Wanda Ventham
Acting
Born: August 5, 1935 (age 91) · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Sherlock
2010
Doctor Who
1963
Midsomer Murders
1997
Coupling
2000
Only Fools and Horses
1981
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
The Prisoner
1967
The Avengers
1961
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973
Father Brown
2013
The Saint
1962
Asylum
2005
Photos (2)
Movies (33)
Asylum
Bridie Straffen
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Violet
Joey Boy
Italian Girl
We Joined the Navy
Dartmouth Girl
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Lady Durward
Carry On Cleo
Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
The Blood Beast Terror
Clare Mallinger
Carry On Up the Khyber
Khasi's First Wife
The Knack... and How to Get It
Gym Mistress (uncredited)
My Teenage Daughter
Gina
That's Carry On!
Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Eye
Josephine
On the Beat
Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
UFO: Take Them Alive
Colonnello Virginia Lake
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Mrs. Winters
The Intelligence Men
Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
The Cracksman
Sandra
The Big Job
Dot Franklin
The Navy Lark
Mabel
Run For Your Wife
Woman on Bus
Invasion: UFO
Col. Virginia Lake
Solo for Sparrow
Waitress
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
Colonel Virginia Lake
Walt, King of the Dumper
Jasmine
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Victoria
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Jean Rock
Out of the Shadows
Liz Bennett
A Stitch in Time
Nurse (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
Thea Ransome
Mister Ten Per Cent
Kathy
Death Is a Woman
Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
Susan
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
Faroon
TV Shows (41)
Midsomer Murders
Romany Rose · 1 eps
The Avengers
1 eps
Doctor Who
Jean Rock · 4 eps
Doctor Who
Thea Ransome · 4 eps
Doctor Who
Faroon · 3 eps
Father Brown
Ellen Jennings · 1 eps
Sherlock
Mrs. Holmes · 3 eps
Minder
Beryl · 1 eps
The Saint
Penny · 1 eps
The Saint
Laura Stride · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Fiona Weston · 4 eps
Lewis
Eleanor Mallory · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Jasmine · 1 eps
Danger Man
Penny · 1 eps
Z-Cars
1 eps
Only Fools and Horses
Pamela Parry · 1 eps
Departure
Wendy · 5 eps
All Creatures Great and Small
Mrs. Ridge · 1 eps
No Hiding Place
2 eps
The Sweeney
Brenda · 1 eps
UFO
Virginia Lake · 9 eps
The Prisoner
Computer Attendant · 1 eps
The Troubleshooters
Moira Hart · 2 eps
Softly, Softly
1 eps
Out of the Unknown
Josephine · 1 eps
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Margaret Balshaw · 2 eps
Coupling
Edna · 1 eps
The Expert
Peggy Kirby · 1 eps
Men Behaving Badly
1 eps
Department S
Leila Rankin · 1 eps
The Human Jungle
Nurse · 1 eps
Only When I Laugh
Fiona · 1 eps
The Likely Lads
Angela · 1 eps
The Rag Trade
58 eps
The Lotus Eaters
Ann Shepherd · 15 eps
Next of Kin
22 eps
The Caesars
Ennia · 1 eps
The Vanishing Man
Mrs Braithwaite · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Milly Craddock · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Julie · 1 eps
Executive Stress
19 eps
