and stage work
editIn March 2011, the video for Take That's new single "Happy Now" was debuted on Comic Relief. The video showed Tate alongside comedians Alan Carr, James Corden, John Bishop and David Walliams, all auditioning to become Take That's ultimate tribute band, Fake That.[70] In December, she presented Channel 4's two-hour documentary Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties, in which she met Carr, Walliams, Noel Fielding, Rob Brydon and her Doctor Who co-star David Tennant to discuss the comedy highlights of the 2000s.[71][72] It was soon after she served as a guest host on the comedy shows The Sunday Night Project (2009) and Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2010).[73][74]
From May to September 2011, Tate appeared alongside Tennant in the Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing at the Wyndham's Theatre.[75] The production was recorded by Digital Theatre and is available to watch on their website.[76] For her performance as Beatrice, Tate won the BroadwayWorld UK Award for Best Leading Actress in a Play, while her reunion with Tennant won the WhatsOnStage Award for the Theatre Event of the Year.[77] At the same ceremony, she received an award in the Best Supporting Actress category for the Royal National Theatre production of Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings (2010–2011), in which she played Belinda.[78]
Tate guest starred in the two-part seventh season finale of the American mockumentary sitcom The Office, which aired on 19 May 2011. She portrayed Nellie Bertram, who was interviewed for the Regional Manager position of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch, the position that Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell) held for the majority of the series.[79][80] She was reportedly the top choice to replace Carell, but was unable to join the filming, due to her commitment to Much Ado About Nothing.[81] However, in January 2012 Tate returned to The Office as a series regular for the second half of season eight, reprising her role as Nellie, who was hired as a "misguided special projects manager".[82] She continued in the role for the ninth and final season.[83]
In May 2013, she starred alongside Lee Mack in the unaired BBC One pilot for Everybody Loves Raymond remake, titled The Smiths.[84] Two promotional photos were released in August but the project was eventually scrapped, with Mack concentrating more on his sitcom Not Going Out.[85] Coincidentally, Tate played Kate in the original 2005 pilot of the show, which was also never broadcast.[86] Around the same time in 2013, she joined David Walliams and Philip Glenister in the BBC One sitcom Big School (2013–2014), playing the main role of French teacher Sarah Postern in both series of the show.[87] Tate later appeared as a nun alongside Walliams as Lou Todd in a Red Nose Day 2015 sketch, featuring Stephen Hawking in the Andy Pipkin role.[88]
In 2013, she accepted the role in the low-budget superhero comedy film SuperBob (2015) written by and starring Brett Goldstein as the title character, which led to a number of collaborations with Goldstein. Three episodes of her sitcom Catherine Tate's Nan, co-written with Goldstein, aired in January 2014 and December 2015 on BBC One.[89] The role of Joanie Taylor earned her a nomination at the 2015 British Academy Television Awards for Best Female Comedy Performance.[90] Tate calls Nan "the one [character] that's got the legs to carry on" and her favourite to play: "It's the one character I can look at on screen and not find myself in. It's a very good transformation. In lots of the others it's clear that it's me. I just enjoy playing that character mainly because you get the privilege of age where you can swear and people laugh. Old people swearing is funny."[91][19] She reprised the role several times between 2009 and 2018 on Graham Norton, Michael McIntyre, Paul O'Grady and Alan Carr's television shows and performed Bonnie Tyler's song "Holding Out for a Hero" in character for Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief (2017).
Tate portrayed both Eva Braun and Édith Piaf in the pilot episode of the Sky Arts sketch show Psychobitches (2012).[92] In autumn 2014, she was cast as another real-life person in her first musical production, the Menier Chocolate Factory revival of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins (2014–2015). Her character was Sara Jane Moore, a woman who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford.[93] She went on to play alongside Mark Gatiss and Judi Dench in The Vote, a James Graham play set in a fictitious London polling station, which was broadcast live on More4 on election night 2015. In spring 2016, Tate appeared as fashion designer Myrna in another musical comedy, Miss Atomic Bomb, at the St. James Theatre.[94][95] Benjamin McDonald, writing in Gay Times, praised Tate's performance, saying she "proves she has the strong vocal ability to match her impeccable comic timing".[96] The show itself received much poorer reviews, including a one-star review from The Stage.[97]
On New Year's Day 2016, Tate played the role of hand model Sapphire Diamond in the television adaptation of David Walliams's children's book Billionaire Boy.[98] She appeared in Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong the following day with a musical tribute to her childhood hero Victoria Wood, calling her the first woman she had seen being funny on television.[99][100] She then chose Wood as her inspirational female figure when promoting Leading Lady Parts (2018), a short film inspired by the Time's Up movement and starring Tate as a casting director auditioning several A-list actresses for a leading lady role.[101][102]
In October 2016, Tate began touring British theatres with The Catherine Tate Show Live, guest starring Brett Goldstein (who also co-wrote the show with Tate) and her long-time collaborators Mathew Horne and Niky Wardley. Most of the main characters from the original television show, such as Nan, Lauren, nurse Bernie, Geordie Georgie and Derek Faye, all featured in the show.[103] Some pre-recorded sketches, including cameos by Nick Grimshaw and Billy Connolly, were shown during each of the many changes of Tate's costumes and wigs.[104] In late 2018, she brought the show to Australia and New Zealand with the help of two new cast members, David O'Reilly and Alex Carter, before finishing her tour at London's Wyndham's Theatre in January 2019.[105] Around the same time, she hosted the 2018 Laurence Olivier Awards.[106] An edited version of the ceremony was broadcast on ITV. It was also covered live on Magic Radio, where listeners heard Tate hilariously going back on fluffed lines multiple times, occasionally swearing. She later apologised after it was pointed out the event was going out live.[107]
In 2016 and 2019, Tate and David Tennant reprised their Doctor Who roles in two volumes of the full-cast audio series The Tenth Doctor Adventures from Big Finish Productions. Talking about his frequent colleague during the recording session, Tennant said: "I love working with Catherine because of the life that she brings to something and the way that she can turn the most mundane line into something glorious and sparkling. I love Catherine for what she is most famous for, and that's being funny and brilliant and witty and quick, but I love the fact that she's a great and proper actress."[108] In October 2017, Tate was revealed to be part of the cast of Disney XD's DuckTales reboot, providing the voice of the villainous sorceress Magica De Spell following the death of the character's long-time voice actor, June Foray, in July of the same year. Tennant provided the voice of the show's protagonist, Scrooge McDuck.[109]
In April 2020, Tate revived her popular character Lauren Cooper for The Big Night In, a telethon held during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a skit that had her being schooled remotely by a teacher played again by Tennant.[110] Another popular character from The Catherine Tate Show, Nan, made a return the next year in a Comic Relief sketch starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, followed by the feature film The Nan Movie (2022).[111]
In April 2022, she starred as six different characters in Hard Cell, a Netflix original mockumentary sitcom set in a women's prison.[112][113] She co-wrote the series with Niky Wardley and Alex Carter and co-directed all six episodes with James Kayler.[114][115] In May, it was announced Tate would reprise her role as Donna Noble, alongside David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor, for the 60th anniversary specials of Doctor Who.[116] In August, the BBC commissioned Queen of Oz, a sitcom written by and starring Tate as a disgraced member of a fictional British Royal Family sent to rule Australia, which aired in June 2023.[117]
In May 2023, Tate was the UK's jury spokesperson in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in which she announced the UK's jury points directly from the Liverpool Arena, where the event was held.[118]
Personal life
editTate was formerly in a relationship with stage manager Twig Clark,[14] with whom she has a daughter, who was born in January 2003.
Tate suffered from post-natal depression,[13] from which she only recovered after the filming of the second series of The Catherine Tate Show.[14][15] She also suffers from occasional panic attacks.[15] Regarding her personal outlook, Tate has said, "I'm an incredibly negative person, so any form of success is only ever going to be a relief to me and set my default position back to neutral."[13]
Tate has been married to American screenwriter Jeff Gutheim since at least 2018.[119]
Charity work
editTate is a patron of the Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust, supporting the charity since 2006.[121] Since then, she has hosted a fundraising auction, filmed a five-minute film featuring herself and David Tennant on the set of Doctor Who for the charity's annual ball and taken part in its 2011 calendar with the Huddersfield Giants.[122] She is also the current patron of the Addie Brady Foundation, raising funds for research into high-grade paediatric brain tumours and supporting families with Li–Fraumeni Syndrome,[123] and was a patron of the children's cancer charity the Joe Glover Trust for a number of years since its launching in 2007.[124][125]
Since 2005, Tate has been a frequent supporter of two BBC telethon charities, Children in Need and Comic Relief.[126] For the latter, she so far has starred in eleven sketches and a music video.[127] She also appeared as Lauren Cooper from The Catherine Tate Show live on stage during the Red Nose Day 2005 and 2017 events, and as Nan in 2009.[128]
In August 2017, after being asked at the Wizard World Chicago convention about what her career would look like if she hadn't become an actress and comedian, Tate said: "I'd definitely work with animals. In fact, sometimes I do feel, 'Oh, am I sort of wasting my time doing [acting] when I should be doing sort of like stuff with animals in need?' because I'm a big animal welfare kind of person, animal rights person." She has supported the animal rescue centre Battersea Dogs & Cats Home on multiple occasions and adopted cats from there.[129][130] In 2018, she presented the BBC One hour-long documentary Saving the British Bulldog about the health issues affecting one of the most popular dog breeds in the UK.[131][132] In 2020, she featured in a video aimed to raise funds for the Zoological Society of London after it was badly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.[133]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Love and Other Disasters | Tallulah Riggs-Wentworth | [47] | |
Scenes of a Sexual Nature | Sara Williams | [46] | ||
Sixty Six | Aunt Lila | [45] | ||
Starter for 10 | Julie Jackson | [44] | ||
2007 | Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution | Dorothy Ratcliffe | [37] | |
2010 | Gulliver's Travels | Queen of Lilliput | [134] | |
2011 | Monte Carlo | Alicia Winthrop-Scott | [135] | |
2013 | Khumba | Nora the Sheep (voice) | [136] | |
2014 | Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! | Sophie Ford | [137] | |
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods | Dulcia (voice) | UK dub | [138] | |
2015 | Not Sophie's Choice | Mummy | Short film | [139] |
Unity | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | [140] | |
SuperBob | Theresa Ford | [141] | ||
2017 | Perfect Roast Potatoes | Tamara | Short film | [142] |
Monster Family | Baba Yaga (voice) | [143] | ||
2021 | Monster Family 2 | [144] | ||
2022 | The Nan Movie | Joanie Taylor | Also writer and executive producer | [111] |
2023 | Rally Road Racers | Juni Håkansdotter (voice) | [145] |
Television
editActing credits
edit† | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1991 | Surgical Spirit | Girlfriend | Episode: "The Holiday Job" | [21] |
1993, 1994, 1997 | The Bill | Various characters | 3 episodes | |
1994 | Men Behaving Badly | Potential Buyer | Episode: "Casualties" | [146] |
Milner | Jesson's P.A. | TV film | ||
1994, 1998 | London's Burning | Molly / Ginnie Readman | 2 episodes | |
1998 | Barking | Various characters | 6 episodes; also writer | [17] |
2000 | That Peter Kay Thing | Valerie Sharples | Episode: "Leonard" | [26] |
Harry Hill | Various characters | 4 episodes | [26] | |
2001 | Attention Scum | Various characters | 2 episodes; also writer of additional material | [147] |
TV Go Home | Various characters | 6 episodes | [26] | |
2002 | Big Train | Various characters | 6 episodes; also writer of additional material | [148] |
2002–2004 | Wild West | Angela Phillips | Main role, 12 episodes | [28] |
2004–2007 | The Catherine Tate Show | Various characters | Lead role, 20 episodes; also writer | [149] |
2005 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Mitzi Kosinki | Episode: "A Murder Is Announced" | [34] |
Twisted Tales | Wendy Midwich | Episode: "The Patter of Tiny Feet" | [150] | |
Not Going Out | Kate | Unaired pilot | [35] | |
Bleak House | Mrs. Chadband | Episode 4 | [36] | |
2006, 2008–2010, 2023 | Doctor Who | Donna Noble | 19 episodes:
|
[116] |
2007 | The Bad Mother's Handbook | Karen Cooper | TV film | [48] |
2009 | Nan's Christmas Carol | Joanie Taylor | TV special | [151] |
2010 | Little Crackers | Josephine Ford | Episode: "My First Nativity"; also director and writer | [68] |
The One Ronnie | Barmaid | TV special | [152] | |
2011 | The Itch of the Golden Nit | Stella (voice) | Short film | [153] |
This is Jinsy | Roopina Crale | Episode: "Beardboy" | [154] | |
2011–2013 | The Office | Nellie Bertram | 34 episodes: | [83] |
2012 | Playhouse Presents | Eva Braun / Édith Piaf | Episode: "Psychobitches" | [92] |
2013 | The Smiths | Jenny Smith | Unaired pilot for Everybody Loves Raymond remake | [84] |
2013–2014 | Big School | Sarah Postern | Main role, 12 episodes | [87] |
2014–2015 | Catherine Tate's Nan | Joanie Taylor | Lead role, 3 episodes; also writer and executive producer | [89] |
2015 | Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum | TV special | [155] | |
Crackanory | Storyteller | Episode: "The Catchment Area" | [156] | |
2016 | Billionaire Boy | Sapphire Diamond | TV film | [98] |
Do Not Disturb | Anna Wilson | TV film | [157] | |
Drunk History | Mary Wilson / Elsie Wright | 2 episodes | [158] | |
Michael McIntyre's Big Show | Joanie Taylor | Episode: "Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show" | [159] | |
2017 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Hecate (voice) | 2 episodes | |
2017–2021 | DuckTales | Magica De Spell (voice) | 9 episodes | [109] |
2018 | Leading Lady Parts | Boss | Short film | [102] |
2020 | The Big Night In | Lauren Cooper | TV special | [160] |
2021–2022 | The Brilliant World of Tom Gates | Rita Gates (voice) | 42 episodes | [161] |
2022 | Hard Cell | Various characters | Lead role, 6 episodes; also director, writer and executive producer | [115] |
2023 | Queen of Oz | Princess Georgiana | Lead role, 6 episodes; also writer and executive producer | [117] |
Presenting and game show credits
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Doctor Who at the Proms | Guest presenter | Сut-down version of the Royal Albert Hall concert | [162] |
The Sunday Night Project | Presenter / Guest | 2 episodes | [73] | |
Genius | Judge | 1 episode | [163] | |
Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Guest / Presenter | 2 episodes | [164] | |
2010 | [74] | |||
Sidekick Stories | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | [165] | |
The Unbelievable Truth | Guest (voice) | Radio game show; 2 episodes | [166] | |
2011 | Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties | Presenter | Documentary | [72] |
2016 | Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | Presenter | Live broadcast theatrical event | [167] |
Duck Quacks Don't Echo | Guest | 1 episode | [168] | |
2016–2017, 2019 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown | Contestant | 3 episodes | [169] |
2018 | Saving the British Bulldog | Presenter | Documentary | [132] |
Laurence Olivier Awards | Presenter | Сut-down version of the 2018 awards ceremony | [106] | |
2023 | Eurovision Song Contest | UK Spokesperson | Song Contest | [170] |
Radio and audio dramas
editYear | Title | Role | Production | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Quando, Quando, Quando | Various characters | BBC Radio 4 | 6 episodes | [171] |
2000 | Hey Hey We're the Monks | DSS Officer | BBC Radio 2 | [172] | |
2001 | Six Geese A-laying | Various characters | BBC Radio 4 | [173] | |
2003 | A Boy in a Well | Mrs. Pickery | [174] | ||
2003–2009 | Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off | Arabella | 4 episodes | [175] | |
2007 | Down the Line | Various characters | Episode: "War and Chocolate" | [176] | |
2008 | Doctor Who: The Forever Trap | Narrator | BBC Audio | [177] | |
2009 | Doctor Who: The Nemonite Invasion | [178] | |||
2010 | Bette and Joan and Baby Jane | Bette Davis | BBC Radio 4 | [179] | |
2013 | Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctor | Narrator | Big Finish Productions | [180] | |
2015 | The Bed-Sitting Room | Penelope | BBC Radio 4 | [181] | |
2016 | The Archers | Lisa | BBC Radio 4 | Episode: "Jury Special" | [182] |
2016, 2019 | Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures | Donna Noble | Big Finish Productions | Main role, 6 episodes | [183] |
2017 | Treasure Island | Mrs. Hawkins | Audible | [184] | |
2019 | Our Martyred Lady | Inquisitor Greyfax | Black Library | Main role, 4 episodes | [185] |
2019–2021 | Date Night | Terri | BBC Radio 4 | 8 episodes | [186] |
2020 | Donna Noble: Kidnapped! | Donna Noble | Big Finish Productions | Lead role, 4 episodes | [187] |
Video games
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Anthem | Max (voice) | [188] | |
2020 | Dash and Blink | Narrator (voice) | Interactive BBC Bitesize game for learning French,[189] Spanish[190] and Mandarin[191] | [189] |
Music videos
editYear | Title | Artist | Director | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | "Happy Now" | Take That | Tom Harper and Richard Curtis | [192] |
Theatre
editDiscography
editYear | Title | Album | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | "Sigh No More (Bonus Track)" (with David Tennant) | Much Ado About Nothing | [210] |
"We Go Together (Bonus Track)" (with David Tennant) | |||
2013 | "In These Shoes? (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2010)" | A Concert for Kirsty MacColl (Live) | [211] |
2014 | "It's Love (The Wedding Song)" (with Martin Clunes and other cast members of Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!) | Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | [212] |
"Empire State Medley" (with Martin Clunes and other cast members of Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!) |
Awards and nominations
editYear | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | Edinburgh Comedy Awards | Best Comedy Show (shared with Lee Mack and Dan Antopolski) | Lee Mack's New Bits | Nominated | [213] |
2004 | Rockie Awards | Best Comedy | The Catherine Tate Show | Won | [214] |
British Comedy Awards | Best Comedy Newcomer | Won | [215] | ||
Best TV Comedy Actress | Nominated | [216] | |||
2005 | Nominated | ||||
Best TV Comedy | Nominated | ||||
People's Choice Award[f] | Won | [217] | |||
International Emmy Awards | Best Performance by an Actress | Nominated | [218] | ||
British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best New Writer (shared with Derren Litten) | Nominated | [219] | ||
British Academy Television Awards | Best Comedy Programme (shared with Geoffrey Perkins and Gordon Anderson) | Nominated | [220] | ||
Women in Film and Television Awards | Creative Originality Award | Won | [221] | ||
Variety Club Showbiz Awards | Comedy Award | Won | [222] | ||
Rose d'Or | Best Comedy | Nominated | [223] | ||
RTS Programme Awards | Network Newcomer – On Screen | Won | [224] | ||
2006 | Comedy Performance | Won | [225] | ||
Entertainment | Won | ||||
Broadcast Awards | Best Comedy Programme | Won | [226] | ||
British Comedy Awards | Best TV Comedy Actress[g] | Won | [216] | ||
British Academy Television Awards | Best Comedy Performance | Nominated | [227] | ||
Best Comedy Programme | Nominated | [228] | |||
Rose d'Or | Best Female Comedy Performance | Nominated | [229] | ||
Best Comedy | Nominated | [230] | |||
National Television Awards | Most Popular Comedy Programme | Nominated | [231] | ||
2007 | Won | [232] | |||
RTS Programme Awards | Comedy Performance | Nominated | [233] | ||
British Comedy Awards | Best TV Comedy Actress | Nominated | [216] | ||
British Academy Television Awards | Best Comedy Programme (shared with Perkins, Anderson and Aschlin Ditta) | Nominated | [234] | ||
Glamour Awards | Funny Woman | Won | [235] | ||
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK | Funniest Person | Nominated | [236] | ||
2008 | Favourite Funny Person | Nominated | [237] | ||
Favourite Female TV Star | Doctor Who | Nominated | |||
National Television Awards | Outstanding Drama Performance | Nominated | [238] | ||
TV Quick Awards | Best Actress | Won | [239] | ||
SFX Awards | Best TV Actress | Won | [240] | ||
2009 | Constellation Awards | Best Female Performance in a Science Fiction Television Episode[h] | Won | [241] | |
Airlock Alpha Portal Awards | Best Actress – Television | Won | [242] | ||
2011 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Comedy Programme (shared with Sophie Clarke-Jervoise and Izzy Mant)[i] | Little Crackers | Nominated | [243] |
Channel of the Year Awards | Producer or Director Debut[j] | Nominated | [244] | ||
BroadwayWorld UK Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Play | Much Ado About Nothing | Won | [77] | |
2012 | WhatsOnStage Awards | Theatre Event of the Year (shared with David Tennant)[k] | Won | [78] | |
Best Supporting Actress in a Play | Season's Greetings | Won | |||
2013 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (shared with cast) | The Office | Nominated | [245] |
2015 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme | Catherine Tate's Nan | Nominated | [90] |
FilmQuest Awards | Best Supporting Actress | SuperBob | Nominated | [246] | |
2022 | National Film Awards | Best Screenplay (shared with Brett Goldstein) | The Nan Movie | Nominated | [247] |
2023 | Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series | Doctor Who | Nominated | [248] |
References
edit- Notes
- ^ Tate makes her first appearance, credited as "The Bride", in the closing scenes of 2006 series finale "Doomsday".
- ^ Tate first appears in the two-part finale of the 7th season, titled "Search Committee".
- ^ From the 15th episode of the 8th season, titled "Tallahassee".
- ^ Toccata and Fugue was originally produced as part of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway on October 23, 2006. It was written by Tina Howe and directed by Josie Rourke.
- ^ The Garden of Ms Harriet Figg was produced as part of the Old Vic Theatre's 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala. It was written by Matt Hartley and directed by Lisa Spirling.
- ^ The award was "mistakenly given" to Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway even though The Catherine Tate Show received the most votes and should have been declared the winner. They returned Tate her comedy prize in 2008.
- ^ For the 2005 Christmas special.
- ^ For the 2008 episode "Turn Left".
- ^ For the 2010 episode "Catherine Tate's Little Cracker: My First Nativity".
- ^ For the 2010 episode "Catherine Tate's Little Cracker: My First Nativity".
- ^ For reuniting on stage with David Tennant.
- Citations
- ^ "Timothy Spall, Catherine Tate, 11.22.63, Dutch flowers". Front Row. 5 April 2016. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Catherine Tate facts: Doctor Who star's age, partner, children and comedy characters revealed". Smooth. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Cook, 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.
- ^ a b "Tate to be Doctor's companion". BBC News, 3 July 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ^ "Doctor Who 60th anniversary: Release date, trailers, latest news". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (1 June 2012). "The Office Promotes Catherine Tate to Series Regular". TV Guide. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ Maxwell, Dominic (29 November 2010). "Catherine Tate, quite a character". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
Tate hasn't made much up, she says — born in December 1969, she was hankering after a gold spandex jumpsuit before she could walk.
- ^ Greenstreet, Rosanna (29 April 2006). "Q&A: Catherine Tate". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
Catherine Tate was born in 1969 and raised in London.
- ^ Qadir, Muneeb (5 December 2021). "Catherine Tate's one-to-one chat at GalaxyCon Live". Facebook. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
It's her birthday today and so I had a chat with one of my favourite British comedians, CATHERINE TATE.
- ^ Gibson, Owen (23 December 2005). "The Guardian profile: Catherine Tate". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
Born 1969, London. Raised by mother Josephine
- ^ Maxwell, Dominic (30 November 2010). "Quite the character". Independent.ie. Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
Tate hasn't made much up, she says — born in December 1969, she was hankering after a gold spandex jumpsuit before she could walk.
- ^ "The official BBC Studios-run Doctor Who Twitter account wishes Catherine Tate a happy birthday". Twitter. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
A very happy birthday to the iconic Catherine Tate!
- ^ a b c d e f g Sawyer, Miranda. "Catherine the Great". The Guardian, 15 October 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ^ a b c Muir, Kate (17 December 2005). "Outside the box". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Viner, Brian (23 December 2006). "Catherine Tate: The shy star". The Independent. London. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "I'm a lazy control freak". The Guardian, 12 July 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gilbert, Gerard (23 March 2004). "Catherine Tate: Multiple personality". The Independent. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Bouquet, Tim (2 September 2016). "Fame Academy: Where Daniel Craig, Helen Mirren and Colin Firth learned to act". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ a b Hattenstone, Simon (5 April 2008). "What I'm not is a cheery person: Simon Hattenstone interviews Catherine Tate". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "David Tennant Does a Podcast With… Catherine Tate". Acast. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d Tate, Catherine (26 November 2014). "Catherine Tate webchat – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Catherine Tate | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Calvi, Nuala. "Tate to talk about her relationship with Shakespeare". The Stage, 16 May 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- ^ Harris, Will (17 February 2012). "Catherine Tate: The Unexpurgated Version". Facebook. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Gibson, Owen. "The Guardian profile: Catherine Tate". The Guardian, 23 December 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Catherine Tate profile". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
- ^ "BBC - Wild West - Interviews". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ a b BBC. "Wild West". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Geoffrey Perkins". Comedy Connections. 8 November 2008. BBC 2.
- ^ "Triple triumph for Little Britain". BBC News, 22 December 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ "Catherine Tate appears in Walford". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
- ^ "Tate asks if Queen is 'bovvered'". BBC News, 22 November 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2006.
- ^ "Merchant takes top comedy honour". BBC News, 14 December 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ a b Gans, Andrew (4 December 2004). ""A Murder Is Announced" — with Elaine Paige, Zoë Wanamaker and Geraldine McEwan — Debuts on UK TV in January". Playbill.
- ^ a b "Lee Mack Interview – Not Going Out – British Comedy Guide". comedy.org.uk. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Bleak House – on BBC ONE from Thursday 27 October 2005 at 8.00pm". BBC, 4 October 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
- ^ a b c d Thorpe, Vanessa. "Proletarian utopia? Am I bovvered?". The Guardian, 24 September 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ "Friends star makes West End debut". BBC News, 24 May 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel. "Catherine Tate denies Schwimmer feud". Digital Spy, 25 June 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
- ^ "National Television Awards 2007". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
- ^ Phillips, Sarah. "'Bovvered' wins Word of the Year award". The Guardian, 12 October 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ^ a b Catherine Tate to star in Doctor Who Christmas Special. BBC, 9 July 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ "Tate to guest star in Doctor Who". BBC News, 9 July 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2006.
- ^ a b Papamichael, Stella (8 November 2006). "BBC - Movies - review - Starter For Ten". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b Catsoulis, Jeannette (1 August 2008). "A Struggle Toward Manhood". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b Felperin, Leslie (30 October 2020). "Scenes of a Sexual Nature review – hit-and-miss Hampstead romcom". the Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Love And Other Disasters". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ a b Oatts, Joanne."'Bad Mother' Tate pulls in 5.7 million". Digital Spy, 20 February 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
- ^ "Catherine Tate hails Blair's comic skills". The Daily Telegraph, 23 March 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2007.
- ^ "Catherine Tate DVD 'sets record'". BBC News, 20 March 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2007.
- ^ "High ratings for Catherine Tate". BBC News, 27 October 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
- ^ Martin, Nicole."Ofcom to investigate Catherine Tate 'bigotry'". The Daily Telegraph, 29 December 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
- ^ O'Shea, Katherine. "BBC cleared over 'offensive' Catherine Tate". The Daily Telegraph, 14 April 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ "Tate festive show 'not offensive'". BBC News, 14 April 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ Plunkett, John. "Ofcom not bovvered by Tate swearing". The Guardian, 14 April 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ "Catherine Tate Injury Forces Blue Sky Cancellation | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Tate show cancelled : News 2008 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Pictured: Catherine Tate on crutches after twisting her ankle in nasty". Evening Standard. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Donna says "I do!"". BBC News, 3 July 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007.
- ^ "Catherine Tate's Modern outlook". Evening Standard. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Dr Who is voted No1 … again Archived 9 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine". The Scotsman, 9 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ David Tennant, Catherine Tate (guest hosts) (11 April 2009). "Jonathan Ross". Jonathan Ross. London. BBC Radio 2.
- ^ Miloudi, Sarah (14 April 2009). "Catherine Tate spotted filming Doctor Who in Swansea sun". Western Mail. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ "Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas message". www.telegraph.co.uk. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Jonathan Ross, 26/12/2009". BBC. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Jonathan Ross, 11/04/2009". BBC. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Jonathan Ross, 30/01/2010". BBC. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b Maxwell, Dominic (29 November 2010). "Catherine Tate, quite a character". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
And Tate has maintained that richer tone for My First Nativity, an autobiographical 13-minute film she has written and, for the first time, directed as part of Sky1's Little Crackers season.
- ^ Little Crackers December 2010, Sky One, 12 August 2010
- ^ Take That Meet Fake That Archived 22 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Red Nose Day, 18 February 2011
- ^ Laughing at the... – Series 1 – Episode 2 – Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties. Channel 4 (17 December 2011). Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ a b Chater, David. "Saturday's TV: Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b Metrowebukmetro (17 January 2009). "Tate takes off Doctor for TV spoof". Metro. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b McEwan, Cameron K. (20 October 2010). "Catherine Tate hosts "Never Mind the Buzzcocks"". Blogtor Who. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "David Tennant and Catherine Tate reunite in West End". BBC News. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "Teach Much Ado About Nothing | Digital Theatre+". www.digitaltheatreplus.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b 2011 BWW UK Award Winners Announced! ROCK OF AGES, GHOST, WIZARD and PHANTOM All Win!. Broadwayworld.com (5 December 2011). Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Whatonstage Awards Winners Announced". London Theatre Direct. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (5 April 2011). "Trio Tapped for 'The Office' Season Finale". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ Kaling, Mindy. "Catherine Tate in The Office". Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ Rose, Lacey (18 May 2011). "'The Office's' New Boss: British Actress Catherine Tate is a 'Top Choice'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (21 October 2011). "Catherine Tate to Return to NBC's THE OFFICE". Collider. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b Ng, Philiana (1 June 2012). "Catherine Tate Set to Return to 'The Office' as Series Regular". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Mack and Tate to star in Everybody Loves Raymond remake". BBC News. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ McEwan, Cameron K. (8 August 2013). "Catherine Tate in The Smiths and Big School". Blogtor Who. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Lee Mack reveals Everybody Loves Raymond remake scrapped". British Comedy Guide. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b "BBC - Big School - interview with Catherine Tate - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ Walker, Danny (13 March 2015). "Comic Relief 2015: Watch Stephen Hawking TRANSFORM into super-sized robot and blast Catherine Tate's nun". Mirror. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ a b Hardingham-Gill, Tamara (20 May 2015). "Catherine Tate is bringing back foulmouthed pensioner Nan". Metro. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b "2015 Television Female Performance In A Comedy Programme | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Catherine Tate's Nan to star in a film". British Comedy Guide. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b "TV's mad women". Evening Standard. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b Hitchings, Henry (26 February 2015). "Assassins, Menier Chocolate Factory: 'Catherine Tate is cruelly funny'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Miss Atomic Bomb: Catherine Tate is absurdly over the top". Independent.co.uk. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Miss Atomic Bomb - St James Theatre". Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Catherine Tate musical 'bombs'". Bbc.co.uk. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Miss Atomic Bomb review, St James Theatre, London, 2016". The Stage. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b Day, Elizabeth (3 January 2016). "The week in TV: Gareth Malone's Great Choir Reunion; Billionaire Boy; Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe; The Man in the High Castle". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong will air on BBC One this Christmas". Digital Spy. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "BBC One - Bruce's Hall Of Fame, with Alexander Armstrong". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Rebel Park Productions on Twitter: "#WhoIsYourLeadingLady? Catherine Tate picked Victoria Wood. "I think she's been massively influential, and there's a Victoria Wood-shaped hole in the world that's very keenly felt." #LeadingLadyParts"". Twitter. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b Zemler, Emily (2 August 2018). "Gemma Arterton's Time's Up-inspired short 'Leading Lady Parts' takes aim at the casting process". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Catherine Tate is touring the UK later this year". Digitalspy.com. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Catherine Tate review – droll superstar not bovvered by comeback pressure". the Guardian. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "The Catherine Tate Show Live tickets – Wyndham's Theatre". Official Theatre. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b White, Peter (2 March 2018). "'Doctor Who' Star Catherine Tate To Host The Olivier Awards 2018". Deadline. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Olivier awards rename best director prize after omitting Peter Hall tribute". the Guardian. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "VIDEO: David Tennant to become Doctor Who again". HeraldScotland. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b Kelley, Seamus (6 October 2017). "Catherine Tate and David Tennant Reunite on DuckTales". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ BBC Television (23 April 2020). "The Big Night In". Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Catherine Tate's Nan returns in first trailer for The Nan Movie". Digital Spy. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Aroesti, Rachel (12 April 2022). "Hard Cell review – Catherine Tate's first attempt at a sitcom is lacklustre". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (12 April 2022). "Netflix's 'Hard Cell' Exec Kristian Smith Talks Tonal Shifts On Catherine Tate Comedy; Reveals Michael Morpurgo Adaptation". Deadline. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Netflix announces new Catherine Tate comedy series Hard Cell". About Netflix. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b Hibbs, James (12 April 2022). "Meet the cast of Catherine Tate's prison comedy Hard Cell". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ a b "David Tennant and Catherine Tate return to Doctor Who". Doctor Who. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Brand new Catherine Tate comedy Queen Of Oz commissioned for BBC One and BBC iPlayer". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Sansome, Jessica (13 May 2023). "Catherine Tate makes Eurovision viewers 'scream' as she makes hidden reference". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ Hits, The. "British comedian Catherine Tate talks her live NZ shows with Flynny". The Hits. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Ladies, Office. "Office Ladies - Episode 217 - 43:28". Office Ladies. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Supporters | Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust". The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Catherine Tate lends helping hand". 3 September 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Patrons". Addie Brady Foundation. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Napier, Andrew (5 June 2007). "Catherine Tate launches Hampshire charity". Daily Echo. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Stars come out at ball for Winchester charity". Hampshire Chronicle. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Catherine Tate films 'Holby City' sketch". Digital Spy. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Hogan, Michael (19 March 2021). "Red Nose Day for Comic Relief 2021, review: James Bond and Catherine Tate's Nan shine on hit-and-miss night". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ O'Shaughnessy, David (27 March 2017). "Watch: Catherine Tate wheeled out Lauren 'Am I bovvered?' Cooper live on TV for Comic Relief". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Tate to open art fair for dogs and cats". Wandsworth Times. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Catherine Tate on her Battersea cats". BBC News. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Dowling, Tim (14 March 2018). "Saving the British Bulldog review – Catherine Tate was seriously worried about our flat-faced friends". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b "BBC One - Saving the British Bulldog". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan Ross and Catherine Tate star in London Zoo fundraising video". ITV News. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (22 December 2010). "Gulliver's Travels — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Monte Carlo - review". Evening Standard. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Breen, Emily (8 April 2014). "Khumba: A Zebra's Tale Review". HeyUGuys. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey? review – infantile and crass". the Guardian. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "What to get your kids this Christmas". British GQ. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Not Sophie's Choice… But Maybe Yours!". The Velvet Onion. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ McNary, Dave (22 April 2015). "Documentary 'Unity' Set for Aug. 12 Release with 100 Star Narrators". Variety. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "SuperBob review – a mild-mannered British film with amiable powers". the Guardian. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "PERFECT ROAST POTATOES". 2019 now. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Monster Family review – hyperactive hotchpotch animation". the Guardian. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (5 August 2021). "Sequel to animated international hit 'Monster Family' lands US distribution (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (27 March 2023). "Viva Kids Takes North America On Animated Family Film 'Rally Road Racers' With Jimmy O. Yang, J.K. Simmons, Chloe Bennet & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Godfrey, Jake (18 February 2022). "Simon Nye interview: Men Behaving Badly & 30 years of TV". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
It was Catherine Tate's first starring role, she had a small part in Men Behaving Badly.
- ^ BBC. "Attention Scum". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ BBC. "Big Train". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ BBC. "The Catherine Tate Show". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - BBC THREE Winter 2005 Drama". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC Two - The Catherine Tate Show, Nan's Christmas Carol". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC One - The Ones, Series 1, The One Ronnie". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC Two - The Itch of the Golden Nit". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Wightman, Catriona (17 August 2011). "Catherine Tate in 'This Is Jinsy': First pictures". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC One - Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum". BBC. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Crackanory Returns". The Velvet Onion. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Sian Gibson goes from a Car Share with Peter Kay to do Not Disturb with Catherine Tate - Wales Online". Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Pocklington, Rebecca (3 February 2016). "Former soap star transforms into Queen Elizabeth I and looks unrecognisable". mirror. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC One - Michael McIntyre's Big Show, Series 2, Christmas Special". BBC. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "BBC One - The Big Night In". BBC. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Scotland, Screen (10 May 2021). "Catherine Tate and Mark Bonnar head voice cast for The Brilliant World of Tom Gates". Screen Scotland. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Doctor Who at the Proms". BBC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Sam Wollaston on last night's TV: Genius (BBC 2)". the Guardian. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "BBC Two - Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Series 23, The Doctor Who Special". BBC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "BBC Four - Sidekick Stories". BBC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "The Unbelievable Truth Series 5 episode guide". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "David Tennant and Catherine Tate reunite to present the BBC's Shakespeare Live!". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Duck Quacks Don't Echo Series 4, Episode 7". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ Staff, Poke (16 November 2021). "Catherine Tate's hilariously bad numbers game on Cats Does Countdown is an evergreen classic". The Poke. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ BBC (10 May 2023). "Catherine Tate to deliver the UK's Eurovision votes as spokesperson at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023". BBC. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Quando, Quando, Quando". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hey Hey We're the Monks". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Mark Maier - Six Geese A-laying". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Trapped, A Boy in a Well". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Comedy - Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum FussballWeltmeisterschaft Weg". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Down the Line, Series 2, War and Chocolate". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Abnett, Dan (6 October 2008). Doctor Who: The Forever Trap.
- ^ Roden, David (2 February 2009). Doctor Who: The Nemonite Invasion.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, Tracy-Ann Oberman - Bette and Joan and Baby Jane". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "10. Doctor Who - Destiny of the Doctor: Death's Deal - Doctor Who - Destiny of the Doctor - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama, The Bed-Sitting Room". BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Dame Eileen Atkins, Nigel Havers and Catherine Tate to deliberate over Helen Titchener's fate as jurors in The Archers Jury Special this Sunday". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures! - News - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Audible Studios new production of Treasure Island". www.shotsmag.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Our Martyred Lady.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Date Night, Series 1". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Donna Noble: Kidnapped! - The Worlds of Doctor Who - Special Releases - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Anthem Voice Cast to Feature Actors from Doctor Who, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and More". DualShockers. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b "French KS2 - Dash and Blink: Forgotten French". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Spanish KS2 - Dash and Blink: Vanished Spanish". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Mandarin KS2 - Dash and Blink: Missing Mandarin". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ express.co.uk, Emily Fox for (18 March 2011). "Comic Relief: Fake That spoof Take That for Red Nose Day". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Still, Jennifer (16 June 2010). "Catherine Tate for West End holiday play". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Tara Fitzgerald and Catherine Tate in the same cast. But are you bothered though? The Cobbler's Prophecy directed by James Wallace, 24 October 1999". Twitter. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Premier. "2000 Nominee - Lee Mack - Best Comedy Show". Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Triplett, William (6 April 2001). "'Servant to Two Masters': Old Lunacy, New Laughs". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Some Girls, Gielgud, London". the Guardian. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Comic asks if Queen is 'bovvered'". 22 November 2005. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Amnesty supports The Exonerated play". www.amnesty.org.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "The 24 Hour Plays 2006 Original Broadway Benefit Cast 2006 | Broadway World". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Theatre: Under the Blue Sky, Duke of York's, London". the Guardian. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Season's Greetings - review". the Guardian. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Sonia Friedman Productions". www.soniafriedman.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Sixty-Six Books stars Catherine Tate as divine blogger". BBC News. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "OMG they did it, again!". Drive In Magazine. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "The Vote review – a glorious night at the polling station". the Guardian. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Miss Atomic Bomb review – Catherine Tate musical is sweetly silly at best". the Guardian. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ Paskett, Zoe (17 October 2018). "The Catherine Tate Show Live is coming to the West End". Evening Standard. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Hemley, Matthew (13 July 2023). "Catherine Tate and David Threlfall to star in Enfield ghost story". The Stage. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Much Ado About Nothing by Original London Cast Recording, 11 July 2011, retrieved 31 July 2022
- ^ A Concert for Kirsty MacColl (Live) by Various Artists, 26 February 2013, retrieved 31 July 2022
- ^ Nativity 3 Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Various Artists, 14 November 2014, retrieved 31 July 2022
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Lee Mack's New Bits With Catherine Tate And Dan Antopolski". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Mein Banff : News 2004 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "The British Comedy Awards - The British Comedy Awards - Winners 2004". www.britishcomedyawards.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Ant and Dec return comedy prize". 9 May 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Guider, Elizabeth (18 October 2005). "Clinton, Mirren to present at I-Emmys". Variety. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "2005 Television Craft New Writer | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "2005 Television Comedy - Programme or Series | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Rantzen scoops lifetime achievement award". the Guardian. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Richard Whiteley named most popular presenter". Manchester Evening News. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Brit TV stars vie for Golden Rose". 3 May 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Programme Awards Winners 2005". Royal Television Society. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "RTS Programme Awards 2006". Royal Television Society. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Broadcast Awards 2006 - Shortlist". Digital Spy. 13 December 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "2006 Television Comedy Performance | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "2006 Television Comedy Programme | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Brits stick out at Rose d'Or noms". Variety. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ Bennett, Steve (21 April 2006). "Brits lead Rose d'Or nominees". Chortle. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
Tate's BBC Two show had already been shortlisted for best comedy, but now she has been nominated for an individual prize for best female comedy performance.
- ^ Wilkes, Neil; Welsh, James (31 October 2006). "National TV Awards 2006: Full winners list". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Winners in full: National TV Awards". 31 October 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Royal Television Society - Latest news". Archived from the original on 16 March 2007.
- ^ "2007 Television Comedy Programme | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Glamour Awards 2007". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK 2007 Winners". Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK 2008 Nominees Press Release". Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "'Who' stars to compete for NTA prize". Digital Spy. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Doctor Who big winner at TV awards". Express.co.uk. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Catherine Tate". IMDb. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Glyer, Mike (8 April 2009). "2009 Constellation Award Nominees". File 770. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Hinman, Michael (24 August 2009). "'Supernatural' Takes Three Portal Awards, 'Star Trek' Surprises". Airlock Alpha. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "2011 Television Comedy Programme | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Programme of Events" (PDF). Edinburgh International Television Festival. 26 August 2011. p. 15.
- ^ "The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Awards". www.sagawards.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "2015 FilmQuest – FilmQuest".
- ^ "Winners of the 8th annual National Film Awards 2022 announced". 5 July 2022.
- ^ Emily, Olivia (18 May 2023). "National Film Awards 2023: All The Nominees To Know". Country and Town House. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
External links
edit- Catherine Tate at bbc.co.uk/comedy
- The Catherine Tate Show at bbc.co.uk/comedy
- Catherine Tate at IMDb
- Catherine Tate at British Comedy Guide