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Sophie Aldred
ActorBorn August 20, 1962 (62 years)
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
| 2025 | |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Tales of the Tardis (TV Series) · as Ace |
| 2023 | Talking Doctor Who · as Ace Mcshane (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor · as Ace |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor · as Mistress Na |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | A Wizard's Tale · as Crowd (voice) |
| 2014 | Cops and Monsters (TV Series) · as Lady Audrey Macdiarmid |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: Clara and the Tardis · as Ace (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | The Search for Simon · as Angela Spooner |
| 2013 | Being a Girl · as Ace |
| 2013 | Tree Fu Tom: Tree Fu Magic · as Tom |
| 2012 | Peter Rabbit (2013) (TV Series) · as Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice Uk) |
| 2012 | Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time · as Muck |
| 2012 | Bob the Builder: Adventures by the Sea · as Muck |
| 2012 | Tree Fu Tom (TV Series) · as Tom (voice) |
| 2011 | Thriller Theater! · as Lynn Whitlam |
| 2011 | Bob the Builder: Big Dino Dig · as Muck (voice) |
| 2011 | Race Against Time · as Ace |
| 2009 | Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer · as Muck (voice) |
| 2009 | Dennis & Gnasher (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Noddy in Toyland (TV Series) |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Ace |
| 2005 | Doctor Who Confidential (TV Series) |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Sergeant Stripes (TV Series) · as Stripes |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time (TV Series) · as Ace |
| 2001 | El Nombre (TV Series) · as Little Juan |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Mindgame Trilogy · as Space Pilot 6927896 |
| 1998 | Mindgame · as Human |
| 1997 | Bob the Builder (TV Series) · as Muck (voice) |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans · as Mari |
| 1994 | The Zero Imperative · as Public Relations Officer |
| 1993 | Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time · as Ace |
| 1993 | ZZZap! (TV Series) |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | Doctor Who: Survival · as Ace |
| 1989 | Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric · as Ace |
| 1989 | Doctor Who: Ghost Light · as Ace |
| 1989 | Doctor Who: Battlefield · as Ace |
| 1989 | Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (TV Series) · as English Citizens (voice) |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis · as Ace |
| 1988 | Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol · as Ace |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Playdays (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 1987 | Doctor Who: Dragonfire · as Ace |
| 1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Suzie |
| 1972 | Rainbow (TV Series) · as Birthday Guest |
| 1967 | Look and Read (TV Series) · as Ros |
| 1965 | Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Ace |
Mindgame Requiem · as Human |