
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!"
TV Shows(19)

Tales of the Tardis
Ace

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Mistress Na

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
Self

Peter Rabbit
Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK)

Tree Fu Tom
Tom (voice)

Pointless Celebrities
Self

Dennis & Gnasher

Noddy in Toyland

Doctor Who Confidential
The Shadow Play
Ros

Celebrity Mastermind
Self - Contestant

Bob the Builder
Muck (voice)
Space Cadets
Self

It's a Mystery
Herself

The Stranger
The Girl

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
English Citizens (voice)

Doctor Who

Doctor Who
Ace

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