Sophie Aldred
Acting
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!"
Born: August 20, 1962
Place of Birth: Greenwich, England
Known For
Filmography
as Self
as Self/Saffron
as Ace McShane (archive footage)
as Ace
as Self (uncredited)
as Self
as Presenter
as Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Ace
as Mistress Na
as Ace
as Crowd (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Ace (archive footage)
as Angela Spooner
as Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK)
as Dennis The Menace
as Tom (voice)
as Lynn Whitlam
as Self
as Muck (voice)
as Muck (voice)
as Muck (voice)
as Space Pilot 6927896
as Self
as Human
as Herself
as Public Relations Officer
as Sophie
as Ace
as Ace
as Ace
as Ace
as English Citizens (voice)
as Ace
as Ace
as Human
as Self