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