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!"
Personal Details
Movies (41)
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
as Host
2025
Ace (Or, I Wanna Be Like Sophie Aldred)
as Mum
2025
Looking for Dursley
as Self
2024
Sophie Aldred: In Conversation
as Self
2024
Saffron
as Self/Saffron
2024
Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
2024
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
as Self
2023
Talking Doctor Who
as Ace McShane (archive footage)
2023
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
as Self
2023
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985
as Self
2023
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
as Self
2022
Doctor Who Am I
as Self (uncredited)
2022
Doctor on Display: Longleat
as Self
2022
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
as Self
2022
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
as Presenter
2021
Jeepers Creepers
as Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
2020
Convention Culture
as Narrator (voice)
2020
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
Farewell, Sarah Jane
as Ace
2020
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Mistress Na
2019
Doctor Who: The Promise
as Ace
2019
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
2019
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2019
A Wizard's Tale
as Crowd (voice)
2018
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
2013
Doctor Who: Thin Ice
as Ace
2013
Doctor Who: Crime of the Century
as Ace
2013
Doctor Who Explained
as Self
2013
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
as Ace (archive footage)
2013
The Search for Simon
as Angela Spooner
2013
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
as Muck
2012
Thriller Theater!
as Lynn Whitlam
2011
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
as Muck (voice)
2011
Now, Get Out of That
2008
Doctor Who: Endgame
as Self
2007
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
The Megeve Experiment
2002
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
as Ace
2002
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
TV Shows (9)
Tales of the Tardis
as Ace
2023
Peter Rabbit
as Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK)
2013
Tree Fu Tom
as Tom (voice)
2012
Pointless Celebrities
as Self
2011
Dennis & Gnasher
2009
Noddy in Toyland
2009
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
The Shadow Play
as Ros
2004
Celebrity Mastermind
as Self - Contestant
2003