Sophie Aldred
Born August 20, 1962 (Age: 63)
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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!"
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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Filmography
Sophie Aldred: In Conversation
2024
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as Self
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Age: 62
Saffron
2024
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as Self/Saffron
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Age: 62
Convention Culture
2020
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 58
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
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Age: 57
Doctor Who: The Promise
2019
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as Ace
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Age: 57
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
2019
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Age: 57
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
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Age: 57
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2019
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Age: 56
Doctor Who: Endgame
2007
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as Self
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Age: 44
The Megeve Experiment
2002
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Age: 39
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
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as Ace
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Age: 39
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
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Age: 39
Lust in Space
1998
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as Self
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Age: 35
Mindgame
1998
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as Human
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Age: 35
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
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Age: 35
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996
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Age: 33
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
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as Ace
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Age: 31
Sophie’s Choice
1992
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as Sophie
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Age: 29
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
1992
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as Girl
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Age: 29
Search Out Space
1990
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as Ace
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Age: 28
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990
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Age: 27
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
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Age: 26