Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1962-08-20 (Age: 64)
Place of Birth
Greenwich, England
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!"
Filmography (66)
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
2025
Ace (Or, I Wanna Be Like Sophie Aldred)
2025
Looking for Dursley
2024
Sophie Aldred: In Conversation
2024
Saffron
2024
Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
2024
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
2023
Talking Doctor Who
2023
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
2023
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985
2023
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
2022
Doctor Who Am I
2022
Doctor on Display: Longleat
2022
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
2022
