Sophie Aldred
Born
August 20, 1962 (62 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
Host
2025
Doctor on Display: Greatest Shows in the Galaxy
2024
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Self
2023
Talking Doctor Who
Ace McShane (archive footage)
2023
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
Self
2023
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985
Self
2023
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
Self
2022
Doctor Who Am I
Self (uncredited)
2022
Doctor on Display: Longleat
Self
2022
Doctor on Display: The Museum of Classic Sci-Fi
Self
2022
Farewell, Sarah Jane
Ace
2020
Doctor Who: The Promise
Ace
2019
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
Myth Makers 142: Paul McGann
2019
The Doctors: The Paul McGann Years
2019
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2019
A Wizard's Tale
Crowd (voice)
2018
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Self
2013
Doctor Who Explained
Self
2013
The Search for Simon
Angela Spooner
2013
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
Muck
2012
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig - The Movie
Muck (voice)
2011
Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer - The Movie
Muck (voice)
2010
The Megeve Experiment
2002
ReUNITed at Chicago Tardis
2001
Myth Makers 47: Doctor Who Magazine Vol. 2
1999
Mindgame Trilogy
Space Pilot 6927896
1999
Lust in Space
Self
1998
Mindgame
Human
1998
The Zero Imperative
Public Relations Officer
1994
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Ace
1993
Vote Sil
Mistress Na
Mindgame Requiem
Human
Ace (Or, I Wanna Be Like Sophie Aldred)
Mum
2025
Looking for Dursley
Self
2024
The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years Behind The Scenes
2023
Tales of the Tardis
Ace · (1 episode)
2023
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
Presenter
2021
Jeepers Creepers
Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
2020
Convention Culture
Narrator (voice)
2020
Behind the Sofa - Season 14
2020
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Mistress Na
2019
Classic Doctor Who Comic-Con Panel
Self
2017
CBeebies Presents: A Christmas Carol
2013
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
Ace (archive footage)
2013
Peter Rabbit
Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK) · (104 episodes)
2013
Tree Fu Tom
Tom (voice) · (72 episodes)
2012
Thriller Theater!
Lynn Whitlam
2011
Pointless Celebrities
Self · (1 episode)
2011
Dennis & Gnasher
(87 episodes)
2009
Noddy in Toyland
(52 episodes)
2009
Doctor Who: Endgame
2007
Doctor Who Confidential
(1 episode)
2005
The Shadow Play
Ros · (5 episodes)
2004
The Story of Doctor Who
2003
Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
Ace
2002
Bob the Builder
Muck (voice) · (255 episodes)
1999
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Space Cadets
Self · (1 episode)
1997
It's a Mystery
Herself · (10 episodes)
1996
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
1995
The Making of Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
1995
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans
Mari
1994
Myth Makers 28: Sylvester McCoy
1994
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie
1992
The Stranger: More Than a Messiah
Girl
1992
Myth Makers 23: Sophie Aldred
ACE
1991
Search Out Space
Ace
1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990
Doctor Who: Survival
Ace
1989
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
Ace
1989
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
Ace
1989
Doctor Who: Battlefield
Ace
1989
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
English Citizens (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Ace
1988
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
Ace
1988
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
Ace
1988
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
Ace
1988
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Ace
1987
Anomaly
ZZZap!
(48 episodes)
Doctor Who
(3 episodes)
1963
Doctor Who
Ace · (28 episodes)
1963