Catherine Tate Bio | Wiki
Catherine Tate is an English actress, comedian and writer. She served as the host of the BBC sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show (2004–2007) which earned her numerous awards as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs.
She played Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special of Doctor Who, and later reprised her role, becoming the Tenth Doctor’s regular companion for the fourth series in 2008.
Catherine Tate Age
Catherine was born on May 12, 1968, in Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom. She is 54 years old.
Catherine Tate Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.7 m).
Catherine Tate Family
She was born in Bloomsbury, London and raised in the Brunswick Centre by her mother Josephine Ford. Catherine’s mother was a florist. She never knew her father as he left very early on in her life and, consequently, was brought up in a female-dominated environment, being cared for by her mother, grandmother, and godparents. As a child, Catherine suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and was obsessed with word association.
Born Catherine Ford, she changed her name when she got her Equity card as an actress. She chose her new surname after the character of Jessica Tate, played by Katherine Helmond, from the American sitcom television series Soap.
Catherine Tate Husband
Catherine got engaged in early 2019 to American screenwriter Jeff Gutheim. He specializes in the comedy genre. Previously, Catherine was dating stage manager Twig Clark.
The two had a daughter Erin, who was born at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in January 2003 and was delivered following an emergency surgery. Catherine suffered from post-natal depression, from which she only recovered after the filming of the second series of the show. She also suffers from occasional panic attacks.
Catherine Tate Education
She attended St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Holborn. Later, Catherine enrolled at 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, Catherine 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. Subsequently, she studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, for three years.
Catherine Tate Show
Produced by Perkins at Tiger Aspect, Catherine was given her own programme on BBC Two in 2004. 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. The show ended in 2007 receiving numerous awards and nomination for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs.
Catherine Tate In The Office
Catherine guest starred in the two-part seventh season finale of the American mockumentary sitcom The Office, which aired on 19 May 2011. She played Nellie Bertram, who was interviewed for the Regional Manager position of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch.
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. However, in January 2012 Catherine 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”. She continued in the role for the ninth and final season.
Catherine Tate Doctor Who
She played the role of Donna Noble in Doctor Who. She was a temp worker from Chiswick who suddenly appears in the TARDIS at the end of the episode “Doomsday”. The following episode, the Christmas special entitled “The Runaway Bride”, saw Catherine’s character in a major role, where she was temporarily the Doctor’s companion.
In 2016 and 2019, she 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.
Catherine Tate David Tennant
Catherine and David Tennent co-starred in Doctor Who. They reprised their roles in 2016 and 2019, in two volumes of the full-cast audio series The Tenth Doctor Adventures from Big Finish Productions.
On March 16, 2007 Catherine appeared for a second time on the Red Nose Day telethon. She acted in sketches with David Tennant, her fellow National Youth Theatre alumni Daniel Craig, Lenny Henry and the then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Catherine Tate Daniel Craig
She return in a Comic Relief sketch starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, followed by the feature film The Nan Movie (2022). In April 2022, Catherine starred as six different characters in Hard Cell, a Netflix original mockumentary sitcom set in a women’s prison.
Catherine Tate Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Catherine’s estimated net worth is $8 million.
Who Is Catherine Tate
Catherine is an English actress, comedian and writer. She served as the host of the BBC sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show (2004–2007). It earned her numerous awards. She is engaged to American screenwriter Jeff Gutheim and has a daughter named Erin from her previous relationship.