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Sophie Aldred

Acting Born Aug 20, 1962 Greenwich, England 24 credits

Biography

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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Known for

Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002
Film

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

as Ace
Film

Beautiful Thing

as Muck (voice)

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers

as English Citizens (voice)

Pointless Celebrities

as Self

Doctor Who Confidential

2005
Film

Flipper

as Self - Contestant

Peter Rabbit

as Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK)
Film

The Last Woman

1976

Full filmography

  • Doctor Who (1963)
  • Doctor Who (1963) as Ace
  • Bob the Builder (1999) as Muck (voice)
  • Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1989) as English Citizens (voice)
  • Pointless Celebrities (2011) as Self
  • Doctor Who Confidential (2005)
  • Celebrity Mastermind (2003) as Self - Contestant
  • Peter Rabbit (2013) as Mrs. Rabbit / Flopsy / Mopsy (voice UK)
  • Tales of the Tardis (2023) as Ace
  • Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa (2018) as Self
  • Dennis & Gnasher (2009)
  • Space Cadets (1997) as Self
  • ZZZap!
  • Tree Fu Tom (2012) as Tom (voice)
  • Noddy in Toyland (2009)
  • A Wizard's Tale (2018) as Crowd (voice)
  • Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (2019) as Mistress Na
  • The Stranger (1991) as The Girl
  • It's a Mystery (1996) as Herself
  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013) as Self
  • The Shadow Play (2004) as Ros
  • Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time (2002) as Ace
  • The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond (1995)
  • Jeepers Creepers (2020) as Self - Fantasy Lover (voice)