Catherine Jane Ford, professionally known 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, as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs. She began her career as an actress in the early 1990s when she won the role of Shelley in the Channel 4 sitcom Girls On Top and later appeared in Big Train and The Day Today. A Life in Comedy: Catherine Jane Ford professionally known as Catherine Tate
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From 1995 to 1999, she played Lauren Cooper in The Vicar of Dibley for which she won a BAFTA for Best Performance in a Television Comedy. She has performed across a range of media including theatre, film and television. From 2000 to 2002, Tate was among several regular performers who contributed sketch comedy segments to The Comic Strip Presents… on Channel 4. A Life in Comedy: Catherine Jane Ford professionally known as Catherine Tate
Bio
Catherine Tate (born 5 June 1971) 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, as well as being nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs. In 2012 she starred in a drama-documentary series for Sky Arts called The Sugar Room. In 2013 she played Donna Noble in Dr Who alongside Matt Smith . In 2014 she starred in a new sketch show on ITV2 called Catherine Tate’s Nan.
Family
In 2003, Tate married Scottish comedian and actor and former Funniest Man on Channel 4 Patrick Monahan in Las Vegas; they divorced two years later. She is also godmother to two of her friends’ children. Her cousin is comedian and writer Paul Tonkinson.
Relationship
Worked on BBC One’s Doctor Who since 2005. The role of Donna Noble earned her a BAFTA for Best Actress in 2007. She also writes and stars in The Catherine Tate Show; it won Most Popular Newcomer at National Television Awards 2005 and Best Sketch Show at British Comedy Awards 2006. In 2008 she became only the third woman to have won Best Female Performance in both those categories for her work on Doctor Who and The Catherine Tate Show.
Physical info
Weight-5 feet 2 inches tall and slim; Eyes-blue; Hair-Brown; Body Measurements- 34/25/35 (Breasts/Waist/Hips). She is too cute, absolutely adorable.
Career
In 2002, she was nominated for a British Comedy Award for her work on Smack The Pony. She went on to star with Dawn French in Catherine and Her Sisters (2003), a spin-off from French & Saunders. She has also made appearances in French & Saunders throughout her career. In 2005, she won two BAFTA Awards for her work on The Catherine Tate Show and was nominated for International Emmy Award for Best Actress along with Miranda Hart and Julia Davis from The Ministry of Curious Stuff.
Awards
In 2007, she was nominated for an International Emmy Award for her performance in The Catherine Tate Show. She has also been nominated seven times for a BAFTA TV Award – twice for Best Newcomer and once each for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. In 2009 she won Most Popular Newcomer at the National Television Awards. In 2010 she was honoured with Outstanding Achievement Award at The South Bank Show Awards.
Net worth
$6 Million USD (2017) (Estimated) Catherine is also a very successful writer, having penned several books. She has also become a celebrated actress who has starred in some major Hollywood films like St Trinian’s 2 and Tamara Drewe. In 2016 she was nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs for her show; The Catherine Tate Show.
Things didn’t start off too well
At age 18, she won an open competition to be one of 25 winners for a place at drama school. However, she was not awarded one of these places and later found out that she had failed to win because her application form contained numerous spelling errors. She said I blame my dyslexia.
There were mixed reviews from critics
some praised her versatile character acting and comic timing while others criticised her shrill, loud-mouthed characterisations and impersonations. As early as 2008 she had been named among Britain’s most influential people by Debrett’s. In 2011 she was listed among Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in The World.
School was no better
With no formal qualifications, Tate initially struggled to get work. I was offered a job at HMV selling CDs and DVDs. I lasted a week before walking out. I’d never seen so many CDs and DVDs in my life. That was when I realised that having no qualifications wasn’t going to hold me back, but it might make me a bit more humble! she says.
Her father – the inspiration behind much of her material
The show’s main character, Donna Clarke (Tate), is based on a composite of several of her relatives and friends. Her father is particularly influential to her comedy – he was a rugby player who suffered a serious head injury during one match that forced him to retire from his sport. His personality changes were attributed to an old rugby injury and he became foul-mouthed and argumentative following his retirement.
After landing a gig at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1999, she became ‘a reluctant celebrity’
her next job was a series on BBC Radio 4 called The Catherine Tate Show (2004–06). The show’s success launched her television career and even spawned a hit comedy sketch show on BBC Two, The Catherine Tate Show (2006–07), which won a BAFTA. For her work on these shows she won three British Comedy Awards and two BAFTAs, among others.
Success came with the TV sitcom about an incredibly rude woman called Catherine Tate which ran for four series
two on BBC One and two on BBC Two. It was also seen across Europe and America by millions of people. The show was written and created by Tate.
Since then she has also appeared on stage and film, both comedic roles and more serious parts such as Joan Plowright in Any Human Heart
The Ultimate Edition and Victoria Woodhull in Miss Austen Regrets. She was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
See what else is going on with this talented lady…
[16] For now though, we’re going to focus on her career and a few of her most celebrated roles. Before she was Catherine Tate she was just Catherine Jane Ford. This actress wasn’t just born into acting though; she also studied it. After taking up various roles at school and community theaters, Miss Catherine joined LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) where she took up stage acting until 1996.
Girls Aloud
The English girl group Girls Aloud consists of Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. Their debut single Sound of The Underground reached number one on both the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart.
Television Work
As a television actress and comedian, she is best known for her eponymous sketch comedy show which aired on BBC Two from 2006 to 2007. She has also appeared in Persuasion (2007), My Family (2008), The Catherine Tate Show (2009) and Doctor Who (2010). More recently she played Paula Yates in Worried About The Boy, with Matt Smith and Frank Skinner. She also appeared with David Tennant in one episode of Jessica Jones.
Awards Won
In 2003, she won a Perrier Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe for her one-woman show. In 2006 she won best TV actress at the British Comedy Awards for her character Lauren Cooper from The Catherine Tate Show and was nominated for a BAFTA award. In 2008, she received an International Emmy Award nomination for Best Actress. In 2013 she was awarded British comedy industry awards Variety Club Breakthrough Star of 2013 and most promising newcomer at BAFTA LA TV Tea Party Honors 2013.
End of Sketch Comedy Show?
Although originally scheduled to film two more series of The Catherine Tate Show, Ford announced on 24 May 2010 that she would not be returning to do any more episodes. She has since said that she is enjoying having more time to spend with her family and friends.
Film Work
Tate’s first television role was an appearance on The Comic Strip Presents… episode Cradle Will Rock (1993). She then appeared in Mel Smith’s sitcom Hippies. After appearing on stage with Steve Coogan in Edinburgh and Reading, she then gained her own sketch show on BBC Two called The Catherine Tate Show. It ran for three series from 2004 to 2007.
Stand-Up Comedy Shows
Since 1998, Catherine has hosted a variety of stand-up comedy shows. Her first successful programme was The Catherine Tate Show which aired on BBC2 between 2004 and 2006.
Personal Life
She was born on 15 April 1968 at Liss Hospital in Wimbledon, London. Her mother died of cancer when she was only 10 years old and just a year later her father began to have an affair. It wasn’t until she was 12 that he left his wife to be with his mistress. And to make matters worse for young Catherine her stepmother had two children who were already teenagers when she arrived.
Q.&A.
Where did you get your first big break? How did you handle success so early on? What was it like working with Rowan Atkinson? What is your favorite sketch from The Catherine Tate Show and why? You’ve said that many of your characters are based on people you know. Who inspired Miranda? What was it like to be nominated for an International Emmy Award and seven BAFTAs?
When did Catherine Tate come out?
The comedian has opened up about when she first decided to come out. When I was a child and went to school there was never any talk of gay people, she said. She admitted that because there was never discussion of gay people at her school she didn’t realise that it wasn’t ‘the norm’ for most people.
Is Catherine Tate in a relationship?
She was married to Tim Vincent and had one child with him named Aden before they separated in 2001. She dated Mark Bignell on and off from 2003 until 2010. She got engaged to her now husband Michael Mackenzie after they began dating in April 2010. They married on June 28, 2011 at Eastnor Castle Hotel & Spa, Herefordshire, England and have one child together named Hollie Mackenzie. On December 7th 2016 she gave birth to a second daughter Poppy Honey Mackenzie.
Will Jodie Whittaker be in the 60th anniversary?
No. The 59th anniversary will feature David Bradley’s Doctor (The First Doctor) and Pearl Mackie’s Bill Potts. But Jodie Whittaker will be introduced as the 13th Doctor at some point during season 10, which is currently filming.
Is David Tennant coming back to Doctor Who?
David Tennant has revealed that he would love to return to Doctor Who for a future episode. I love Doctor Who so much. I’ve got a lot of friends involved in it, who I’m still very close to, he told Metro. It’s just part of my life and always will be. When asked if he would consider making an appearance on Matt Smith’s last season, he added: They haven’t asked me yet but why not?
Is The Catherine Tate Show offensive?
The series has attracted criticism over a number of its sketches. In 2007, it was criticised by Christian groups and family campaigners for a sketch that saw Catherine dress up as Jesus and perform lines from his crucifixion including My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? The BBC received more than 900 complaints about the sketch. They defended it on the grounds that comedy is sometimes at others’ expense.
Is Catherine Tate British?
Yes. Born and raised in South London to a working-class family, she began her career as a comedian at twenty-four. Having qualified for a scholarship through drama school, she was rejected from RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) despite being told she had considerable talent. Her break came after appearing on Celebrity Big Brother and The Comic Strip Presents… with her own comedy sketch show being commissioned by BBC Three shortly afterwards.
How old is Catherine Tate?
She was born on 26th April 1970. She is 48 years old. What’s her real name? : Her real name is Catherine Jane Ford. She uses Catherine Tate as a stage name for her comedy career.
Why did Catherine Tate change her name?
When I left drama school and was looking for a job it didn’t seem to help me to have a very unusual name so I put Catherine Tate on my CV and they were like ‘What’s that? Are you sure? But yeah okay, let’s give her an audition. It makes me feel more anonymous, it doesn’t matter if I fail. As long as I can get another job or work experience people won’t remember.
Is Catherine Tate still working?
For better or worse, my experience as an actor has been defined by a series of successes and failures on stage. At times I have felt like a natural; at others I have felt that I couldn’t act if my life depended on it. In fact, it does depend on it – if you can’t act for your life then you had better find something else to do for your living because acting is work!
Who will replace Jodie Whittaker as dr Who?
Jodie Whittaker will be Doctor Who’s 13th incarnation when she makes her debut at Christmas. At first glance, Chris Chibnall, who created Broadchurch and is writing 12 episodes of Doctor Who’s new series sounds a likelier candidate. But it’s not a foregone conclusion that he will be part of Jodie’s team, says a source.
Will Jodie be in the 60th?
Jodie Whittaker will become Time Lord number 13 when she takes over from Peter Capaldi as The Doctor. Now it has been revealed that Missy (Michelle Gomez) will also return to BBC1 sci-fi show. Filming for series 11 of Doctor Who is due to start next month and is expected to air in autumn 2018.
Will there be a Doctor Who 60th anniversary?
Yes, there will be a special episode of Doctor Who to celebrate its 60th anniversary. It’s been confirmed that Matt Smith will bow out and David Tennant will return for an adventure with Peter Capaldi’s Doctor in 2013.
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