Sophie Aldred
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!"
Acting
TV
Doctor Who
1963
TV
Doctor Who
as Ace
1963
TV
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
as English Citizens (voice)
1989
TV
Bob the Builder
as Muck (voice)
1999
Movie
A Wizard's Tale
as Crowd (voice)
2018
Movie
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
2013
TV
Doctor Who Confidential
2005
TV
Pointless Celebrities
as Self
2011
TV
Peter Rabbit
as Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK)
2013
Movie
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Ace
1993
Movie
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS
as Ace (archive footage)
2013
Movie
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
as Ace
1988
Movie
Doctor Who: Survival
as Ace
1989
TV
ZZZap!
TV
Tales of the Tardis
as Ace
2023
Movie
Doctor Who: Battlefield
as Ace
1989
Movie
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
as Ace
1989
Movie
Doctor Who: Ghost Light
as Ace
1989
Movie
Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
as Ace
1988
Movie
Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
as Ace
1988
Movie
The Search for Simon
as Angela Spooner
2013
Movie
Mindgame
as Human
1998
Movie
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
as Public Relations Officer
1994
Movie
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
as Ace
1987