Sophie Aldred

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Female

Birthday

1962-08-20 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Greenwich, England

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

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

    Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

  • Bob the Builder

    Bob the Builder

  • Pointless Celebrities

    Pointless Celebrities

  • Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig

    Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig

  • Peter Rabbit

    Peter Rabbit

  • Doctor Who Confidential

    Doctor Who Confidential

  • LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide

    LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide

  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

    The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

  • Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

    Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

  • Mindgame

    Mindgame

  • Vote Sil

    Vote Sil

  • ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

    ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

  • Jeepers Creepers

    Jeepers Creepers

  • A Wizard's Tale

    A Wizard's Tale

  • Mindgame Trilogy

    Mindgame Trilogy

  • Celebrity Mastermind

    Celebrity Mastermind

  • Character Building

    Character Building

  • The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

    The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

  • Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time

    Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time

  • Thriller Theater!

    Thriller Theater!

  • ZZZap!

    ZZZap!

  • Convention Culture

    Convention Culture

  • Saffron

    Saffron

  • Tree Fu Tom

    Tree Fu Tom

  • Tales of the Tardis

    Tales of the Tardis

  • Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

    Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

  • Anti-Matter from Amsterdam

    Anti-Matter from Amsterdam

  • Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2

    Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2

  • The Stranger

    The Stranger

  • Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

    Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

  • The Story of Doctor Who

    The Story of Doctor Who

  • Buried Treasure: 30 Years of Fenric

    Buried Treasure: 30 Years of Fenric

  • Doctor Who: Ghost Light

    Doctor Who: Ghost Light

  • Doctor Who Am I

    Doctor Who Am I

  • Dennis & Gnasher

    Dennis & Gnasher

  • Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

    Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

  • Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

    Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

  • CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol

    CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol

  • Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

    Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

  • PROBE: The Zero Imperative

    PROBE: The Zero Imperative

  • Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

    Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

  • Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

    Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

  • Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks

    Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks

  • The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

    The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

  • Doctor Who: Crime of the Century

    Doctor Who: Crime of the Century

  • Doctor Who Explained

    Doctor Who Explained

  • Doctor Who: Thin Ice

    Doctor Who: Thin Ice

  • The Stranger: More Than a Messiah

    The Stranger: More Than a Messiah

  • Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985

    Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985

  • Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

    Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

  • The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years

    The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years

  • Lust in Space

    Lust in Space

  • Doctor Who: Survival

    Doctor Who: Survival

  • Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol

    Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol

  • Myth Makers 23: Sophie Aldred

    Myth Makers 23: Sophie Aldred

  • Doctor on Display: Longleat

    Doctor on Display: Longleat

  • Myth Makers 142: Paul McGann

    Myth Makers 142: Paul McGann

  • Space Cadets

    Space Cadets

  • Doctor Who: Endgame

    Doctor Who: Endgame

  • Doctor Who: Battlefield

    Doctor Who: Battlefield

  • Now, Get Out of That

    Now, Get Out of That

  • Farewell, Sarah Jane

    Farewell, Sarah Jane

  • Doctor Who: Dragonfire

    Doctor Who: Dragonfire

  • Doctor Who: The Promise

    Doctor Who: The Promise

  • Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS

    Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS

  • The Doctor's Table: Season 24

    The Doctor's Table: Season 24

  • It's a Mystery

    It's a Mystery

  • Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

    Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa

  • Behind the Sofa - Season 14

    Behind the Sofa - Season 14

  • Sophie Aldred: In Conversation

    Sophie Aldred: In Conversation

  • Noddy in Toyland

    Noddy in Toyland

  • Myth Makers 47: Doctor Who Magazine Vol. 2

    Myth Makers 47: Doctor Who Magazine Vol. 2

  • Sophie Aldred: In Conversation

    Sophie Aldred: In Conversation

  • The PanoptiCon Tapes V

    The PanoptiCon Tapes V

  • Looking for Dursley

    Looking for Dursley

  • Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy

    Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy

  • The Shadow Play

    The Shadow Play

  • Talking Doctor Who

    Talking Doctor Who

  • The Search for Simon

    The Search for Simon

  • The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

    The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

  • I Was a Doctor Who Monster!

    I Was a Doctor Who Monster!

  • Search Out Space

    Search Out Space

  • Ace (Or, I Wanna Be Like Sophie Aldred)

    Ace (Or, I Wanna Be Like Sophie Aldred)

  • Myth Makers 28: Sylvester McCoy

    Myth Makers 28: Sylvester McCoy

  • Anomaly

    Anomaly

  • Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi

    Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi

  • Doctor on Display: Llangollen

    Doctor on Display: Llangollen

  • The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years

    The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years

  • Mindgame Requiem

    Mindgame Requiem

  • Sophie’s Choice

    Sophie’s Choice

  • The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

    The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

  • The Megeve Experiment

    The Megeve Experiment

  • Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988

    Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988