Sophie Aldred
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Acting · Born 1962-08-20 · age 64 · Greenwich, England
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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Doctor Who
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Bob the Builder
A Wizard's Tale
Doctor Who Confidential
Peter Rabbit
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Survival
ZZZap!
Tales of the Tardis
Doctor Who: Battlefield
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
Tree Fu Tom
The Search for Simon
Mindgame
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
Dennis & Gnasher
Farewell, Sarah Jane
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
Talking Doctor Who
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Mindgame Trilogy
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
The Megeve Experiment
Doctor Who: The Promise
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
The Story of Doctor Who
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
Thriller Theater!
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
Search Out Space
Noddy in Toyland
The Stranger
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
Mindgame Requiem
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Sophie’s Choice
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
Anomaly
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
Now, Get Out of That
HiT Favorites: Preschool Fun