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This article is about the actress. For her eponymous comedy show, see The Catherine Tate Show.
Catherine Tate

Born Catherine Ford
12 May 1968 (1968-05-12) (age 40)
Bloomsbury, London, England, UK

Catherine Tate (born Catherine Ford 12 May 1968)[1] is an English comedian and actress best-known for her BBC Two sketch comedy series, The Catherine Tate Show. She has won numerous awards for her work on The Catherine Tate Show and has been nominated for an International Emmy Award and four BAFTA Awards. Following its success, Tate played Donna Noble in the 2006 Christmas special of Doctor Who and has since reprised the role as the the Doctor's companion for the fourth series in 2008.[2] The Catherine Tate Show is an award-winning British television sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate who stars in all of the shows sketches, which feature a wide range of characters. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bloomsbury may refer to: Bloomsbury, London, an area in the centre of the city the Bloomsbury group, an English literary group active around from around 1905 to the start of World War II. the Bloomsbury Gang, a political grouping centred on the local landowner, John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... Sketch Show redirects here. ... The Catherine Tate Show is an award-winning British television sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate who stars in all of the shows sketches, which feature a wide range of characters. ... Emmy Award The Emmy Awards are United States television production awards, similar to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and are considered the TV equivalent of the Oscars. ... The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs or, to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards, are the most prestigious awards given in the British television industry, analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States. ... Donna Noble is a fictional character played by Catherine Tate in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... This article is about the television series. ... Companion, in the long-running BBC television science fiction programme Doctor Who and related works, is a term used to describe a character who travels with and shares the adventures of the Doctor. ... Doctor Who episodes redirects here. ...

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Background

Tate was born in Bloomsbury, London and brought up in the Brunswick Centre.[1] Her mother, Josephine, was a florist,[3] and Tate has said that the character of Margaret in The Catherine Tate Show, who shrieks at the slightest of disturbances, is based largely on Josephine.[1] Tate never knew her father, as he left very early on in her life,[1] and consequently, she was brought up in a female-dominated environment, being cared for by her mother, grandmother and her godparents.[3] As a child, Tate suffered from an obsessive-compulsive disorder which centred on word association. As an example, Tate was not able to leave a jumper on the floor or it might have brought misfortune to her mother whose name began with J like jumper.[1] Bloomsbury may refer to: Bloomsbury, London, an area in the centre of the city the Bloomsbury group, an English literary group active around from around 1905 to the start of World War II. the Bloomsbury Gang, a political grouping centred on the local landowner, John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Categories: Buildings and structures stubs | Grade II listed buildings ... The following characters appear in the comedy sketch show The Catherine Tate Show on BBC Two. ...


Tate attended St Joseph's, Macklin Street, Holborn, a local Catholic primary school. She then attended Notre Dame High School, Southwark, a south London convent secondary school for girls that was run by nuns.[1] By the time Tate was a teenager, she knew she wanted to follow a professional acting career, and was subsequently sent to a boys' Catholic school at sixteen which had the necessary facilities for drama.[3] Tate left school without sitting her A-Levels, believing that it was not necessary to have qualifications in order to study drama.[4] She then tried for four years to get a place in the Central School of Speech and Drama, succeeding on her fourth attempt.[4] She studied there for three years,[4][3] and until the age of 26, she lived in Holborn and Bloomsbury.[3] Prior to getting a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama, Tate went to the Sylvia Young stage school, but left after a week; "Even at that age I realised I wasn't Bonnie Langford. It was very competitive," she stated.[5] Holborn (pronounced ho-bun or ho-burn) is a place in London, named after a tributary to the river Fleet that flowed through the area, the Hole-bourne (the stream in the hollow). ... For other places with the same name, see Southwark (disambiguation). ... A Beguine convent in Amsterdam. ... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... For other uses, see Nun (disambiguation). ... The Central School of Speech and Drama is a United Kingdom government funded higher education college in London. ... Holborn (pronounced ho-bun or ho-burn) is a place in London, named after a tributary to the river Fleet that flowed through the area, the Hole-bourne (the stream in the hollow). ... Bloomsbury may refer to: Bloomsbury, London, an area in the centre of the city the Bloomsbury group, an English literary group active around from around 1905 to the start of World War II. the Bloomsbury Gang, a political grouping centred on the local landowner, John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford... Bonita Melody Lysette Bonnie Langford (July 22, 1964) is an English actress and entertainer. ...


Acting career

Beginnings

Tate began her television acting career with roles in serial dramas such as The Bill,[4] and Casualty.[3] Tate started stand-up comedy in 1996,[6] and has appeared in comedy series such as The Harry Hill Show, Barking and That Peter Kay Thing.[7] This article is about the British TV series. ... Casualty is the longest running emergency medical drama series in the world[1], first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted in the UK on BBC One (with repeats on UKTV Gold). ... Dr Matthew Hall (born October 1, 1964), better known as Harry Roy Hill, is an English stand-up comedian and author who has graduated to being a star of British television by way of a BBC radio series Harry Hills Fruit Corner. ... For other uses, see Barking (disambiguation). ... Peter Kay as Mr Softy, one of the 15 characters he played in That Peter Kay Thing That Peter Kay Thing was a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in the UK. Set in and around Bolton, these followed the lives of different characters and starred Peter...


Soon after, she became involved with Lee Mack's Perrier Comedy Award-nominated New Bits show at the Edinburgh Film Festival in 2000.[7] In 2001, she returned to the festival with her own sell-out one-woman show,[6] which was followed by roles in Big Train,[5] Attention Scum and TVGoHome.[7] After being spotted at Edinburgh, she was given the role of Angela in the comedy, Wild West, with Dawn French,[7] who commented "Catherine Tate is far too talented and she must be destroyed."[5] Lee Gordon McKillop (born c. ... The Perrier Comedy Award is a prestigious award for comedy, awarded to the best comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe sponsored by the Perrier brand of bottled water. ... The Edinburgh International Film Festival is part of the Edinburgh Festival, which takes place every August, in Edinburgh. ... For the Washington Senators pitcher nicknamed Big Train, see Walter Johnson. ... Attention Scum was a surreal 2001 television comedy series directed by Stewart Lee. ... TVGoHome was a website which parodied the television listings style of the British magazine Radio Times. ... Wild West was a situation comedy beginning in October 2002 and ran until 2004 (12 episodes) starring Dawn French and Catherine Tate. ... Dawn Roma French[1] (born 11 October 1957) is an Welsh actress and comedian. ...


Tate has also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company,[5] and at the National Theatre.[4] She acted the role of Smeraldina in a 2000 RSC production of A Servant to Two Masters, and another role in The Way of the World at the National Theatre.[8] Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a British theatre company. ... Several countries have a National Theatre. ... A Servant to Two Masters (Arlecchino servitore di due padroni) is a comedy by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni written in 1753. ... Oxford Playhouse production of The Way of the World; 13 to 17 April, 2004 The Way of the World is a play written by British playwright William Congreve. ...


2004-2005

Tate was then 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 since its premiere.[7] Two of the show's well-known characters are teenager Lauren Cooper and Joannie "Nan" Taylor, the cockney grandmother.[5] Tate's inspiration for the cockney grandmother came from visits to old people's homes when she was at drama college.[5] Tate won a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Newcomer for her work on the first series of The Catherine Tate Show,[9] and with the first series becoming a success, in March 2005, Tate made a guest appearance during the BBC's Comic Relief as the character of Lauren from The Catherine Tate Show, alongside boy-band McFly, which gained her further exposure.[6] For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... Derren Litten is comedy writer and actor. ... Lauren Alesha Masheka Tanesha Felicia Jane Cooper is a fictional character in The Catherine Tate Show. ... Information Nickname(s) Nan Portrayed by Catherine Tate Created by Catherine Tate/Derren Litten Joannie Nan Taylor is a fictional character in The Catherine Tate Show. ... St Mary-le-Bow The term cockney is often used to refer to working-class people of London, particularly east London, and the slang used by these people. ... The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... For the origin of the term, see comic relief. ... For the characters of Back To The Future, see McFly family. ...


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.[10] Also at that time, she was a guest star at the 77th Royal Variety Performance and appeared 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?".[11] She also commented during the sketch that Prince Phillip had fallen asleep: "she is bling, but the old fella next to her is asleep!" He then reportedly complained to the show's executive producer, saying he had been insulted.[1] Tate later won a British Comedy Award for Best British Comedy Actress for her work in the second series of The Catherine Tate Show.[12] At the end of 2005, she appeared in the BBC television adaptation of Bleak House.[13] New BBC Children in Need Pudsey and logo from 2007 BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised £470million. ... Albert Square in the 1980s. ... Margaret Peggy Mitchell (née Martin, previously Butcher) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Mo fights back Maureen Little Mo Mitchell (née Slater, previously Morgan) was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Stacey Slater is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... For the record label, see Command Performance Records. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... HRH The Duke of Edinburgh His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), styled HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (born 10 June 1921), is the consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ... The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Bleak House is a 15-part BBC television drama serial adaptation of Charles Dickens Bleak House. ...


Tate reuturned to the stage for the first time since working with the RSC,[14] to play a role in the 2005 West End revival of Some Girl(s), alongside Sara Powell, Lesley Manville, Saffron Burrows and Friends star David Schwimmer.[15] 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.[4] 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".[16] West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, England, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland. Along with New Yorks Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre... Some Girl(s) is a play written by Neil LaBute. ... Sara Powell is a Jamaican-British actress who appeared in the BBC drama The Family Man. ... Lesley Manville (born 12 March 1956 in Brighton, East Sussex, England) is an actress. ... Saffron Dominique Burrows (born October 22, 1972 or January 1, 1973[1]) is an English actress. ... This article is about the television show. ... David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966 in Flushing, Queens, New York) is an Emmy-nominated American actor and director for television and film, who gained popularity when playing Dr. Ross Geller on the hugely popular American sitcom Friends. ...


2006-2007

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,[17] 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.[18] Tate also played the role of Donna Noble in Doctor Who, a woman in a wedding dress who suddenly appears in the TARDIS at the end of the episode "Doomsday".[19] 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.[19] 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."[20] The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, sponsored by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. ... Popular culture (or pop culture) is the widespread cultural elements in any given society that are perpetuated through that societys vernacular language or lingua franca. ... According to its web site, the American Dialect Society, founded in 1889, is dedicated to the study of the English language in North America, and of other languages, or dialects of other languages, influencing it or influenced by it. ... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is the most successful dictionary of the English language, (not to be confused with the one-volume Oxford Dictionary of English, formerly New Oxford Dictionary of English, of... Donna Noble is a fictional character played by Catherine Tate in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... This article is about the television series. ... The current TARDIS prop. ... Doomsday is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... The Runaway Bride is a special episode of the long running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, starring David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. ... David Tennant is the stage name of David John McDonald[1] (born 18 April 1971), a Scottish actor from Bathgate, West Lothian. ... , Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. ... Properly, repertory is a style of a number of repertory companies which rehearsed and performed plays in a fortnight. ...


Tate had roles in three films in 2006, these included, Starter for Ten, Sixty Six,[14] and Scenes of a Sexual Nature.[1] She later appeared in the films Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution, in which she played the title character,[14] and Love and Other Disasters.[21] Starter for Ten, a film version of the book of the same title (sometimes written Starter for 10) premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2006, and will be released in the UK and Ireland on November 10th 2006. ... Sixty Six is a 2006 film about a barmitzvah which takes place in London on the day of the 1966 world cup final The protagonist, a Jewish boy, named Bernie Reubens, is about to have his bar mitzvah. ... Scenes of a Sexual Nature is a 2006 movie directed by Ed Blum. ... Love and Other Disasters is a romantic comedy produced by Ruby Film, Europa Corp. ...


In the 2007 television adaptation of the novel, The Bad Mother's Handbook, she played the lead role and co-starred with Anne Reid.[22] The Bad Mothers Handbook was a one-off episode based on the best-selling novel: The Bad Mothers Handbook by Kate Long. ... Anne Reid (born 28 May 1935) is an accomplished British actress with a lengthy career on TV, stage and film. ...


On 16 March 2007, Tate appeared for a second time on Comic Relief as some of her well-known characters from The Catherine Tate Show. She acted in sketches with David Tennant, Daniel Craig, Lenny Henry, and the then Prime Minister Tony Blair, who used the show's famous catchphrase, "Am I bovvered?"[23] Tate also appeared as Joannie "Nan" Taylor in an episode of Deal or No Deal, hosted by Noel Edmonds.[24] is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... David Tennant is the stage name of David John McDonald[1] (born 18 April 1971), a Scottish actor from Bathgate, West Lothian. ... Daniel Wroughton Craig[1] (born 2 March 1968[2]) is a BAFTA-nominated English actor best known as the sixth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the official film series from EON Productions. ... Lenworth George Henry CBE, (born 29 August 1958), is a British writer, comedian and actor. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... Joannie Nan Taylor is a fictional character in The Catherine Tate Show. ... This article is about the United Kingdom version of the game show. ... Noel Ernest Edmonds (born 22 December 1948 in Ilford, Essex) is a British television presenter, DJ, executive who made his name on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. He is more recently known as the presenter of the television gameshow Deal or No Deal. ...


End of 2007-present

Despite speculation that the third series of The Catherine Tate Show would be the last, Tate and the BBC have not ruled out further episodes.[14] She later filmed a one-off special episode which aired on Christmas Day 2007.[25] The episode was the subject to criticism when 42 viewers complained of the amount of swearing, and accused Tate of bigotry over the depiction of a Catholic family from Northern Ireland as terrorists, whose Christmas presents included a balaclava and a pair of knuckle dusters, in reference to The Troubles.[26] After the complaints were made, an Ofcom report later concluded that the show was not offensive and did not violate broadcasting regulations.[27][28] 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."[29] In cartoons, profanity is often depicted by substituting symbols for words, as a form of non-specific censorship. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Categories: Weapon stubs | M e weapons ... For other uses, see Troubles (disambiguation) and Trouble. ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ...


She has also been nominated for four BAFTA Awards for her work on The Catherine Tate Show to date, including Best Comedy Performance.[30] In 2007, upon Tate not winning a BAFTA for a third year, she reportedly accused the BAFTA panel of being out of touch with the views of the British public.[31] The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs — or, to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards — are the most prestigious awards given in the British television industry, analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States. ...


It was announced on 4 July 2007 that Tate would be returning to Doctor Who to reprise the role of Donna Noble as the Doctor's companion throughout the fourth series, which is currently being shown on BBC One as of 5 April 2008 for a 13-week run.[32] 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."[2] is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Donna Noble is a fictional character played by Catherine Tate in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who episodes redirects here. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Russell T Davies, interviewed for the documentary series Doctor Who Confidential in 2005. ... This article is about the fictional planet. ...


In July 2008 she will star in a West End revival of David Eldridge's Under The Blue Sky.[33] David Eldridge (d. ...


Personal life

Tate's partner is stage manager Twig Clark. They have one daughter, Erin (born 2003) with whom Tate was pregnant with during the filming of the first series of The Catherine Tate Show. Following an emergency caesarean section to deliver Erin,[1] Tate suffered from postnatal depression,[3] from which she only recovered after the filming of the second series.[1] During this difficult period, Clark gave up his work to care for Erin so that Tate could concentrate on her own work.[1] She also suffers from occasional panic attacks.[1] The family currently have a home in Mortlake, London. 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."[3] A caesarean section (AE cesarean section), or c-section, is a form of childbirth in which a surgical incision is made through a mothers abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more babies. ... Postnatal Depression (also called Postpartum Depression and referred throughout this article by the acronym PPD) is a form of clinical depression which can affect women, and less frequently men, after childbirth. ... Mortlake is a part of south west London between Sheen and Barnes and bounded by the river Thames to the north. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...


Awards and nominations

(All for her work on The Catherine Tate Show)


Won

The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. ... The Royal Television Society is a British-based society for the discussion, analysis and preservation of television in all its forms, past, present and future. ... The National Television Awards is a British television awards ceremony, sponsored by the ITV network and initiated in 1995. ...

Nominated

  • 2004: British Comedy Award — Best TV Comedy Actress
  • 2005: British Comedy Award — Best TV Comedy Actress
  • 2005: British Comedy Award — People's Choice Award (polled most votes but award not received)[34][35]
  • 2005: International Emmy — Best Performance by an Actress[36]
  • 2005: BAFTA TV Award — Best New Writer
  • 2005: BAFTA TV Award — Comedy Programme or Series Award
  • 2006: BAFTA TV Award — Best Comedy Performance
  • 2007: BAFTA TV Award — Best Comedy Programme

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Filmography

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