
Wanda Ventham
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1935 (age 91)
- Birthplace
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Biography
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.
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Filmography

Departure
TV · as Wendy · 5 eps

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Movie · as Violet

UFO From Earth to the Moon
Movie · as Self

Father Brown
TV · as Ellen Jennings · 1 ep

Run For Your Wife
Movie · as Woman on Bus

Sherlock
TV · as Mrs. Holmes · 3 eps

Lewis
TV · as Eleanor Mallory · 1 ep

Asylum
Movie · as Bridie Straffen

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Movie · as Victoria

Coupling
TV · as Edna · 1 ep
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV · 1 ep
Verdict
TV · as Judge Beverley Conran · 1 ep

Midsomer Murders
TV · as Romany Rose · 1 ep

The Vanishing Man
TV · as Mrs Braithwaite · 1 ep

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
TV · as Margaret Balshaw · 2 eps

Next of Kin
TV · 22 eps

The World of Hammer
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

Men Behaving Badly
TV · 1 ep

Heartbeat
TV · as Fiona Weston · 4 eps
Capstick's Law
TV · as Madge Capstick · 6 eps

Out of the Shadows
Movie · as Liz Bennett

Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
Movie · as Faroon
Flying Lady
TV · as Lady Manley · 1 ep

Executive Stress
TV · as Sylvia · 4 eps
Love and Marriage
TV · as Margaret · 1 ep
Union Castle
TV · 7 eps

Only Fools and Horses
TV · as Pam, Pamela Parry

Invasion: UFO
Movie · as Col. Virginia Lake

You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
Movie · as Susan

Minder
TV · as Beryl · 1 ep

Only When I Laugh
TV · as Fiona · 1 ep

All Creatures Great and Small
TV · as Mrs. Ridge · 1 ep
Fallen Hero
TV · as Dorothy Hopkins · 12 eps
Scottish Playbill
TV · as Nel Cree · 1 ep

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
Movie · as Thea Ransome

That's Carry On!
Movie · as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Upchat Line
TV · as Gwen · 1 ep
Life and Death of Penelope
TV · 1 ep

The Sweeney
TV · as Brenda · 1 ep
Dial M for Murder
TV · as Margot Lamasse · 1 ep

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Movie · as Lady Durward

UFO: Take Them Alive
Movie · as Colonnello Virginia Lake

The Lotus Eaters
TV · as Ann Shepherd · 15 eps

UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
Movie · as Colonel Virginia Lake

Walt, King of the Dumper
Movie · as Jasmine

UFO
TV · as Virginia Lake · 9 eps

Department S
TV · as Leila Rankin · 1 ep

Softly Softly: Task Force
TV · as Julie Brent · 1 ep

Carry On Up the Khyber
Movie · as Khasi's First Wife

The Blood Beast Terror
Movie · as Clare Mallinger

The Expert
TV · as Peggy Kirby · 1 ep

The Caesars
TV · as Ennia · 1 ep

Mister Ten Per Cent
Movie · as Kathy

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Movie · as Jean Rock

The Prisoner
TV · as Computer Attendant · 1 ep
The World of Wodehouse
TV · as Jane · 1 ep

Death Is a Woman
Movie · as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe

The Spy with a Cold Nose
Movie · as Mrs. Winters

The Eye
Movie · as Josephine

Softly, Softly
TV · 1 ep
Watch the Birdies
TV · as Irene Grant · 5 eps

The Big Job
Movie · as Dot Franklin

Joey Boy
Movie · as Italian Girl

The Knack... and How to Get It
Movie · as Gym Mistress (uncredited)

The Intelligence Men
Movie · as Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)

Out of the Unknown
TV · as Josephine · 1 ep

Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Jasmine · 1 ep
Blackmail
TV · as Susan Bannerton · 1 ep

The Troubleshooters
TV · as Moira, Moira Hart · 2 eps

Carry On Cleo
Movie · as Pretty Bidder (uncredited)

The Likely Lads
TV · as Angela · 1 ep
Story Parade
TV · as Mary · 1 ep

The Cracksman
Movie · as Sandra

A Stitch in Time
Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)

We Joined the Navy
Movie · as Dartmouth Girl

Doctor Who
TV · as Jean Rock, Thea Ransome, Faroon · 4 eps

The Human Jungle
TV · as Nurse · 1 ep

Solo for Sparrow
Movie · as Waitress

On the Beat
Movie · as Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)

Z-Cars
TV · 1 ep

The Saint
TV · as Penny, Laura Stride · 1 ep

The Avengers
TV · 1 ep

The Rag Trade
TV · 58 eps

Danger Man
TV · as Penny · 1 ep

The Navy Lark
Movie · as Mabel

No Hiding Place
TV · 2 eps

My Teenage Daughter
Movie · as Gina

Armchair Theatre
TV · as Milly Craddock, Julie · 1 ep

