Catherine Tate Biography
Catherine Tate is a British actor, comedian, and writer. She has received multiple accolades for her work on the BBC sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show, including nominations for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs.
How old is Catherine Tate? Age
She is 54 years old as of 5 December 2023. She was born in 1969 in Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom. Her real name is Catherine Jane Ford.
Catherine Tate Family – Education
Her mother, Josephine, was a florist. Tate has stated that the character of Margaret in The Catherine Tate Show, who screams at the least noise, is heavily based on her mother. Tate never knew her father because he left when she was very young, and she grew up in a female-dominated atmosphere, being cared for by her mother, grandmother and godparents. Tate attended both St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School and Notre Dame High School. She knew she aspired to be a professional actress from a young age, and at 16, she was sent to Salesian College in Battersea. She dropped out of school without completing her A levels and spent four years trying to get into the Central School of Speech and Drama. She studied there for three years. Tate went to the Sylvia Young Theatre School for a week before dropping out when she realized she wasn’t Bonnie Langford. In addition, she belonged to the National Youth Theatre.
Catherine Tate Husband
Tate had previously been seeing stage manager Twig Clark, with whom she had a January 2003 baby girl. At least since 2018, Tate has been wed to American screenwriter Jeff Gutheim.
Catherine Tate Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $8 million.
Catherine Tate Health
Tate experienced postpartum depression, from which she did not fully recover until after production for The Catherine Tate Show’s second season. She also experiences sporadic panic episodes.
Catherine Tate Doctor Who
Tate has also portrayed Donna Noble in Doctor Who, a Chiswick temp worker who unexpectedly shows up in the TARDIS at the conclusion of the “Doomsday” episode.She went back to Doctor Who to play the companion to the Doctor for the duration of the fourth season, which aired on BBC One for 13 weeks beginning on April 5. Tate won best actress at the 2008 TV Quick Awards and SFX Awards for her dramatic portrayal of Doctor Who. Tate and David Tennant returned to their Doctor Who roles in two volumes of Big Finish Productions’ full-cast audio series The Tenth Doctor Adventures in 2016 and 2019.
The Tenth and Fourteenth Doctors’ companion in the Doctor Who series is Donna Tate. It was not anticipated that she would return to her role after her debut in the 2006 series. Tate showed interest in taking on the character again and made a comeback as a series regular in the Christmas and New Year’s specials of 2008, 2009, and 2010 as well as in the specials commemorating the show’s 60th anniversary in 2023.
Donna, a Chiswick temp worker, finds the extraterrestrial time traveler, the Doctor, unsettling at first, but she ultimately chooses to accompany him on his travels when the chance presents itself. Even though her memories of her adventures with the Doctor are lost, she helps the Doctor and saves the universe. Years later, the Doctor bi-generates another incarnation, returns as a new incarnation with a similar appearance, and settles down with Donna and her family, restoring her memories.
Catherine Tate Stand-Up
Tate started doing stand-up comedy in 1996. Not long after, she co-wrote and acted in Barking (1998), a late-night sketch program that aired on Channel 4 and featured a variety of performers, including Mackenzie Crook, David Walliams, and Peter Kay. She started working with Lee Mack’s Edinburgh Film Festival New Bits show, which was nominated for a Perrier Comedy Award in 2000. She has also made appearances in television sketch shows like That Peter Kay Thing and The Harry Hill Show. She made her festival debut the following year with a sell-out one-woman show of her own. She then went on to appear in various BBC Radio projects, Charlie Brooker’s TVGoHome, Big Train, and Attention Scum, among other comedic programs.
Catherine Tate The Catherine Tate Show
Produced by Perkins at Tiger Aspect, Tate had her own show on BBC Two in 2004 called The Catherine Tate Show, which she co-wrote and starred in with Derren Litten. The show ran for three seasons.The adolescent Lauren Cooper and the cockney grandma Joanie “Nan” Taylor are two of the show’s most well-known figures.
Tate visited nursing homes for the elderly while attending acting college, which served as inspiration for her grandmother role.Tate’s work on the first series of The Catherine Tate Show earned her a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Newcomer. The first series was a hit, and in March 2005, Tate made a guest appearance on the BBC’s Red Nose Day alongside the boy band McFly, which helped her get more recognition.
2005 saw Tate participate in a charity sketch that was a cross-over between EastEnders and The Catherine Tate Show for the BBC’s annual Children in Need telethon. Lauren Cooper was the character she played and the one she returned to during the 77th Royal Variety Performance. Co-star Niky Wardley mentioned that the elderly man sitting next to her had dozed off, while Tate inquired about whether anyone was bovvered. Claiming to have been insulted, Prince Philip lodged a complaint with the executive producer of the show. Tate’s performance in the second season of The Catherine Tate Show went on to win her a British Comedy Award for Best British Comedy Actress.
Catherine Tate Movies
♦ 2023 – Rally Road Racers
♦ 2022 – The Nan Movie
♦ 2021 – Monster Family 2
♦ 2017 – Perfect Roast Potatoes
♦ 2017 – Monster Family
♦ 2015 – Not Sophie’s Choice
♦ 2015 – Unity
♦ 2015 – SuperBob
♦ 2014 – Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?!
♦ 2014 – Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods
♦ 2013 – Khumba
♦ 2011 – Monte Carlo
♦ 2010 – Gulliver’s Travels
♦ 2007 – Mrs Ratcliffe’s Revolution
♦ 2006 – Love and Other Disasters
♦ 2006 – Scenes of a Sexual Nature
Catherine Tate TV Shows
♦ 2023 – Queen of Oz
♦ 2022 – Hard Cell
♦ 2021–2022 – The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
♦ 2020 – The Big Night In
♦ 2018 – Leading Lady Parts
♦ 2017–2021 – DuckTales
♦ 2017 – The Adventures of Puss in Boots
♦ 2016 – Billionaire Boy
♦ 2016 – Do Not Disturb
♦ 2016 – Drunk History
♦ 2016 – Michael McIntyre’s Big Show
♦ 2015 – Michael McIntyre’s Easter Night at the Coliseum
♦ 2015 – Crackanory
♦ 2014–2015 – Catherine Tate’s Nan
♦ 2013–2014 – Big School
♦ 2013 – The Smiths
♦ 2012 – Playhouse Presents
♦ 2011–2013 – The Office