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Before and since ''Doctor Who'', Aldred has had a varied and busy [[television]] career, particularly in children's programming, where she has presented educational programmes such as ''Corners'', ''Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams'' and the long running [[BBC]] series ''Words and Pictures''. She has performed on [[radio]] and in the theatre. She has also reprised her role as Ace in the charity special "Dimensions in Time" and continues to perform the role in ''Doctor Who'' audio plays produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | Before and since ''Doctor Who'', Aldred has had a varied and busy [[television]] career, particularly in children's programming, where she has presented educational programmes such as ''Corners'', ''Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams'' and the long-running [[BBC]] series ''Words and Pictures''. She has performed on [[radio]] and in the theatre. She has also reprised her role as Ace in the charity special "Dimensions in Time" and continues to perform the role in ''Doctor Who'' audio plays produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | ||
She co-wrote the hardback reference book, ''[[Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era]]'' with [[Mike Tucker]], published by [[Virgin Publishing]] in [[1996]]. (ISBN 1-85227-574-X). She also edited a special issue of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' ([[DWM 255|Issue 255]]). | She co-wrote the hardback reference book, ''[[Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era]]'' with [[Mike Tucker]], published by [[Virgin Publishing]] in [[1996]]. (ISBN 1-85227-574-X). She also edited a special issue of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' ([[DWM 255|Issue 255]]). | ||
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Revision as of 23:53, 4 October 2012
Sophie Aldred (born 20 August 1962) portrayed Ace in the original television series from Dragonfire to Survival, and reprised the role for Dimensions in Time and audio dramas produced by Big Finish. Aldred also had a part in the 1998 Doctor Who spin-off Mindgame. She was born in Greenwich and raised in Blackheath, London.
Biography
Sophie attended Blackheath High School and studied drama at the University of Manchester before embarking on a career in children's theatre. In 1987 she was cast as Ace. The Doctor found Ace serving milkshakes on Iceworld in the story Dragonfire, at the end of which she joined the Doctor on his travels. Several stories (Ghost Light, The Curse of Fenric, and Survival) explored her character to an extent that previous companion characters had not seen.
Before and since Doctor Who, Aldred has had a varied and busy television career, particularly in children's programming, where she has presented educational programmes such as Corners, Melvin and Maureen's Music-a-grams and the long-running BBC series Words and Pictures. She has performed on radio and in the theatre. She has also reprised her role as Ace in the charity special "Dimensions in Time" and continues to perform the role in Doctor Who audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions.
She co-wrote the hardback reference book, Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era with Mike Tucker, published by Virgin Publishing in 1996. (ISBN 1-85227-574-X). She also edited a special issue of Doctor Who Magazine (Issue 255).
Sophie Aldred married Vince Henderson on 12 July 1997. They have two sons, Adam and William.
Selected credits
Television
Doctor Who
- Dragonfire
- Remembrance of the Daleks
- The Happiness Patrol
- Silver Nemesis
- The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
- Battlefield
- Ghost Light
- The Curse of Fenric
- Survival
Doctor Who Mini-episodes
Doctor Who Confidential
- I Get a Side-Kick Out of You
Specials
Audio Dramas
Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories
- The Fearmonger
- The Genocide Machine
- The Shadow of the Scourge
- Dust Breeding
- Excelis Decays
- Colditz
- The Rapture
- The Dark Flame
- Project Lazarus
- The Harvest
- Dreamtime
- LIVE 34
- Night Thoughts
- The Settling
- No Man's Land
- Nocturne
- The Dark Husband
- Forty-Five
- The Magic Mousetrap
- Enemy of the Daleks
- The Angel of Scutari
- Project: Destiny
- A Death in the Family
- Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge
Big Finish Bernice Summerfield Series
Webcasts
Prose
Nonfiction
Short works
- Timewyrm: Genesys (introduction)
- Set Piece (introduction)
Books
Direct-to-Video
Drama
- Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans as Mari
- The Zero Imperative as P.R.O.
- Mindgame as 'Human'
- Mindgame Trilogy as 'Human'
