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!"

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Greenwich, England

Birthday: August 20, 1962

Adult: No

Gender: Female

Popularity:

1.70%

Known For:

The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
Doctor Who Am I
Doctor Who Explained
Farewell, Sarah Jane
A Wizard's Tale
The Search for Simon
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig - The Movie
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
Mindgame
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer - The Movie
Vote Sil
Mindgame Requiem
Talking Doctor Who
Myth Makers 28: Sylvester McCoy
Lust in Space
The Megeve Experiment
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Myth Makers 142: Paul McGann
Myth Makers 23: Sophie Aldred
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Doctor Who: The Promise
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
Doctor on Display: Longleat
Sophie’s Choice
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
The Zero Imperative
Mindgame Trilogy
Myth Makers 47: Doctor Who Magazine Vol. 2
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
Doctor Who: Battlefield
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Doctor Who: Survival
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
The Story of Doctor Who
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
Anomaly
Thriller Theater!
Jeepers Creepers
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
Looking for Dursley
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Doctor Who and The Crooked Smile: Noir Edition