Wanda Ventham
Known for acting · Born 5 August 1935 · 91 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
88 credits
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
The Rag Trade
1961
Sherlock
2010
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
Asylum
2005
Next of Kin
1995
Executive Stress
1986
UFO
1970
Doctor Who
1963
The Lotus Eaters
1972
Fallen Hero
Fallen Hero
1978
Invasion: UFO
1980
Departure
2019
Acting (88)
2019DepartureWendy · 5 episodesSeries
2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieVioletFilm
2016UFO From Earth to the MoonSelfFilm
2013Father BrownEllen JenningsSeries
2012Run For Your WifeWoman on BusFilm
2010SherlockMrs. Holmes · 3 episodesSeries
2007LewisEleanor MallorySeries
2005AsylumBridie StraffenFilm
2002Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage WarVictoriaFilm
2000CouplingEdnaSeries
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)Series
1998VerdictJudge Beverley ConranSeries
1997Midsomer MurdersRomany RoseSeries
1997The Vanishing ManMrs BraithwaiteSeries
1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesMargaret Balshaw · 2 episodesSeries
1995Next of Kin · 22 episodesSeries
1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)Series
1992Men Behaving BadlySeries
1992HeartbeatFiona Weston · 4 episodesSeries
1989Capstick's LawMadge Capstick · 6 episodesSeries
1988Out of the ShadowsLiz BennettFilm
1987Doctor Who: Time and the RaniFaroonFilm
1987Flying LadyLady ManleySeries
1986Executive Stress · 19 episodesSeries
1984Love and MarriageMargaretSeries
1982Union Castle · 7 episodesSeries
1981Only Fools and HorsesPamela ParrySeries
1980Invasion: UFOCol. Virginia LakeFilm
1979MinderBerylSeries
1979Only When I LaughFionaSeries
1979You're Not Watching Me, MummySusanFilm
1978All Creatures Great and SmallMrs. RidgeSeries
1978Fallen HeroDorothy Hopkins · 12 episodesSeries
1978Scottish PlaybillNel CreeSeries
1977That's Carry On!Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1977Doctor Who: Image of the FendahlThea RansomeFilm
1977The Upchat LineGwenSeries
1976Life and Death of PenelopeSeries
1975The SweeneyBrendaSeries
1974Dial M for MurderMargot LamasseSeries
1973Captain Kronos: Vampire HunterLady DurwardFilm
1972The Lotus EatersAnn Shepherd · 15 episodesSeries
1972UFO: Take Them AliveColonnello Virginia LakeFilm
1971UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!Colonel Virginia LakeFilm
1971Walt, King of the DumperJasmineFilm
1970UFOVirginia Lake · 9 episodesSeries
1969Department SLeila RankinSeries
1969Softly Softly: Task ForceJulie BrentSeries
1968Carry On Up the KhyberKhasi's First WifeFilm
1968The Blood Beast TerrorClare MallingerFilm
1968The CaesarsEnniaSeries
1968The ExpertPeggy KirbySeries
1967The PrisonerComputer AttendantSeries
1967Doctor Who: The Faceless OnesJean RockFilm
1967Mister Ten Per CentKathyFilm
1967The World of WodehouseJaneSeries
1966Death Is a WomanPriscilla Blunstone-SmytheFilm
1966The Spy with a Cold NoseMrs. WintersFilm
1966Softly, SoftlySeries
1966The EyeJosephineFilm
1966Watch the BirdiesIrene Grant · 5 episodesSeries
1965The Knack... and How to Get ItGym Mistress (uncredited)Film
1965The Big JobDot FranklinFilm
1965The Intelligence MenBlonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)Film
1965Out of the UnknownJosephineSeries
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreJasmineSeries
1965Joey BoyItalian GirlFilm
1965The TroubleshootersMoira Hart · 2 episodesSeries
1965BlackmailSusan BannertonSeries
1964Carry On CleoPretty Bidder (uncredited)Film
1964The Likely LadsAngelaSeries
1964Story ParadeMarySeries
1963Doctor WhoJean Rock · 4 episodes, Thea Ransome · 4 episodes, Faroon · 3 episodesSeries
1963A Stitch in TimeNurse (uncredited)Film
1963We Joined the NavyDartmouth GirlFilm
1963The CracksmanSandraFilm
1963The Human JungleNurseSeries
1962The SaintPenny, Laura StrideSeries
1962On the BeatOutraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)Film
1962Z-CarsSeries
1962Solo for SparrowWaitressFilm
1961The AvengersSeries
1961The Rag Trade · 58 episodesSeries
1960Danger ManPennySeries
1959The Navy LarkMabelFilm
1959No Hiding Place · 2 episodesSeries
1956Armchair TheatreMilly Craddock, JulieSeries
1956My Teenage DaughterGinaFilm