Sophie Aldred
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!"
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Movies (69)
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
2025 · Host
Looking for Dursley
2024 · Self
Sophie Aldred: In Conversation
2024 · Self
Saffron
2024 · Self/Saffron
Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
2024
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023 · Self
Talking Doctor Who
2023 · Ace McShane (archive footage)
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
2023 · Self
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985
2023 · Self
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
2022 · Self
Doctor Who Am I
2022 · Self (uncredited)
Doctor on Display: Longleat
2022 · Self
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
2022 · Self
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
2021 · Presenter
Jeepers Creepers
2020 · Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
Convention Culture
2020 · Narrator (voice)
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
Farewell, Sarah Jane
2020 · Ace
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019 · Mistress Na
Doctor Who: The Promise
2019 · Ace
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
2019
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2019
Ahí viene Cascarrabias
2018 · Crowd (voice)
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 · Self
Doctor Who Explained
2013 · Self
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013 · Ace (archive footage)
The Search for Simon
2013 · Angela Spooner
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
2012 · Muck
HiT Favorites: Friends and Family
2011 · Muck (voice)
Thriller Theater!
2011 · Lynn Whitlam
HiT Favorites: Preschool Fun
2011 · Muck (voice) (uncredited)
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
2011 · Muck (voice)
HiT Favorites: Sweet Dreams
2011 · Muck (voice)
Now, Get Out of That
2008
Doctor Who: Endgame
2007 · Self
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
The Megeve Experiment
2002
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002 · Ace
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Mindgame Trilogy
1999 · Space Pilot 6927896
Lust in Space
1998 · Self
Mindgame
1998 · Human
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1995
Character Building
1995 · Storyteller
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1994 · Mari
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
1994 · Public Relations Officer
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 · Ace
Sophie’s Choice
1992 · Sophie
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
1992 · Girl
Search Out Space
1990 · Ace
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990
Doctor Who: Survival
1989 · Ace
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
1989 · Ace
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
1989 · Ace
Doctor Who: Battlefield
1989 · Ace
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988 · Ace
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988 · Ace
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
1988 · Ace
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988 · Ace
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
1987 · Ace
Vote Sil
· Mistress Na
Mindgame Requiem
· Human
Anomaly
TV shows (18)
Tales of the Tardis
2023 · Ace
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019 · Mistress Na
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018 · Self
Peter Rabbit
2013 · Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK)
Tree Fu Tom
2012 · Tom (voice)
Pointless Celebrities
2011 · Self
Dennis & Gnasher
2009
Noddy en el país de los juguetes
2009
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
The Shadow Play
2004 · Ros
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · Self - Contestant
Bob, el constructor
1999 · Muck (voice)
Space Cadets
1997 · Self
It's a Mystery
1996 · Herself
ZZZap!
1993
The Stranger
1991 · The Girl
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989 · English Citizens (voice)
Doctor Who
1963 · Ace