Sophie Aldred
Acting
1962-08-20 · 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
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
2025 · Movie
Looking for Dursley
2024 · Movie
Sophie Aldred: In Conversation
2024 · Movie
Saffron
2024 · Movie
Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
2024 · Movie
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023 · Movie
Tales of the Tardis
2023 · Series
Talking Doctor Who
2023 · Movie
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
2023 · Movie
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985
2023 · Movie
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
2022 · Movie
Doctor Who Am I
2022 · Movie
Doctor on Display: Longleat
2022 · Movie
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
2022 · Movie
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
2021 · Movie
Jeepers Creepers
2020 · Movie
Convention Culture
2020 · Movie
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020 · Movie
Farewell, Sarah Jane
2020 · Movie
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019 · Movie
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019 · Series
Doctor Who: The Promise
2019 · Movie
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
2019 · Movie
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019 · Movie
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2019 · Movie
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018 · Series
A Wizard's Tale
2018 · Movie
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
2013 · Movie
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 · Movie
Doctor Who Explained
2013 · Movie
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013 · Movie
The Search for Simon
2013 · Movie
Peter Rabbit
2013 · Series
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
2012 · Movie
Tree Fu Tom
2012 · Series
HiT Favorites: Friends and Family
2011 · Movie
Thriller Theater!
2011 · Movie
HiT Favorites: Preschool Fun
2011 · Movie
Pointless Celebrities
2011 · Series
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
2011 · Movie
HiT Favorites: Sweet Dreams
2011 · Movie
Dennis & Gnasher
2009 · Series
Noddy in Toyland
2009 · Series
Now, Get Out of That
2008 · Movie
Doctor Who: Endgame
2007 · Movie
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 · Series
The Shadow Play
2004 · Series
The Story of Doctor Who
2003 · Movie
Celebrity Mastermind
2003 · Series
The Megeve Experiment
2002 · Movie
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002 · Movie
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001 · Movie
Bob the Builder
1999 · Series
Mindgame Trilogy
1999 · Movie
Lust in Space
1998 · Movie
Mindgame
1998 · Movie
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998 · Movie
Space Cadets
1997 · Series
It's a Mystery
1996 · Series
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996 · Movie
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995 · Movie
Character Building
1995 · Movie
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1995 · Movie
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1994 · Movie
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
1994 · Movie
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993 · Movie
ZZZap!
1993 · Series
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
1992 · Movie
Sophie’s Choice
1992 · Movie
The Stranger
1991 · Series
Search Out Space
1990 · Movie
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990 · Movie
Doctor Who: Survival
1989 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
1989 · Movie
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
1989 · Movie
Doctor Who: Battlefield
1989 · Movie
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989 · Series
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988 · Movie
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988 · Movie
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
1988 · Movie
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988 · Movie
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
1987 · Movie
Doctor Who
1963 · Series
Anomaly
Movie
Mindgame Requiem
Movie
Vote Sil
Movie