Catherine Tate

  

Catherine Jane Ford was born on December 5, 1969. She is an English actress and comedian. She has been awarded numerous prizes for her involvement in the BBC sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show (2004-2007) in addition to getting nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs. Tate played Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special episode of Doctor Who, and later took on the role again, becoming the Tenth Doctor's regular companion in the fourth series in 2008.

 

 Following the popularity of The Catherine Tate Show, Tate starred as Joanie Taylor ("Nan") in the BBC One comedy series Catherine Tate's Nan (2009-2015) as well as in the film The Nan Movie (2022). In 2011, Tate started a recurring part as Nellie Bertram in The Office, the U.S. edition of The Office. She played the role for a long time until the end of the series. Tate was the voice of Miss Sarah Postern in the BBC One sitcom Big School (2013-2014) and voiced Magica De Spell in the animated show DuckTales (2017-2021). In 2022, Tate starred as six characters in the Netflix comedy series, Hard Cell, which she also co-wrote and co-directed.