Sophie Aldred
Born	August 20, 1962 (1962-08-20) (age 45) Greenwich, England, UK
Spouse(s)	Vince Henderson

Sophie Aldred with a fan at Dr. Who Signing in Newbury, Nov 2007

Sophie Aldred (born 20 August 1962) is an English actress and television presenter, best known for her portrayal of the Doctor's assistant Ace in the television series Doctor Who. She was born in Greenwich, and raised in Blackheath, London. is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... This article is about Greenwich in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Vince Henderson is an English television presenter, actor, and street performer. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... Ace (given name Dorothy) is a fictional character played by Sophie Aldred in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... This article is about the television series. ... This article is about Greenwich in England. ... Blackheath is a suburb of London, divided between the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich. ...

Having attended Blackheath High School, she studied drama at the University of Manchester, before embarking on a career in children's theatre. In 1987, she was cast as Ace in Doctor Who. The Victoria University of Manchester (VUM) was a large university in Manchester in England. ...

Aldred's Doctor Who tenure spanned the last nine stories of the programme's original run, from 1987 to 1989. The Ace character was a troubled teenager from West London. The Doctor found her serving milkshakes on an ice-covered planet in the serial Dragonfire. She joined the Doctor on his travels and appeared in several stories (Ghost Light, The Curse of Fenric, and Survival) that explored her character to an extent that had not been done with previous companion characters. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Dragonfire is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from November 23 to December 7, 1987. ... Ghost Light is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from October 4 to October 18, 1989. ... The Curse of Fenric is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from October 25 to November 15, 1989. ... Survival is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from November 22 to December 6, 1989. ...

Both 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 also played the character Minnie The Mini Magician from Series 8 onwards on CITV's ZZZap!. Aldred has presented several BBC Schools Radio series including Singing Together, Music Workshop, Time and Tune and Music Box. She has also performed on radio and in the theatre. She has also reprised her role as Ace in the charity special Dimensions in Time and the Doctor Who audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions. Childrens television series are television programmes designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. ... Corners was a BBC childrens television series in the 1980s. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... This article is about ITVs childrens television brand. ... ZZZap! was a British childrens television programme that was aimed primarily at hearing impaired children. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle &#8212... Dimensions in Time was a charity special crossover between the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and the soap opera EastEnders that ran in two parts on November 26 and 27, 1993. ... Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ...

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). Mike Tucker (born South Wales) is a special effects expert working for BBC Television, and also the author of a variety of spin-offs relating to the television series Doctor Who. ... Virgin Books is the book publishing arm of Virgin Enterprises, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. ...

Sophie Aldred married Vince Henderson on July 12, 1997. They have two sons, Adam and William, who make occasional convention appearances with their mother. Vince Henderson is an English television presenter, actor, and street performer. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

External links

• Sophie Aldred at the Internet Movie Database