Acting
Sophie Aldred
EN cinema · 69 credits
Born
20 August 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
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!"
Known for
Filmography
Vote Sil
Vote Sil
as Mistress Na
Mindgame Requiem
as Human
Anomaly
Actor
Saffron
as Self/Saffron
Talking Doctor Who
as Ace McShane (archive footage)
Doctor Who Am I
as Self (uncredited)
Jeepers Creepers
as Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
Convention Culture
as Narrator (voice)
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Mistress Na
A Wizard's Tale
as Crowd (voice)
The Search for Simon
as Angela Spooner
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
as Ace (archive footage)
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
as Muck (voice)
Thriller Theater!
as Lynn Whitlam
HiT Favorites: Preschool Fun
as Muck (voice) (uncredited)
HiT Favorites: Sweet Dreams
as Muck (voice)
HiT Favorites: Friends and Family
as Muck (voice)
Mindgame Trilogy
as Space Pilot 6927896
Mindgame
as Human
Lust in Space
as Self
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
as Public Relations Officer
Sophie’s Choice
as Sophie
