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7 | ->''"All the funny stuff's down to Catherine Tate. I'm just her bitch."'' |
8 | -->-- '''Creator/DavidTennant''' |
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10 | Catherine Jane Ford (born 5 December 1969), known professionally as Catherine Tate, is a British comedian, actress and singer. |
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12 | Having played guest roles in ''Series/TheBill'' (who hasn't in the UK?), her big break came with ''Series/TheCatherineTateShow''. Her most notable character from that was schoolgirl Lauren, with her [[CharacterCatchphrase catchphrase]] "Am I bovvered?" |
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14 | Her next well-known role was playing Donna Noble in a well-received ''Series/DoctorWho'' ChristmasSpecial in [[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride 2006]]. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E1PartnersInCrime She was brought back in 2008]] as a full-time companion of the Doctor; [[Recap/DoctorWho60thASTheStarBeast and again in 2023 for the 60th anniversary specials]], and ended up becoming a fan-favourite character thanks to her truly excellent performance and her character's much-needed CharacterDevelopment. |
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16 | She had a similar experience with the American version of ''Series/{{The Office|US}},'' first making a guest appearance as Nellie Bertram in the final episode of season 7 then returning in season 8 as a major character. |
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18 | After playing bit parts for the Creator/RoyalShakespeareCompany in her younger years, she returned as a leading lady in 2011, playing ''Theatre/MuchAdoAboutNothing'''s Beatrice opposite longtime friend and former ''Doctor Who'' co-star Creator/DavidTennant. She's also joined the cast of ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' as iconic villainess Magica De Spell, once again playing opposite Tennant. |
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20 | Is great friends with David Tennant, [[https://twitter.com/DrTennant10/status/1657525399092379650 as seen here]]. |
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22 | !!Her work includes: |
23 | * ''Series/TheCatherineTateShow'' (2004-07) as various characters, including Joanie Taylor/Nan |
24 | ** ''Nan's Christmas Carol'' (2009) as Joanie Taylor/Nan |
25 | ** ''Catherine Tate's Nan'' (2014-15) as Joanie Taylor/Nan |
26 | ** ''The Nan Movie'' (2022) as Joanie Taylor/Nan |
27 | * ''Literature/BleakHouse'' (2005) as Mrs Chadband |
28 | * ''Series/{{Marple}}'': ''Literature/AMurderIsAnnounced'' (2005) as Mitzi Kosinki |
29 | * ''Film/StarterForTen'' (2006) as Julie Jackson |
30 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'' (2006, 2008-10, 2023) as Donna Noble |
31 | * ''Series/NeverMindTheBuzzcocks'' (2009, 2010) as guest host (2 episodes) |
32 | * ''Film/GulliversTravels2010'' (2010) as the Queen of Lilliput |
33 | * ''Film/MonteCarlo2011'' (2011) as Alicia Winthrop-Scott |
34 | * ''Series/TheOfficeUS'' (2011-13) as Nellie Bertram |
35 | * ''[[{{Film/Nativity}} Nativity 3: Dude Where's My Donkey]]'' (2014) as Sophie Ford |
36 | * ''WesternAnimation/AsterixTheMansionsOfTheGods'' (2014) as Dulcia (voice) |
37 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'' (2017-21) as [[Characters/DuckTales2017MagicaDeSpell Magica de Spell]] (voice) |
38 | * ''WesternAnimation/MonsterFamily'' (2017) as Baba Yaga (voice) |
39 | ** ''Monster Family 2: Nobody's Perfect'' (2021) |
40 | * ''Series/QueenOfOz'' (2023) as Queen Georgiana |
41 | * ''WesternAnimation/RallyRoadRacers'' as Juni (voice) |
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43 | !!Tropes associated with this actress include: |
44 | * CloudCuckooLander: Catherine occasionally guests on panel shows and similar (allegedly) "real life" appearences. It's hard to tell whether or not she's playing a character, but she regularly comes across as this or TheDitz - see her appear on Nevermind the Buzzcocks or 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown for prime examples. |
45 | * FieryRedhead: Plays a lot of these -- see [[Series/DoctorWho Donna Noble]], [[Theatre/MuchAdoAboutNothing Beatrice]], and [[Series/TheCatherineTateShow Lauren Cooper]] for starters. |
46 | * LargeHam: A staple of her acting style, with this being how she spends most of Donna's debut in "The Runaway Bride". |
47 | * ThoseTwoActors: With Creator/DavidTennant, first in ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'', followed by ''Theatre/MuchAdoAboutNothing'', ''UsefulNotes/ComicRelief'', ''Series/TheCatherineTateShow'', other Shakespeare adaptations, ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|2017}}'', ''back'' to Doctor Who again, and ''many'' other shows. |
48 | -->'''Tennant:''' ... for me, the thinking was “I’d like to do a play; I’d like to do Much Ado About Nothing; and it just so happens that the perfect Beatrice in my head is Catherine”. |
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