Acting
Wanda Ventham
Acting · 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 · 84
Departure
2019 · Wendy
FilmUFO From Earth to the Moon
2016 · Self
FilmAbsolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016 · Violet
Father Brown
2013 · Ellen Jennings
FilmRun For Your Wife
2012 · Woman on Bus
Sherlock
2010 · Mrs. Holmes
Lewis
2007 · Eleanor Mallory
FilmAsylum
2005 · Bridie Straffen
FilmMrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003 · Victoria
Coupling
2000 · Edna
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Verdict
Verdict
1998 · Judge Beverley Conran
The Vanishing Man
1997 · Mrs Braithwaite
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Romany Rose
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · Margaret Balshaw
Next of Kin
1995
The World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Heartbeat
1992 · Fiona Weston
Men Behaving Badly
1992
Capstick's Law
Capstick's Law
1989 · Madge Capstick
FilmOut of the Shadows
1988 · Liz Bennett
FilmDoctor Who: Time and the Rani
1987 · Faroon
Flying Lady
Flying Lady
1987 · Lady Manley
Executive Stress
1986
Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage
1984 · Margaret
Union Castle
Union Castle
1982
Only Fools and Horses
1981 · Pamela Parry
FilmInvasion: UFO
1980 · Col. Virginia Lake
Minder
1979 · Beryl
Only When I Laugh
1979 · Fiona
FilmYou're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979 · Susan
Fallen Hero
Fallen Hero
1978 · Dorothy Hopkins
Scottish Playbill
Scottish Playbill
1978 · Nel Cree
All Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Mrs. Ridge
FilmDoctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
1977 · Thea Ransome
FilmThat's Carry On!
1977 · Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Upchat Line
The Upchat Line
1977 · Gwen
Life and Death of Penelope
Life and Death of Penelope
1976
The Sweeney
1975 · Brenda
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1974 · Margot Lamasse
FilmCaptain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973 · Lady Durward
FilmUFO: Take Them Alive
1972 · Colonnello Virginia Lake
The Lotus Eaters
1972 · Ann Shepherd
FilmUFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971 · Colonel Virginia Lake
UFO
1970 · Virginia Lake
Department S
1969 · Leila Rankin
The Caesars
1968 · Ennia
The Expert
1968 · Peggy Kirby
FilmCarry On Up the Khyber
1968 · Khasi's First Wife
FilmThe Blood Beast Terror
1968 · Clare Mallinger
The Prisoner
1967 · Computer Attendant
FilmDoctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967 · Jean Rock
FilmMister Ten Per Cent
1967 · Kathy
The World of Wodehouse
The World of Wodehouse
1967 · Jane
FilmThe Spy with a Cold Nose
1966 · Mrs. Winters
Watch the Birdies
Watch the Birdies
1966 · Irene Grant
FilmDeath Is a Woman
1966 · Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
Softly, Softly
1966
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Jasmine
FilmThe Big Job
1965 · Dot Franklin
Out of the Unknown
1965 · Josephine
Blackmail
Blackmail
1965 · Susan Bannerton
The Troubleshooters
1965 · Moira Hart
FilmThe Knack... and How to Get It
1965 · Gym Mistress (uncredited)
FilmThe Intelligence Men
1965 · Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
FilmJoey Boy
1965 · Italian Girl
The Likely Lads
1964 · Angela
FilmCarry On Cleo
1964 · Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
Story Parade
Story Parade
1964 · Mary
FilmA Stitch in Time
1963 · Nurse (uncredited)
Doctor Who
1963 · Jean Rock
FilmWe Joined the Navy
1963 · Dartmouth Girl
The Human Jungle
1963 · Nurse
FilmThe Cracksman
1963 · Sandra
FilmOn the Beat
1962 · Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
The Saint
1962 · Penny
Z-Cars
1962
The Rag Trade
1961
The Avengers
1961
Danger Man
1960 · Penny
No Hiding Place
1959
FilmThe Navy Lark
1959 · Mabel
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Milly Craddock
FilmMy Teenage Daughter
1956 · Gina