Sophie Aldred
Known for Acting · 84 credits
- Born
- 1962-08-20 (age 63)
- 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
TV Shows (18)
Doctor Who
1963
as Ace
Peter Rabbit
2013
as Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK)
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
as Self - Contestant
Pointless Celebrities
2011
as Self
Bob the Builder
1999
as Muck (voice)
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
1989
as English Citizens (voice)
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
Tree Fu Tom
2012
as Tom (voice)
Dennis & Gnasher
2009
Tales of the Tardis
2023
as Ace
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
as Self
ZZZap!
1993
Space Cadets
1997
as Self
Noddy in Toyland
2009
It's a Mystery
1996
as Herself
The Stranger
1991
as The Girl
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019
as Mistress Na
The Shadow Play
2004
as Ros
Movies (66)
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Doctor Who: Battlefield
1989
as Ace
A Wizard's Tale
2018
as Crowd (voice)
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
1994
as Public Relations Officer
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
1987
as Ace
Talking Doctor Who
2023
as Ace McShane (archive footage)
Doctor Who Am I
2022
as Self (uncredited)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
as Self
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
as Ace
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
1989
as Ace
Convention Culture
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Thriller Theater!
2011
as Lynn Whitlam
Jeepers Creepers
2020
as Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
Looking for Dursley
2024
as Self
Saffron
2024
as Self/Saffron
Doctor Who: The Promise
2019
as Ace
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
1989
as Ace
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013
as Ace (archive footage)
Doctor Who Explained
2013
as Self
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
as Ace
Farewell, Sarah Jane
2020
as Ace
Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
2024
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Sophie Aldred: In Conversation
2024
as Self
Doctor Who: Survival
1989
as Ace
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
as Ace
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985
2023
as Self
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
2011
as Muck (voice)
Doctor Who: Endgame
2007
as Self
Character Building
1995
as Storyteller
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
2012
as Muck
Now, Get Out of That
2008
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988
as Ace
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
as Self
The Search for Simon
2013
as Angela Spooner
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
2013
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
Lust in Space
1998
as Self
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988
as Ace
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
1988
as Ace
Anomaly
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1995
Mindgame Trilogy
1999
as Space Pilot 6927896
Mindgame Requiem
as Human
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019
as Mistress Na
Search Out Space
1990
as Ace
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
1992
as Girl
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
2025
as Host
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
2023
as Self
Mindgame
1998
as Human
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1994
as Mari
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996
Vote Sil
as Mistress Na
Doctor on Display: Longleat
2022
as Self
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2019
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
2019
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
2022
as Self
Sophie’s Choice
1992
as Sophie
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
2022
as Self
The Megeve Experiment
2002
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
2021
as Presenter
About Sophie Aldred
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 "Do… With 84 credits spanning from 1963 to 2025, Sophie Aldred has appeared in 66 films and 18 TV shows.
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- ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis (2001)
- Doctor Who: Battlefield (1989) — as Ace
- A Wizard's Tale (2018) — as Crowd (voice)
- PROBE: The Zero Imperative (1994) — as Public Relations Officer
- Doctor Who: Dragonfire (1987) — as Ace
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