Wanda Ventham
- Acting
- August 5, 1935 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
- Departure · Wendy
- UFO From Earth to the Moon · Self
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie · Violet
- Father Brown · Ellen Jennings
- Run For Your Wife · Woman on Bus
- Sherlock · Mrs. Holmes
- Lewis · Eleanor Mallory
- Asylum · Bridie Straffen
- Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War · Victoria
- Coupling · Edna
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
- Verdict · Judge Beverley Conran
- The Vanishing Man · Mrs Braithwaite
- Midsomer Murders · Romany Rose
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates · Margaret Balshaw
- Next of Kin
- The World of Hammer · Self
- Heartbeat · Fiona Weston
- Men Behaving Badly
- Capstick's Law · Madge Capstick
- Out of the Shadows · Liz Bennett
- Doctor Who: Time and the Rani · Faroon
- Flying Lady · Lady Manley
- Executive Stress
- Love and Marriage · Margaret
- Union Castle
- Only Fools and Horses · Pamela Parry
- Invasion: UFO · Col. Virginia Lake
- Minder · Beryl
- Only When I Laugh · Fiona
- You're Not Watching Me, Mummy · Susan
- Fallen Hero · Dorothy Hopkins
- Scottish Playbill · Nel Cree
- All Creatures Great and Small · Mrs. Ridge
- Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl · Thea Ransome
- That's Carry On! · Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Upchat Line · Gwen
- Life and Death of Penelope
- The Sweeney · Brenda
- Dial M for Murder · Margot Lamasse
- Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter · Lady Durward
- UFO: Take Them Alive · Colonnello Virginia Lake
- The Lotus Eaters · Ann Shepherd
- Walt, King of the Dumper · Jasmine
- UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth! · Colonel Virginia Lake
- UFO · Virginia Lake
- Softly Softly: Task Force · Julie Brent
- Department S · Leila Rankin
- The Caesars · Ennia
- The Expert · Peggy Kirby
- Carry On Up the Khyber · Khasi's First Wife
- The Blood Beast Terror · Clare Mallinger
- The Prisoner · Computer Attendant
- Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones · Jean Rock
- Mister Ten Per Cent · Kathy
- The World of Wodehouse · Jane
- The Spy with a Cold Nose · Mrs. Winters
- The Eye · Josephine
- Watch the Birdies · Irene Grant
- Death Is a Woman · Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
- Softly, Softly
- Thirty-Minute Theatre · Jasmine
- The Big Job · Dot Franklin
- Out of the Unknown · Josephine
- Blackmail · Susan Bannerton
- The Troubleshooters · Moira Hart
- The Knack... and How to Get It · Gym Mistress (uncredited)
- The Intelligence Men · Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
- Joey Boy · Italian Girl
- The Likely Lads · Angela
- Carry On Cleo · Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
- Story Parade · Mary
- A Stitch in Time · Nurse (uncredited)
- Doctor Who · Jean Rock, Thea Ransome
- We Joined the Navy · Dartmouth Girl
- The Human Jungle · Nurse
- The Cracksman · Sandra
- On the Beat · Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
- The Saint · Penny, Laura Stride
- Solo for Sparrow · Waitress