Sophie Aldred
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Sophie Aldred

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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!"

Films Featuring Sophie Aldred

The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years

20192.0

The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years

2019

Doctor Who Am I

20224.8

Doctor Who Explained

20136.7

Farewell, Sarah Jane

20208.8

A Wizard's Tale

20185.8

The Search for Simon

20135.0

Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig

20115.3

Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time

20124.0

Mindgame

19984.9

Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988

2025

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

19934.8

Vote Sil

Vote Sil

Mindgame Requiem

Talking Doctor Who

20235.0

Lust in Space

19989.0

The Megeve Experiment

200210.0

ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis

2001

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

20234.7

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

20137.8

Doctor Who: The Promise

20197.0

Doctor on Display: Llangollen

2022

Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi

2022

Doctor on Display: Longleat

2022

Sophie’s Choice

1992

The PanoptiCon Tapes V

1990

Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985

2023

The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

1995

PROBE: The Zero Imperative

19947.2

Mindgame Trilogy

19995.5

Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2

2023

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

2019

Doctor Who: Battlefield

19897.3

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

19898.4

Doctor Who: Survival

19897.2

Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

19946.4

Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy

2024

Doctor Who: Dragonfire

19877.2

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

19898.4

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

19887.5

Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks

19888.9

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

19887.1

Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol

19888.0

The Stranger: More Than a Messiah

19926.5

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

19957.0

CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol

201310.0

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

20195.5

I Was a Doctor Who Monster!

19968.0

The Story of Doctor Who

20038.0

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

19988.5

Anomaly

Thriller Theater!

20118.0

Jeepers Creepers

20204.0

LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide

20217.0

Behind the Sofa - Season 14

2020

Looking for Dursley

2024

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

20028.7

Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS

20136.7

Search Out Space

19908.0

Doctor Who: Endgame

2007

The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

1988

Convention Culture

2020

Saffron

2024

Sophie Aldred: In Conversation

2024

Now, Get Out of That

2008

Character Building

Character Building

1995

Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor