Sophie Aldred
- Acting
- August 20, 1962 · Greenwich, England
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
Filmography
- Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988 · Host
- Looking for Dursley · Self
- Sophie Aldred: In Conversation · Self
- Saffron · Self/Saffron
- Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
- Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals · Self
- Talking Doctor Who · Ace McShane (archive footage)
- Tales of the Tardis · Ace
- Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2 · Self
- Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985 · Self
- Doctor on Display: Llangollen · Self
- Doctor Who Am I · Self
- Doctor on Display: Longleat · Self
- Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi · Self
- LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide · Presenter
- Jeepers Creepers · Self
- Convention Culture · Narrator (Voice)
- Behind the Sofa - Season 14
- Farewell, Sarah Jane · Ace
- Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor · Mistress Na
- Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor · Mistress Na
- Doctor Who: The Promise · Ace
- The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
- The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
- The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
- Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa · Self
- A Wizard's Tale · Crowd (Voice)
- CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot · Self
- Doctor Who Explained · Self
- Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS · Ace (archive footage)
- The Search for Simon · Angela Spooner
- Peter Rabbit · Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK)
- Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time · Muck
- Tree Fu Tom · Tom (Voice)
- HiT Favorites: Friends and Family · Muck (Voice)
- Thriller Theater! · Lynn Whitlam
- HiT Favorites: Preschool Fun · Muck (voice) (uncredited)
- Pointless Celebrities · Self
- Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig · Muck (Voice)
- HiT Favorites: Sweet Dreams · Muck (Voice)
- Dennis & Gnasher
- Noddy in Toyland
- Now, Get Out of That
- Doctor Who: Endgame · Self
- Doctor Who Confidential
- The Shadow Play · Ros
- The Story of Doctor Who
- Celebrity Mastermind · Self
- The Megeve Experiment
- Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time · Ace
- ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
- Bob the Builder · Muck (Voice)
- Mindgame Trilogy · Space Pilot 6927896
- Lust in Space · Self
- Mindgame · Human
- Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
- Space Cadets · Self
- It's a Mystery · Self
- I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
- The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
- The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
- Character Building · Storyteller
- Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans · Mari
- PROBE: The Zero Imperative · Public Relations Officer
- Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time · Ace
- ZZZap!
- Sophie’s Choice · Sophie
- The Stranger: More Than a Messiah · Girl
- The Stranger · The Girl
- Search Out Space · Ace
- The PanoptiCon Tapes V
- Doctor Who: Survival · Ace
- Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric · Ace
- Doctor Who: Ghost Light · Ace
- Doctor Who: Battlefield · Ace
- Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers · English Citizens (Voice)
- Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy · Ace
- Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis · Ace
- The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis