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