Acting

Wanda Ventham

Born 1935-08-05 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

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.

Credits

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Departure
as Wendy
2019
UFO From Earth to the Moon
as Self
2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Violet
2016
Father Brown
as Ellen Jennings
2013
Run For Your Wife
as Woman on Bus
2012
Sherlock
as Mrs. Holmes
2010
Lewis
as Eleanor Mallory
2007
Asylum
as Bridie Straffen
2005
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
as Victoria
2002
Coupling
as Edna
2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Verdict
as Judge Beverley Conran
1998
The Vanishing Man
as Mrs Braithwaite
1997
Midsomer Murders
as Romany Rose
1997
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Margaret Balshaw
1996
Next of Kin
1995
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Heartbeat
as Fiona Weston
1992
Men Behaving Badly
1992
Capstick's Law
as Madge Capstick
1989
Out of the Shadows
as Liz Bennett
1988
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
as Faroon
1987
Flying Lady
as Lady Manley
1987
Executive Stress
1986
Love and Marriage
as Margaret
1984
Union Castle
1982
Only Fools and Horses
as Pamela Parry
1981
Invasion: UFO
as Col. Virginia Lake
1980
Minder
as Beryl
1979
Only When I Laugh
as Fiona
1979
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
as Susan
1979
Fallen Hero
as Dorothy Hopkins
1978
Scottish Playbill
as Nel Cree
1978
All Creatures Great and Small
as Mrs. Ridge
1978
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
as Thea Ransome
1977
That's Carry On!
as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
The Upchat Line
as Gwen
1977
Life and Death of Penelope
1976
The Sweeney
as Brenda
1975
Dial M for Murder
as Margot Lamasse
1974
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
as Lady Durward
1973
UFO: Take Them Alive
as Colonnello Virginia Lake
1972
The Lotus Eaters
as Ann Shepherd
1972
Walt, King of the Dumper
as Jasmine
1971
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
as Colonel Virginia Lake
1971
UFO
as Virginia Lake
1970
Softly Softly: Task Force
as Julie Brent
1969
Department S
as Leila Rankin
1969
The Caesars
as Ennia
1968
The Expert
as Peggy Kirby
1968
Carry On Up the Khyber
as Khasi's First Wife
1968
The Blood Beast Terror
as Clare Mallinger
1968
The Prisoner
as Computer Attendant
1967
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
as Jean Rock
1967
Mister Ten Per Cent
as Kathy
1967
The World of Wodehouse
as Jane
1967
The Spy with a Cold Nose
as Mrs. Winters
1966
The Eye
as Josephine
1966
Watch the Birdies
as Irene Grant
1966
Death Is a Woman
as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
1966
Softly, Softly
1966
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Jasmine
1965
The Big Job
as Dot Franklin
1965
Out of the Unknown
as Josephine
1965
Blackmail
as Susan Bannerton
1965
The Troubleshooters
as Moira Hart
1965
The Knack... and How to Get It
as Gym Mistress (uncredited)
1965
The Intelligence Men
as Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
1965
Joey Boy
as Italian Girl
1965
The Likely Lads
as Angela
1964
Carry On Cleo
as Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
1964
Story Parade
as Mary
1964
A Stitch in Time
as Nurse (uncredited)
1963
Doctor Who
as Jean Rock
1963
Doctor Who
as Thea Ransome
1963
Doctor Who
as Faroon
1963
We Joined the Navy
as Dartmouth Girl
1963
The Human Jungle
as Nurse
1963
The Cracksman
as Sandra
1963
On the Beat
as Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
1962