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Sophie Aldred
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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 mus…
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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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Sophie Aldred's Filmography
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Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
as Host
Looking for Dursley
as Self
Sophie Aldred: In Conversation
as Self
Saffron
as Self/Saffron
Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
as Self
Talking Doctor Who
as Ace McShane (archive footage)
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
as Self
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985
as Self
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
as Self
Doctor Who Am I
as Self (uncredited)
Doctor on Display: Longleat
as Self
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
as Self
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
as Presenter
Jeepers Creepers
as Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
Convention Culture
as Narrator (voice)
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
Farewell, Sarah Jane
as Ace
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Mistress Na
Doctor Who: The Promise
as Ace
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
A Wizard's Tale
as Crowd (voice)
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
Doctor Who Explained
as Self
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
as Ace (archive footage)
The Search for Simon
as Angela Spooner
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
as Muck
HiT Favorites: Friends and Family
as Muck (voice)
Thriller Theater!
as Lynn Whitlam
HiT Favorites: Preschool Fun
as Muck (voice) (uncredited)
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
as Muck (voice)
HiT Favorites: Sweet Dreams
as Muck (voice)
Now, Get Out of That
Doctor Who: Endgame
as Self
The Story of Doctor Who
The Megeve Experiment
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
as Ace
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
Mindgame Trilogy
as Space Pilot 6927896
Lust in Space
as Self
Mindgame
as Human
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
No Poster
Character Building
as Storyteller
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
as Mari
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
as Public Relations Officer
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Ace
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
as Girl
Sophie’s Choice
as Sophie
Search Out Space
as Ace
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
Doctor Who: Survival
as Ace
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
as Ace
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Ace
Doctor Who: Battlefield
as Ace
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
as Ace
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
as Ace
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
as Ace
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
as Ace
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
as Ace
Mindgame Requiem
as Human
No Poster
Vote Sil
as Mistress Na
