Catherine Tate

Tate was born in Bloomsbury, London, on 5 December 1969{{Cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Dominic |date=2010-11-29 |title=Catherine Tate, quite a character |language=en |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/catherine-tate-quite-a-character-hvvj577m3j3 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-09-25 |issn=0140-0460 |quote=Tate hasn't made much up, she says — born in December 1969, she was hankering after a gold spandex jumpsuit before she could walk.}}{{Cite web |last=Greenstreet |first=Rosanna |date=2006-04-29 |title=Q&A: Catherine Tate |url=http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2006/apr/29/weekend7.weekend |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=The Guardian |language=en |quote=Catherine Tate was born in 1969 and raised in London.}}{{Cite web |last=Qadir |first=Muneeb |date=2021-12-05 |title=Catherine Tate's one-to-one chat at GalaxyCon Live |url=https://www.facebook.com/muneebqadirmmq/posts/pfbid0Z4YN24x3pM7v65RdpEZgRPbuNcf2vmc9UcbKwz4Ly3sZxFhtMefKMj3FvAM1gd9hl |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Facebook |language=en |quote=It's her birthday today and so I had a chat with one of my favourite British comedians, CATHERINE TATE.}}{{Cite web |last=Gibson |first=Owen |date=2005-12-23 |title=The Guardian profile: Catherine Tate |url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/dec/23/bbc.television |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=The Guardian |language=en |quote=Born 1969, London. Raised by mother Josephine}}{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Dominic |date=2010-11-30 |title=Quite the character |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/lifestyle/femme/quite-the-character-27967841.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925055523/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/lifestyle/femme/quite-the-character-27967841.html |archive-date=25 September 2022 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Independent.ie |publisher=Irish Independent |language=en |quote=Tate hasn't made much up, she says — born in December 1969, she was hankering after a gold spandex jumpsuit before she could walk. }}{{Cite web |date=2021-12-05 |title=The official BBC Studios-run Doctor Who Twitter account wishes Catherine Tate a happy birthday |url=https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1467614775978999812 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Twitter |language=en |quote=A very happy birthday to the iconic Catherine Tate!}} and was raised in the Brunswick Centre. Her mother, Josephine, was a florist.Sawyer, Miranda. "[http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1922639,00.html Catherine the Great]". The Guardian, 15 October 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2007.{{Cite news |last=Muir |first=Kate |date=2005-12-17 |title=Outside the box |language=en |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/outside-the-box-nq2rlh9mbr6 |access-date=2022-08-05 |issn=0140-0460}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/catherine-tate-the-shy-star-6229478.html|title=Catherine Tate: The shy star|last=Viner|first=Brian|date=23 December 2006|work=The Independent|access-date=21 August 2017|location=London}} Tate never knew her father as he left very early on in her life and, consequently, she was brought up in a female-dominated environment, being cared for by her mother, grandmother, and godparents. 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."

Tate attended St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School in Holborn, and Notre Dame High School, a convent secondary school for girls in Southwark. 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. She left school without sitting her A levels.[http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1526370,00.html "I'm a lazy control freak"]. The Guardian, 12 July 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2007. She then tried for four years to get a place in the Central School of Speech and Drama, succeeding on her fourth attempt. She studied there for three years. 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."{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Gerard |date=2004-03-23 |title=Catherine Tate: Multiple personality |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/catherine-tate-multiple-personality-65541.html |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=The Independent |language=en}} She was also a member of the National Youth Theatre.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/actors/fame-academy-where-daniel-craig-helen-mirren-and-colin-firth-lea/|title=Fame Academy: Where Daniel Craig, Helen Mirren and Colin Firth learned to act|last=Bouquet|first=Tim|date=2 September 2016|work=The Telegraph|access-date=13 February 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}

Born Catherine Ford, she changed her name when she got her Equity card as an actress.{{Cite web |last=Hattenstone |first=Simon |date=2008-04-05 |title=What I'm not is a cheery person: Simon Hattenstone interviews Catherine Tate |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/apr/05/television.television |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=The Guardian |language=en}} She chose her new surname after the character of Jessica Tate, played by Katherine Helmond, from the American sitcom television series Soap.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-19 |title=David Tennant Does a Podcast With… Catherine Tate |url=https://play.acast.com/s/7ab5e4ae-a95d-42ac-9ae2-ed1065b0f62c/9435f271-7d2b-49ce-a641-f993aab8ca74?seek=1087 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Acast}}

From 1988 to 1990 Tate toured with the National Youth Theatre production of Blood Wedding, which also starred Daniel Craig and Jessica Hynes. In 1994, she got the part of Lydia Lubey in the Oxford Stage Company production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons. She then worked at the Royal National Theatre, playing small roles in The Way of the World (1995) and The Prince's Play (1996).Calvi, Nuala. "[http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/16864/tate-to-talk-about-her-relationship-with Tate to talk about her relationship with Shakespeare]". The Stage, 16 May 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2008. 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).

Her television acting career began with roles in serial dramas such as The Bill and London's Burning. 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.

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In 1996 Tate began performing stand-up comedy.Gibson, Owen. "[http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1673257,00.html The Guardian profile: Catherine Tate]". The Guardian, 23 December 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2007. 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. 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. The next year, she returned to the festival with her own sell-out one-woman show, which was followed by roles in comedy series Big Train, Attention Scum, Charlie Brooker's TVGoHome and several BBC Radio productions.

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.{{Cite web |title=BBC - Wild West - Interviews |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/wildwest/interviews/dawnfrench.shtml |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=Bbc.co.uk}} The show also starred Dawn French as her lesbian partner and local shop and post office co-owner Mary,"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/profiles/catherine_tate.shtml Catherine Tate profile]". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2007.{{Cite web |last=BBC |title=Wild West |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/wildwest/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Bbc.co.uk |language=en-gb}} who commented, "Catherine Tate is far too talented and she must be destroyed."

Tate 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?".{{cite episode |title= Geoffrey Perkins|series= Comedy Connections|station= BBC 2|airdate= 8 November 2008}}File:Catherine Tate crop.jpgProduced 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. Two of the show's well-known characters are teenager Lauren Cooper and Joanie "Nan" Taylor, the cockney grandmother. Tate's inspiration for the grandmother character came from visits to old people's homes when she was at drama college. Tate won a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Newcomer for her work on the first series of The Catherine Tate Show,"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4117077.stm Triple triumph for Little Britain]". BBC News, 22 December 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2008. 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.

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."[http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_4450000/newsid_4452400/bb_rm_4452426.stm Catherine Tate appears in Walford]". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2007. 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?","[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4454382.stm Tate asks if Queen is 'bovvered']". BBC News, 22 November 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2006. 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. Tate later won a British Comedy Award for Best British Comedy Actress for her work in the second series of The Catherine Tate Show."[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6177591.stm Merchant takes top comedy honour]". BBC News, 14 December 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2008.

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.{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=2004-12-04 |title="A Murder Is Announced" — with Elaine Paige, Zoë Wanamaker and Geraldine McEwan — Debuts on UK TV in January |url=https://playbill.com/article/a-murder-is-announced-with-elaine-paige-zoe-wanamaker-and-geraldine-mcewan-debuts-on-uk-tv-in-january-com-122901 |website=Playbill.com}} 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.{{cite web |title=Lee Mack Interview – Not Going Out – British Comedy Guide |date=29 January 2009 |url=http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/tv/not_going_out/interview/lee_mack/ |access-date=12 May 2009 |publisher=comedy.org.uk}}"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/10_october/04/bleak.shtml Bleak House – on BBC ONE from Thursday 27 October 2005 at 8.00pm]". BBC, 4 October 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2008.

Tate returned to the stage for the first time since working with the Royal Shakespeare Company,Thorpe, Vanessa. "[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/sep/24/film.filmnews Proletarian utopia? Am I bovvered?]". The Guardian, 24 September 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2008. 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."[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4574473.stm Friends star makes West End debut]". BBC News, 24 May 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2007. 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. 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".Kilkelly, Daniel. "[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a22111/catherine-tate-denies-schwimmer-feud.html Catherine Tate denies Schwimmer feud]". Digital Spy, 25 June 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2007.

The 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,"[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/nov/01/television National Television Awards 2007]". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2007. 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.Phillips, Sarah. "[http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2006/10/12/bovvered_wins_word_of_the_year_award.html 'Bovvered' wins Word of the Year award]". The Guardian, 12 October 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2007. 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".[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/07_july/09/who.shtml Catherine Tate to star in Doctor Who Christmas Special]. BBC, 9 July 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2008. 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. 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.""[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5161894.stm Tate to guest star in Doctor Who]". BBC News, 9 July 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2006.File:Catherine Tate and David Tennant @ Wyndham's Theatre.jpg, behind her, in 2011]]Tate had roles in three films in 2006, these included Starter for 10 starring James McAvoy,{{Cite web |last=Papamichael |first=Stella |date=2006-11-08 |title=BBC - Movies - review - Starter For Ten |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2006/11/06/starter_for_ten_2006_review.shtml |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=BBC}} Sixty Six starring Helena Bonham Carter and Eddie Marsan,{{Cite news |last=Catsoulis |first=Jeannette |date=2008-08-01 |title=A Struggle Toward Manhood |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/movies/01sixt.html |access-date=2022-07-31 |issn=0362-4331}} and Scenes of a Sexual Nature, a debut feature screenplay from The Catherine Tate Show co-writer Aschlin Ditta.{{Cite web |last=Felperin |first=Leslie |date=2020-10-30 |title=Scenes of a Sexual Nature review – hit-and-miss Hampstead romcom |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/30/scenes-of-a-sexual-nature-review-ewan-mcgregor-tom-hardy-sophie-okonedo |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=The Guardian |language=en}} She later appeared in the films Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution, in which she played the title character opposite Iain Glen, and Love and Other Disasters."[http://film.guardian.co.uk/Film_Page/0,,-123470,00.html Love And Other Disasters]". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2008. 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.Oatts, Joanne."[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a42922/bad-mother-tate-pulls-in-57-million.html 'Bad Mother' Tate pulls in 5.7 million]". Digital Spy, 20 February 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2008.

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?"."[https://web.archive.org/web/20070328182606/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/22/ntate121.xml Catherine Tate hails Blair's comic skills]". The Daily Telegraph, 23 March 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2007. Tate also appeared as Nan in an episode of Deal or No Deal, hosted by Noel Edmonds."[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6470511.stm Catherine Tate DVD 'sets record']". BBC News, 20 March 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2007.

She has been nominated for four BAFTA Awards for her work on The Catherine Tate Show, including Best Comedy Performance."[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6091152.stm High ratings for Catherine Tate]". BBC News, 27 October 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2007. Despite speculation that the third series of the show would be the last, Tate and the BBC have not ruled out further episodes. 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.Martin, Nicole."[https://web.archive.org/web/20071231042428/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/28/nbbc128.xml Ofcom to investigate Catherine Tate 'bigotry']". The Daily Telegraph, 29 December 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2008. After the complaints were made, an Ofcom report later concluded that the show was not offensive and did not violate broadcasting regulations.O'Shea, Katherine. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20081206113443/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/04/14/bvtate114.xml BBC cleared over 'offensive' Catherine Tate]". The Daily Telegraph, 14 April 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008."[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7346479.stm Tate festive show 'not offensive']". BBC News, 14 April 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008. 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."Plunkett, John. "[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/apr/14/ofcom.television?gusrc=rss&feed=media Ofcom not bovvered by Tate swearing]". The Guardian, 14 April 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.

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.{{Cite web |title=Catherine Tate Injury Forces Blue Sky Cancellation {{!}} WhatsOnStage |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/catherine-tate-injury-forces-blue-sky-cancellation_19265.html |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Whatsonstage.com |date=15 July 2008 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Tate show cancelled : News 2008 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2008/07/16/7071/tate_show_cancelled |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Chortle.co.uk |language=en}} Tate, however, returned to the stage the next day and performed preview shows with the aid of a crutch.{{Cite web |date=2012-04-11 |title=Pictured: Catherine Tate on crutches after twisting her ankle in nasty |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/pictured-catherine-tate-on-crutches-after-twisting-her-ankle-in-nasty-fall-6852763.html |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}} 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."[https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/07/03/46831.shtml Donna says "I do!"]". BBC News, 3 July 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2007. 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."

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At the 2008 TV Quick Awards and SFX Awards, Tate was voted best actress for her dramatic Doctor Who performance."[http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/entertainment/Dr-Who-is-voted-No1.4470749.jp Dr Who is voted No1 … again] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109210251/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/entertainment/Dr-Who-is-voted-No1.4470749.jp |date=9 January 2009 }}". The Scotsman, 9 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008. 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.{{cite episode |title=Jonathan Ross |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jrvbs |series= Jonathan Ross |credits=David Tennant, Catherine Tate (guest hosts) |network=BBC Radio 2 |location=London |airdate=11 April 2009}}{{cite news|first=Sarah |last=Miloudi |title=Catherine Tate spotted filming Doctor Who in Swansea sun |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/2009/04/14/catherine-tate-spotted-filming-doctor-who-in-swansea-sun-91466-23378630/ |work=Western Mail |date=14 April 2009 |access-date=16 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415164849/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/2009/04/14/catherine-tate-spotted-filming-doctor-who-in-swansea-sun-91466-23378630/ |archive-date=15 April 2009 }} 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.{{Cite web |title=Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas message |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6857331/Catherine-Tate-Nans-Christmas-message.html |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Telegraph.co.uk|date=21 December 2009 }} The next day, Tate and Tennant guest hosted Jonathan Ross's BBC Radio 2 show,{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 2 - Jonathan Ross, 26/12/2009 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pdzr0 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} having already done so on 11 April{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 2 - Jonathan Ross, 11/04/2009 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jrvbs |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} and later appearing on the show once again on 30 January 2010.{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 2 - Jonathan Ross, 30/01/2010 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qf532 |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}

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.{{Cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Dominic |date=2010-11-29 |title=Catherine Tate, quite a character |language=en |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/catherine-tate-quite-a-character-hvvj577m3j3 |access-date=2022-09-25 |issn=0140-0460 |quote=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.}}{{Citation|url= http://sky1.sky.com/Little-Crackers-Interview-with-Catherine-Tate| title =Little Crackers December 2010 | publisher=Sky One| date = 12 August 2010 }} 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).

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In 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.[http://www.rednoseday.com/whats-on/news/take-that-meet-fake-that Take That Meet Fake That] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322032042/http://www.rednoseday.com/whats-on/news/take-that-meet-fake-that |date=22 March 2011 }} Red Nose Day, 18 February 2011 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.[http://www.channel4.com/programmes/laughing-at-the/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1 Laughing at the... – Series 1 – Episode 2 – Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties]. Channel 4 (17 December 2011). Retrieved 14 May 2012.{{Cite news |last=Chater |first=David |title=Saturday's TV: Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties |newspaper=The Times |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/saturdays-tv-catherine-tate-laughing-at-the-noughties-fnxf6l3glrx |access-date=2022-09-18 |issn=0140-0460}} 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).

From May to September 2011, Tate appeared alongside Tennant in the Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing at the Wyndham's Theatre.{{cite news |title=David Tennant and Catherine Tate reunite in West End |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12142161 |work=BBC News |date=8 January 2011 |access-date=8 January 2011}} The production was recorded by Digital Theatre and is available to watch on their website.{{Cite web |title=Teach Much Ado About Nothing {{!}} Digital Theatre+ |url=https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/title/much-ado-about-nothing |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=Digitaltheatreplus.com |language=en}} 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.[http://broadwayworld.com/article/2011-BWW-UK-Award-Winners-Announced-ROCK-OF-AGES-GHOST-WIZARD-and-PHANTOM-All-Win-20111205 2011 BWW UK Award Winners Announced! ROCK OF AGES, GHOST, WIZARD and PHANTOM All Win!]. Broadwayworld.com (5 December 2011). Retrieved 14 May 2012. 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.

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.{{cite web |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/trio-tapped-office-season-finale-174993 |title=Trio Tapped for 'The Office' Season Finale |first=Philiana |last=Ng |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=5 April 2011|access-date=12 April 2011}}{{cite web|title=Catherine Tate in The Office|last=Kaling|first=Mindy|url=https://twitter.com/mindykaling/status/57864594663809024|access-date=12 April 2011}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Lacey |date=2011-05-18 |title='The Office's' New Boss: British Actress Catherine Tate is a 'Top Choice' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/offices-new-boss-british-actress-188306/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} 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".{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=2011-10-21 |title=Catherine Tate to Return to NBC's THE OFFICE |url=https://collider.com/catherine-tate-the-office/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Collider.com |language=en-US}} She continued in the role for the ninth and final season.{{cite news |last=Ng |first=Philiana |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/the-office-catherine-tate-332241 |title=Catherine Tate Set to Return to 'The Office' as Series Regular |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=1 June 2012 |access-date=4 June 2012}}

In May 2013, she starred alongside Lee Mack in the unaired BBC One pilot for Everybody Loves Raymond remake, titled The Smiths. Two promotional photos were released in August but the project was eventually scrapped, with Mack concentrating more on his sitcom Not Going Out.{{Cite web |last=McEwan |first=Cameron K. |date=2013-08-08 |title=Catherine Tate in The Smiths and Big School |url=https://www.blogtorwho.com/catherine-tate-in-smiths-and-big-schoo/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Blogtorwho.com |language=en-GB}} Coincidentally, Tate played Kate in the original 2005 pilot of the show, which was also never broadcast.{{Cite web |date=2013-12-13 |title=Lee Mack reveals Everybody Loves Raymond remake scrapped |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1321/lee_mack_everybody_loves_raymond_pilot/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/bigschool/catherine-tate.html|title=BBC - Big School - interview with Catherine Tate - Media Centre|work=bbc.co.uk|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925073614/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/bigschool/catherine-tate.html|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite web | first=Danny | last=Walker | title=Comic Relief 2015: Watch Stephen Hawking TRANSFORM into super-sized robot and blast Catherine Tate's nun |work=Mirror | date=13 March 2015 | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/comic-relief-2015-watch-stephen-5330750 | access-date=31 March 2015}}File:Catherine Tate (42207323890).jpg in 2018|left]]

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. The role of Joanie Taylor earned her a nomination at the 2015 British Academy Television Awards for Best Female Comedy Performance. 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."{{Cite web |date=2019-05-20 |title=Catherine Tate's Nan to star in a film |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/news/5311/catherine_tates_nan_film/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en}} 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). 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. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/miss-atomic-bomb-st-james-theatre-review-catherine-tate-is-absurdly-over-the-top-a6932051.html|title=Miss Atomic Bomb: Catherine Tate is absurdly over the top|website=Independent.co.uk|date=15 March 2016 |access-date=18 July 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.stjamestheatre.co.uk/theatre/miss-atomic-bomb/ |title=Miss Atomic Bomb - St James Theatre |access-date=6 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903023238/https://www.stjamestheatre.co.uk/theatre/miss-atomic-bomb/ |archive-date=3 September 2016 |url-status=dead }} 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".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35810676|title=Catherine Tate musical 'bombs'|date=15 March 2016|access-date=18 July 2018|website=Bbc.co.uk}} The show itself received much poorer reviews, including a one-star review from The Stage.{{Cite web |title=Miss Atomic Bomb review, St James Theatre, London, 2016 |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/miss-atomic-bomb-review-at-st-james-theatre-london--bombs |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=The Stage |language=En}}File:Catherine Tate (48601853016).jpg in 2019]]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.{{Cite web |last=Day |first=Elizabeth |date=3 January 2016 |title=The week in TV: Gareth Malone's Great Choir Reunion; Billionaire Boy; Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe; The Man in the High Castle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jan/03/gareth-malone-choir-reunion-david-walliams-billionaire-boy-charlie-brooker-2015-wipe-review |access-date=13 February 2018 |website=The Guardian |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2015-11-16 |title=Bruce's Hall of Fame with Alexander Armstrong will air on BBC One this Christmas |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a774239/bruces-hall-of-fame-with-alexander-armstrong-will-air-on-bbc-one-this-christmas/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Bruce's Hall Of Fame, with Alexander Armstrong |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06vkcys |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite web |date=Jul 25, 2018 |title=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" |url=https://twitter.com/rebelparkprod/status/1022147174325399552 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Twitter |language=en}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/comedy/news/a792212/catherine-tate-is-touring-the-uk-later-this-year/|title=Catherine Tate is touring the UK later this year|date=27 April 2016|website=Digitalspy.com|access-date=18 July 2018}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2016-11-14 |title=Catherine Tate review – droll superstar not bovvered by comeback pressure |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/nov/14/catherine-tate-show-live-review-hammersmith-apollo-london |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=The Guardian |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=The Catherine Tate Show Live tickets – Wyndham's Theatre |url=https://www.officialtheatre.com/wyndhams-theatre/the-catherine-tate-show-live/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Official Theatre |language=en}} Around the same time, she hosted the 2018 Laurence Olivier Awards. 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.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-10 |title=Olivier awards rename best director prize after omitting Peter Hall tribute |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/apr/10/olivier-awards-rename-best-director-prize-after-omitting-peter-hall-tribute-in-memoriam |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}

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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."{{Cite web |title=VIDEO: David Tennant to become Doctor Who again |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13896489.video-david-tennant-become-doctor/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=HeraldScotland |date=9 November 2015 |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Kelley |first=Seamus |date=2017-10-06 |title=Catherine Tate and David Tennant Reunite on DuckTales |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/catherine-tate-and-david-tennant-reunite-on-ducktales/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917003005/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/catherine-tate-and-david-tennant-reunite-on-ducktales/ |archive-date=2021-09-17 |url-status=dead}}

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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p088xf57 |last=BBC Television |title=The Big Night In |date=23 April 2020 |access-date=27 March 2022 }} 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).{{Cite web |date=2022-02-18 |title=Catherine Tate's Nan returns in first trailer for The Nan Movie |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/trailers/a39130426/the-nan-movie-trailer-catherine-tate/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}

In April 2022, she starred as six different characters in Hard Cell, a Netflix original mockumentary sitcom set in a women's prison.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/12/hard-cell-review-catherine-tates-first-attempt-at-a-sitcom-is-lacklustre|title=Hard Cell review – Catherine Tate's first attempt at a sitcom is lacklustre|website=The Guardian|last=Aroesti|first=Rachel|date=12 April 2022|access-date=12 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/netflixs-hard-cell-exec-kristian-smith-talks-tonal-shifts-on-catherine-tate-1234999962/|title=Netflix's 'Hard Cell' Exec Kristian Smith Talks Tonal Shifts On Catherine Tate Comedy; Reveals Michael Morpurgo Adaptation|website=Deadline.com|last=Goldbart|first=Max|date=12 April 2022|access-date=12 April 2022}} She co-wrote the series with Niky Wardley and Alex Carter and co-directed all six episodes with James Kayler.{{Cite web |title=Netflix announces new Catherine Tate comedy series Hard Cell |url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-announces-new-catherine-tate-comedy-series-hard-cell |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=About Netflix |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/hard-cell-netflix-cast/|title=Meet the cast of Catherine Tate's prison comedy Hard Cell|website=Radio Times|last=Hibbs|first=James|date=12 April 2022|access-date=12 April 2022}} 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.{{cite web |title=David Tennant and Catherine Tate return to Doctor Who |url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/david-tennant-catherine-tate-return |website=Doctor Who|date=15 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Brand new Catherine Tate comedy Queen Of Oz commissioned for BBC One and BBC iPlayer |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/queen-of-oz/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Bbc.co.uk |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Sansome |first=Jessica |date=2023-05-13 |title=Catherine Tate makes Eurovision viewers 'scream' as she makes hidden reference |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/catherine-tate-makes-eurovision-2023-26910925 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en}}

Tate was formerly in a relationship with stage manager Twig Clark, with whom she has a daughter, who was born in January 2003.{{Cite web |last=Strong|first=Gemma |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2020042388563/catherine-tate-love-life-engaged-husband/ |title=Catherine Tate's love life: is the comedian married and does she have any children? |date=April 23, 2020 |website=HELLO! |access-date=13 January 2025}}

Tate suffered from post-natal depression, from which she only recovered after the filming of the second series of The Catherine Tate Show. She also suffers from occasional panic attacks. 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."

Tate has been married to American screenwriter Jeff Gutheim since at least 2018.{{Cite web |last=Hits |first=The |title=British comedian Catherine Tate talks her live NZ shows with Flynny |url=https://www.thehits.co.nz/shows/drive/british-comedian-catherine-tate-talks-her-live-nz-shows-with-flynny/ |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=The Hits |language=en}}

Tate is also fluent in French and Spanish.{{Cite web |last=Ladies |first=Office |title=Office Ladies - Episode 217 - 43:28 |url=https://officeladies.com/episodes/2024/11/09/episode-217-an-interview-with-catherine-tate |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Office Ladies |date=11 September 2024 |language=en}}

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Tate is a patron of the Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust, supporting the charity since 2006.{{Cite web |title=Supporters {{!}} Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust |url=https://www.lauracranetrust.org/supporters |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Laura Crane Youth Cancer Trust}} 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.{{Cite news |date=2010-09-03 |title=Catherine Tate lends helping hand |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bradford/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8966000/8966903.stm |access-date=2022-08-01}} 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,{{Cite web |title=Patrons |url=https://www.addiebradyfoundation.com/patrons |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Addie Brady Foundation |language=en-GB}} and was a patron of the children's cancer charity the Joe Glover Trust for a number of years since its launching in 2007.{{Cite web |last=Napier |first=Andrew |date=2007-06-05 |title=Catherine Tate launches Hampshire charity |url=https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/1447717.catherine-tate-launches-hampshire-charity/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Daily Echo |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2010-10-23 |title=Stars come out at ball for Winchester charity |url=https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/mainstories/8471905.stars-come-out-at-ball-for-winchester-charity/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Hampshire Chronicle |language=en}}

Since 2005, Tate has been a frequent supporter of two BBC telethon charities, Children in Need and Comic Relief.{{Cite web |date=2013-11-04 |title=Catherine Tate films 'Holby City' sketch |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/holby-city/a528576/holby-city-catherine-tate-sketch-filmed-for-children-in-need/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}} For the latter, she so far has starred in eleven sketches and a music video.{{Cite news |last=Hogan |first=Michael |date=2021-03-19 |title=Red Nose Day for Comic Relief 2021, review: James Bond and Catherine Tate's Nan shine on hit-and-miss night |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2021/03/19/red-nose-day-comic-relief-2021-review-highlights-james-bond/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |issn=0307-1235}} 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.{{Cite web |last=O'Shaughnessy |first=David |date=2017-03-27 |title=Watch: Catherine Tate wheeled out Lauren 'Am I bovvered?' Cooper live on TV for Comic Relief |url=https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/watch-catherine-tate-wheeled-out-lauren-am-i-bovvered-cooper-live-on-tv-for-comic-relief-206466/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=Entertainment.ie |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Tate to open art fair for dogs and cats |url=https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/8885108.tate-to-open-art-fair-for-battersea-dogs-cats-home/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Wandsworth Times |date=2 March 2011 |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2010-11-25 |title=Catherine Tate on her Battersea cats |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11842294 |access-date=2022-08-01}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Dowling |first=Tim |date=2018-03-14 |title=Saving the British Bulldog review – Catherine Tate was seriously worried about our flat-faced friends |url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/14/saving-the-british-bulldog-review-catherine-tate-health-pedigree-pet-future |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Saving the British Bulldog |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09tt539 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-20 |title=Jonathan Ross and Catherine Tate star in London Zoo fundraising video |url=https://www.itv.com/news/london/2020-07-20/jonathan-ross-and-catherine-tate-star-in-london-zoo-fundraising-video |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=ITV News |language=en}}

class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Denotes productions that have not yet been released}} | Denotes productions that have not yet been released

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
1991 |Surgical Spirit |Girlfriend |Episode: "The Holiday Job" | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |last=Tate |first=Catherine |date=2014-11-26 |title=Catherine Tate webchat – as it happened |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/live/2014/nov/24/catherine-tate-webchat-post-your-questions |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}
1993, 1994, 1997 |The Bill |Various characters |3 episodes |
rowspan="2" |1994 | Men Behaving Badly | Potential Buyer | Episode: "Casualties" | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |last=Godfrey |first=Jake |date=2022-02-18 |title=Simon Nye interview: Men Behaving Badly & 30 years of TV |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/simon_nye/features/simon-nye-30-years-of-men-behaving-badly/ |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=British Comedy Guide |language=en |quote=It was Catherine Tate's first starring role, she had a small part in Men Behaving Badly.}}
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 | style="text-align: center;" |
rowspan="2" | 2000 | That Peter Kay Thing | Valerie Sharples | Episode: "Leonard" | style="text-align: center;" |
Harry Hill |Various characters |4 episodes | style="text-align: center;" |
rowspan="2" |2001 |Attention Scum |Various characters |2 episodes; also writer of additional material | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |last=BBC |title=Attention Scum |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/attentionscum/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Bbc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}
TV Go Home |Various characters |6 episodes | style="text-align: center;" |
2002 | Big Train | Various characters |6 episodes; also writer of additional material | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |last=BBC |title=Big Train |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/bigtrain/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Bbc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}
2002–2004 | Wild West | Angela Phillips | Main role, 12 episodes | style="text-align: center;" |
2004–2007 | The Catherine Tate Show | Various characters | Lead role, 20 episodes; also writer | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |last=BBC |title=The Catherine Tate Show |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/catherinetate/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Bbc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}
rowspan="4" |2005 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Mitzi Kosinki |Episode: "A Murder Is Announced" | style="text-align: center;" |
Twisted Tales |Wendy Midwich |Episode: "The Patter of Tiny Feet" | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |title=BBC - Press Office - BBC THREE Winter 2005 Drama |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/12_december/13/3winter_drama.shtml |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Bbc.co.uk}}
Not Going Out |Kate |Unaired pilot | style="text-align: center;" |
Bleak House | Mrs. Chadband | Episode 4 | style="text-align: center;" |
2006, 2008–2010, 2023 | Doctor Who | Donna Noble | 19 episodes: Cameo (series 2){{Efn|Tate makes her first appearance, credited as "The Bride", in the closing scenes of 2006 series finale "Doomsday".}} Guest role (2006 special, 2009–2010 special) Main role (series 4, 60th anniversary) | style="text-align: center;" |
2007 |The Bad Mother's Handbook |Karen Cooper |TV film | style="text-align: center;" |
2009 | Nan's Christmas Carol | Joanie Taylor | TV special | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |title=BBC Two - The Catherine Tate Show, Nan's Christmas Carol |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pl0zr |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}
rowspan="2" |2010 | Little Crackers | Josephine Ford | Episode: "My First Nativity"; also director and writer | style="text-align: center;" |
The One Ronnie |Barmaid |TV special | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |title=BBC One - The Ones, Series 1, The One Ronnie |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wyj62 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}
rowspan="2" |2011 |The Itch of the Golden Nit |Stella (voice) |Short film | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |title=BBC Two - The Itch of the Golden Nit |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012fxk9 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}
This is Jinsy |Roopina Crale |Episode: "Beardboy" | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |last=Wightman |first=Catriona |date=2011-08-17 |title=Catherine Tate in 'This Is Jinsy': First pictures |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a335589/catherine-tate-in-this-is-jinsy-first-pictures/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}
2011–2013 |The Office | Nellie Bertram | 34 episodes: Guest role (season 7){{Efn|Tate first appears in the two-part finale of the 7th season, titled "Search Committee".}} Main role (seasons 8–9){{Efn|From the 15th episode of the 8th season, titled "Tallahassee".}} | style="text-align: center;" |
2012 |Playhouse Presents |Eva Braun / Édith Piaf |Episode: "Psychobitches" | style="text-align: center;" | {{Cite web |date=2012-06-19 |title=TV's mad women |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/comedy/tv-s-mad-women-7865475.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}
2013 |The Smiths |Jenny Smith |Unaired pilot for Everybody Loves Raymond remake | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite news |date=2013-05-08 |title=Mack and Tate to star in Everybody Loves Raymond remake |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22456065 |access-date=2022-07-31}}
2013–2014 | Big School | Sarah Postern | Main role, 12 episodes | style="text-align: center;" |
2014–2015 | Catherine Tate's Nan | rowspan="2" | Joanie Taylor | Lead role, 3 episodes; also writer and executive producer | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |last=Hardingham-Gill |first=Tamara |date=2015-05-20 |title=Catherine Tate is bringing back foulmouthed pensioner Nan |url=https://metro.co.uk/2015/05/20/yay-catherine-tates-nan-is-making-a-comeback-5207681/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Metro.co.uk |language=en}}
rowspan="2" |2015 |Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum |TV special | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05ql1nj |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}
Crackanory |Storyteller |Episode: "The Catchment Area" | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |date=2015-11-05 |title=Crackanory Returns |url=https://thevelvetonion.com/2015/11/05/crackanory-returns/ |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=The Velvet Onion |language=en}}
rowspan="4" | 2016 | Billionaire Boy | Sapphire Diamond | TV film | style="text-align: center;" |
Do Not Disturb |Anna Wilson |TV film | style="text-align: center;" |{{cite web |title=Sian Gibson goes from a Car Share with Peter Kay to do Not Disturb with Catherine Tate - Wales Online |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/sian-gibson-goes-car-share-10753375 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419195140/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/sian-gibson-goes-car-share-10753375 |archive-date=19 April 2017 |access-date=19 April 2017}}
Drunk History |Mary Wilson / Elsie Wright |2 episodes | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |last=Pocklington |first=Rebecca |date=2016-02-03 |title=Former soap star transforms into Queen Elizabeth I and looks unrecognisable |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/michelle-keegan-transforms-queen-elizabeth-7302309 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Mirror.co.uk |language=en}}
Michael McIntyre's Big Show |Joanie Taylor |Episode: "Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show" | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Michael McIntyre's Big Show, Series 2, Christmas Special |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b086tstk |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}
2017 |The Adventures of Puss in Boots |Hecate (voice) |2 episodes |
2017–2021 | DuckTales | Magica De Spell (voice) |9 episodes | style="text-align: center;" |
2018 |Leading Lady Parts | Boss |Short film | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=2018-08-02 |title=Gemma Arterton's Time's Up-inspired short 'Leading Lady Parts' takes aim at the casting process |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-gemma-arterton-leading-lady-parts-20180802-story.html |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
2020 |The Big Night In |Lauren Cooper |TV special | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |title=BBC One - The Big Night In |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p088xf57 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}
2021–2022 |The Brilliant World of Tom Gates |Rita Gates (voice) |42 episodes | style="text-align: center;" |{{Cite web |last=Scotland |first=Screen |date=2021-05-10 |title=Catherine Tate and Mark Bonnar head voice cast for The Brilliant World of Tom Gates |url=https://www.screen.scot/news/2020/12/the-brilliant-world-of-tom-gates-voice-cast |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Screen Scotland |language=en}}
2022 |Hard Cell |Various characters |Lead role, 6 episodes; also director, writer and executive producer | style="text-align: center;" |
2023 |Queen of Oz |Princess Georgiana |Lead role, 6 episodes; also writer and executive producer | style="text-align: center;" |
2025–present |Going Dutch |Katja Vanderhoff |Series regular |{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|title=Joe Morton & Catherine Tate Join Fox's 'Going Dutch'|date=October 2, 2024|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/joe-morton-catherine-tate-fox-going-dutch-1236105741/|accessdate=December 22, 2024}}

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• [https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/catherinetate/ Catherine Tate] at bbc.co.uk/comedy
• [https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/c/catherinetateshow_999040216.shtml The Catherine Tate Show] at bbc.co.uk/comedy
• {{IMDb name|id=0851113|name=Catherine Tate}}
• {{British Comedy Guide|people|catherine_tate}}

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