- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1935
- Place of Birth
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Wanda Ventham
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.
Filmography
tvDeparture
2019 · Wendy
movieUFO From Earth to the Moon
2016 · Self
movieAbsolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016 · Violet
tvFather Brown
2013 · Ellen Jennings
movieRun For Your Wife
2012 · Woman on Bus
tvSherlock
2010 · Mrs. Holmes
tvLewis
2007 · Eleanor Mallory
movieAsylum
2005 · Bridie Straffen
movieMrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003 · Victoria
tvCoupling
2000 · Edna
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
tvRandall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
tvThe Vanishing Man
1997 · Mrs Braithwaite
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Romany Rose
tvHetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · Margaret Balshaw
tvNext of Kin
1995
tvThe World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
tvHeartbeat
1992 · Fiona Weston
tvMen Behaving Badly
1992
Capstick's Law
tvCapstick's Law
1989 · Madge Capstick
movieOut of the Shadows
1988 · Liz Bennett
movieDoctor Who: Time and the Rani
1987 · Faroon
Flying Lady
tvFlying Lady
1987 · Lady Manley
tvExecutive Stress
1986
Love and Marriage
tvLove and Marriage
1984 · Margaret
Union Castle
tvUnion Castle
1982
tvOnly Fools and Horses
1981 · Pamela Parry
movieInvasion: UFO
1980 · Col. Virginia Lake
tvMinder
1979 · Beryl
tvOnly When I Laugh
1979 · Fiona
movieYou're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979 · Susan
Fallen Hero
tvFallen Hero
1978 · Dorothy Hopkins
tvAll Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Mrs. Ridge
movieDoctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
1977 · Thea Ransome
movieThat's Carry On!
1977 · Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Upchat Line
tvThe Upchat Line
1977 · Gwen
Life and Death of Penelope
tvLife and Death of Penelope
1976
tvThe Sweeney
1975 · Brenda
Dial M for Murder
tvDial M for Murder
1974 · Margot Lamasse
movieCaptain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973 · Lady Durward
movieUFO: Take Them Alive
1972 · Colonnello Virginia Lake
tvThe Lotus Eaters
1972 · Ann Shepherd
movieWalt, King of the Dumper
1971 · Jasmine
movieUFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971 · Colonel Virginia Lake
tvUFO
1970 · Virginia Lake
tvDepartment S
1969 · Leila Rankin
tvThe Caesars
1968 · Ennia
tvThe Expert
1968 · Peggy Kirby
movieCarry On Up the Khyber
1968 · Khasi's First Wife
movieThe Blood Beast Terror
1968 · Clare Mallinger
tvThe Prisoner
1967 · Computer Attendant
movieDoctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967 · Jean Rock
The World of Wodehouse
tvThe World of Wodehouse
1967 · Jane
movieMister Ten Per Cent
1967 · Kathy
movieThe Spy with a Cold Nose
1966 · Mrs. Winters
movieThe Eye
1966 · Josephine
Watch the Birdies
tvWatch the Birdies
1966 · Irene Grant
movieDeath Is a Woman
1966 · Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
tvSoftly, Softly
1966
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Jasmine
movieThe Big Job
1965 · Dot Franklin
tvOut of the Unknown
1965 · Josephine
tvThe Troubleshooters
1965 · Moira Hart
movieThe Knack... and How to Get It
1965 · Gym Mistress (uncredited)
movieThe Intelligence Men
1965 · Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
movieJoey Boy
1965 · Italian Girl
tvThe Likely Lads
1964 · Angela
movieCarry On Cleo
1964 · Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
Story Parade
tvStory Parade
1964 · Mary
movieA Stitch in Time
1963 · Nurse (uncredited)
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Jean Rock, Thea Ransome, Faroon
movieWe Joined the Navy
1963 · Dartmouth Girl
tvThe Human Jungle
1963 · Nurse
movieThe Cracksman
1963 · Sandra
movieOn the Beat
1962 · Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
tvThe Saint
1962 · Penny, Laura Stride
movieSolo for Sparrow
1962 · Waitress
tvZ-Cars
1962
tvThe Rag Trade
1961
tvThe Avengers
1961
tvDanger Man
1960 · Penny
tvNo Hiding Place
1959
movieThe Navy Lark
1959 · Mabel
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Milly Craddock, Julie
movieMy Teenage Daughter
1956 · Gina