Catherine Tate, English actress and screenwriter
Catherine Jane Ford (born 12 May 1968), known professionally as Catherine Tate, is an English actress, comedian and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work on the BBC sketch comedy series The Catherine Tate Show (2004–2007), as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs. Tate 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.Following the success of The Catherine Tate Show, Tate starred as Joanie Taylor ("Nan") in the BBC One comedy series Catherine Tate's Nan (2009–2015) and its related movie The Nan Movie (2022). In 2011, she began a recurring role as Nellie Bertram in the U.S. version of The Office and was a regular until the series ended. Tate played the role of Miss Sarah Postern in the BBC One sitcom Big School (2013–2014) and played the voice role of Magica De Spell in the animated series DuckTales (2017–2021).
Tate has also appeared in films, including Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007), Gulliver's Travels (2010), Monte Carlo (2011), and SuperBob (2015).