Sophie Aldred
Biography
Sophie Aldred was born in Greenwich, London, and brought up in nearby Blackheath. After leaving school, she attended Manchester University, where she took a degree in drama. From university she sang in working men's clubs to obtain her Equity Card, then worked in a children's theatre, appearing in a fringe show, "Underground Men," at a pub theatre in London to get an agent, followed by more children theatre. She was appearing in "Fiddler on the Roof" with Topol in Manchester when she landed the part of Ace. At the same time as appearing in "Doctor Who," she presented a series for young children called "Corners" and later "Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams," which combined her acting and music skills. She has appeared in a number of theatre productions including a tour of "Daisy Pulls it Off" in which she played the lead, and she played Marjorie Pinchwite in the 1993 West End production of "Lust," a version of "The Country Wife." In 1995 she worked for the Children's Channel on satellite and also Love Call Live for Anglia television with David 'Kid' Jensen. In 1996, she co-authored with effects designer Mike Tucker a book looking at her time in Doctor Who called "Ace!"
Known For
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
Self (uncredited)
Doctor Who Am I
Self
Doctor Who Explained
Ace
Farewell, Sarah Jane
Crowd (voice)
A Wizard's Tale
Angela Spooner
The Search for Simon
Muck (voice)
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
Muck
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
Human
Mindgame
Host
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
Ace
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Muck (voice)
Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer
Mistress Na
Vote Sil
Human
Mindgame Requiem
Ace McShane (archive footage)
Talking Doctor Who
Self
Myth Makers 28: Sylvester McCoy
Self
Lust in Space
The Megeve Experiment
ReUNITed
Self
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Myth Makers 142: Paul McGann
ACE
Myth Makers 23: Sophie Aldred
Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Ace
Doctor Who: The Promise
Self
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
Self
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
Self
Doctor on Display: Longleat
Sophie
Sophie’s Choice
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
Self
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
Public Relations Officer
The Zero Imperative
Space Pilot 6927896
Mindgame Trilogy
Myth Makers 47: Doctor Who Magazine Vol. 2
Self
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
Ace
Doctor Who: Battlefield
Ace
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Ace
Doctor Who: Survival
Mari
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
Ace
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Ace
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Ace
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Ace
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
Ace
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
Ace
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
Girl
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
Mistress Na
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
The Story of Doctor Who
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Anomaly
Lynn Whitlam
Thriller Theater!
Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
Jeepers Creepers
Presenter
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
Self
Looking for Dursley
Ace
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Ace (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
Ace
Search Out Space
Mum
Ace (Or, I Wanna Be Like Sophie Aldred)
Doctor Who: Endgame
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years Behind The Scenes
Narrator (voice)
Convention Culture
Self
Classic Doctor Who Comic-Con Panel
Ace
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
Self/Saffron
Saffron
Self
Sophie Aldred - In Conversation
Now, Get Out of That
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
74
Gender
Female
Birthday
1962-08-20
Place of Birth
Greenwich, England
Also Known As