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 satelli...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
2021
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
Anomaly
N/A
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
2011
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
1992
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
2013
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Jeepers Creepers
2020
Sophie’s Choice
1992
A Wizard's Tale
2018
Now, Get Out of That
2008
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
1988
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
2002
Doctor Who Explained
2013
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
2012
Lust in Space
1998
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
1994
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
Doctor Who Am I
2022
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
2019
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988
Talking Doctor Who
2023
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
2013
Convention Culture
2020
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
1993
The Megeve Experiment
2002
Doctor Who: Battlefield
1989
Doctor Who: Endgame
2007
Mindgame Trilogy
1999
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
1989
Saffron
2024
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
2022
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
1988
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
1987