Wanda Ventham
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 5, 1935 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
- Credits
- 88
Wanda Ventham (born 5 August 1935) is an English television actress. She appeared in the third and fourth series of BBC's Sherlock in 2014 and 2017, where she played the title character's mum, with her son, actor Benedict Cumberbatch starring in the title role of Holmes.
In April 2014, People magazine featured her in its "Most Beautiful People in the World" edition.
Known for
Filmography
Departure
2019TV
Wendy
UFO From Earth to the Moon
2016Movie
Self
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016Movie
Violet
Father Brown
2013TV
Ellen Jennings
Run For Your Wife
2012Movie
Woman on Bus
Sherlock
2010TV
Mrs. Holmes
Lewis
2007TV
Eleanor Mallory
Asylum
2005Movie
Bridie Straffen
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2002Movie
Victoria
Coupling
2000TV
Edna
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000TV
Verdict
1998TV
Judge Beverley Conran
The Vanishing Man
1997TV
Mrs Braithwaite
Midsomer Murders
1997TV
Romany Rose
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996TV
Margaret Balshaw
Next of Kin
1995TV
The World of Hammer
1994TV
Self (archive footage)
Heartbeat
1992TV
Fiona Weston
Men Behaving Badly
1992TV
Capstick's Law
1989TV
Madge Capstick
Out of the Shadows
1988Movie
Liz Bennett
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
1987Movie
Faroon
Flying Lady
1987TV
Lady Manley
Executive Stress
1986TV
Love and Marriage
1984TV
Margaret
Union Castle
1982TV
Only Fools and Horses
1981TV
Pamela Parry
Invasion: UFO
1980Movie
Col. Virginia Lake
Minder
1979TV
Beryl
Only When I Laugh
1979TV
Fiona
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979Movie
Susan
Fallen Hero
1978TV
Dorothy Hopkins
Scottish Playbill
1978TV
Nel Cree
All Creatures Great and Small
1978TV
Mrs. Ridge
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
1977Movie
Thea Ransome
That's Carry On!
1977Movie
Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Upchat Line
1977TV
Gwen
Life and Death of Penelope
1976TV
The Sweeney
1975TV
Brenda
Dial M for Murder
1974TV
Margot Lamasse
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973Movie
Lady Durward
UFO: Take Them Alive
1972Movie
Colonnello Virginia Lake
The Lotus Eaters
1972TV
Ann Shepherd
Walt, King of the Dumper
1971Movie
Jasmine
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971Movie
Colonel Virginia Lake
UFO
1970TV
Virginia Lake
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969TV
Julie Brent
Department S
1969TV
Leila Rankin
The Caesars
1968TV
Ennia
The Expert
1968TV
Peggy Kirby
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968Movie
Khasi's First Wife
The Blood Beast Terror
1968Movie
Clare Mallinger
The Prisoner
1967TV
Computer Attendant
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967Movie
Jean Rock
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967Movie
Kathy
The World of Wodehouse
1967TV
Jane
The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966Movie
Mrs. Winters
The Eye
1966Movie
Josephine
Watch the Birdies
1966TV
Irene Grant
Death Is a Woman
1966Movie
Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
Softly, Softly
1966TV
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965TV
Jasmine
The Big Job
1965Movie
Dot Franklin
Out of the Unknown
1965TV
Josephine
Blackmail
1965TV
Susan Bannerton
The Troubleshooters
1965TV
Moira Hart
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965Movie
Gym Mistress (uncredited)
The Intelligence Men
1965Movie
Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
Joey Boy
1965Movie
Italian Girl
The Likely Lads
1964TV
Angela
Carry On Cleo
1964Movie
Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
Story Parade
1964TV
Mary
A Stitch in Time
1963Movie
Nurse (uncredited)
Doctor Who
1963TV
Jean Rock, Thea Ransome, Faroon
We Joined the Navy
1963Movie
Dartmouth Girl
The Human Jungle
1963TV
Nurse
The Cracksman
1963Movie
Sandra
On the Beat
1962Movie
Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
The Saint
1962TV
Penny, Laura Stride
Solo for Sparrow
1962Movie
Waitress
Z-Cars
1962TV
The Rag Trade
1961TV
The Avengers
1961TV
Danger Man
1960TV
Penny
No Hiding Place
1959TV
The Navy Lark
1959Movie
Mabel
Armchair Theatre
1956TV
Milly Craddock, Julie
My Teenage Daughter
1956Movie
Gina