Sophie Aldred
Actor
Born August 20, 1962 in Greenwich, England
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!"
Filmography
Mindgame Requiem
Human
Anomaly
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
Host
Ace (Or, I Wanna Be Like Sophie Aldred)
Mum
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 (uncredited)
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 - Fantasy Lover (voice)
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)
Thriller Theater!
Lynn Whitlam
Pointless Celebrities
Self
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
Muck (voice)
Dennis & Gnasher
Noddy in Toyland
Now, Get Out of That
Doctor Who: Endgame
Self
Doctor Who Confidential
The Story of Doctor Who
Celebrity Mastermind
Self - Contestant
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?
It's a Mystery
Herself
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
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
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
Ace
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
Ace
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Ace
Doctor Who