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Sophie Aldred
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…
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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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2025
Doctor on Display: The USA Tour 1986-1988
Movie Host
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2024
Sophie Aldred: In Conversation
Movie Self
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2024
Looking for Dursley
Movie Self
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2024
Saffron
Movie Self/Saffron
- 2024
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2023
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Movie Self
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2023
Tales of the Tardis
TV show Ace
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2023
Talking Doctor Who
Movie Ace McShane (archive footage)
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2023
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
Movie Self
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2023
Doctor on Display: Blackpool 1974-1985
Movie Self
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2022
Doctor on Display: Llangollen
Movie Self
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2022
Doctor Who Am I
Movie Self (uncredited)
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2022
Doctor on Display: Longleat
Movie Self
- 2022
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2021
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
Movie Presenter
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2020
Jeepers Creepers
Movie Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)
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2020
Convention Culture
Movie Narrator (voice)
- 2020
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2020
Farewell, Sarah Jane
Movie Ace
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2019
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Movie Mistress Na
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2019
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
TV show Mistress Na
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2019
Doctor Who: The Promise
Movie Ace
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
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2018
Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
TV show Self
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2018
A Wizard's Tale
Movie Crowd (voice)
- 2013
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2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Movie Self
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2013
Doctor Who Explained
Movie Self
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2013
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
Movie Ace (archive footage)
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2013
The Search for Simon
Movie Angela Spooner
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2013
Peter Rabbit
TV show Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK)
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2012
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
Movie Muck
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2012
Tree Fu Tom
TV show Tom (voice)
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2011
HiT Favorites: Friends and Family
Movie Muck (voice)
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2011
Thriller Theater!
Movie Lynn Whitlam
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2011
HiT Favorites: Preschool Fun
Movie Muck (voice) (uncredited)
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2011
Pointless Celebrities
TV show Self
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2011
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
Movie Muck (voice)
