Line #10 Creator/CatherineTate


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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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