Raised by her mother Josephine, studied acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
He then spent a year in the tetaro company Royal Shakespeare Company, before turning to stand-up comedy.
In his role as a comedian, Catherine acted in numerous festivals and television series such as “The Harry Hill Show“,”Barking” Y “That Peter Kay Thing“.
In 2004 he got his own television show “The Catherine Tate Show“, which she wrote and starred in. The series ran for four seasons. In 2006 it won the award National Television Award to the most popular comedy voted by the public; in addition to receiving four award nominations BAFTA.
In July 2006 he participated in an episode of the popular British series “Doctor who“, playing a woman in a wedding dress who appeared on the ship of the Doctor. In December he repeated the character, called Donna Noble and, as of 2008, she joined the series as a companion of the Doctor.
Catherine He also participated in some feature films while continuing his work in theater and television. He made his debut in the 2006 romantic comedy “Love and other disasters“, starring Brittany murphy and then he could see it in “Starter for 10“(2006),”Scenes of a Sexual Nature“(2006),”Mrs. Ratcliffe’s Revolution“(2007) or the recent one”Gulliver’s Travel“(2010), adaptation of the popular children’s story starring, among others, Jack black, Emily blunt Y Amanda peet.
In his personal life, Catherine he has a daughter with his partner Twig clark, born in 2003.