Star of the The Catherine Tate Show who also played the role of the Doctor's companion on the fourth series of the television series Doctor Who.In 2011, she was cast as Nellie Bertram on the show, The Office, and became a series regular soon after.She starred opposite David Tennant, the tenth Doctor, on Dr. Who.

BEFORE FAME

Her most famous characters on her eponymous sketch show were Bernie the Irish nurse, the jumpy Margaret, and spoiled Aga Saga.

PERSONAL LIFE

She based her character of Margaret, who would be spooked by the smallest of sounds, on her mother, Josephine.

The meaning of the name Tate: Cheerful

Famous Quotes

How nice it would be to breeze through life and just brush things off. I never read reviews because I hate to lose more than I like to win, I experience negative emotions far greater than positive ones.

FUN FACTS

TV Actress Catherine Tate were born on Sunday, in a leap year, birthstone is Emerald, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of Monkey, it is 128 days until Catherine Tate next birthday.