Wanda Ventham

Known for: Acting

Born: 1935-08-05 (age 90)

From: 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.

Filmography (84)

TV★ 6.5
Departure
2019
as Wendy
MOVIE★ 10.0
UFO From Earth to the Moon
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Violet
TV★ 7.6
Father Brown
2013
as Ellen Jennings
MOVIE★ 4.4
Run For Your Wife
2012
as Woman on Bus
TV★ 8.5
Sherlock
2010
as Mrs. Holmes
TV★ 7.6
Lewis
2007
as Eleanor Mallory
MOVIE★ 6.0
Asylum
2005
as Bridie Straffen
MOVIE★ 7.5
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
as Victoria
TV★ 7.9
Coupling
2000
as Edna
TV★ 6.8
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
TV★ 7.0
The Vanishing Man
1997
as Mrs Braithwaite
TV★ 7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Romany Rose
TV★ 7.3
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Margaret Balshaw
TV★ 7.3
Next of Kin
1995
TV★ 6.8
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.2
Heartbeat
1992
as Fiona Weston
TV★ 7.2
Men Behaving Badly
1992
TV★ 10.0
Capstick's Law
1989
as Madge Capstick
MOVIE★ 6.5
Out of the Shadows
1988
as Liz Bennett
MOVIE★ 5.5
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
1987
as Faroon
TV
Flying Lady
1987
as Lady Manley
TV★ 6.2
Executive Stress
1986
TV★ 9.0
Love and Marriage
1984
as Margaret
TV★ 5.0
Union Castle
1982
TV★ 8.1
Only Fools and Horses
1981
as Pamela Parry
MOVIE★ 5.7
Invasion: UFO
1980
as Col. Virginia Lake
TV★ 7.2
Minder
1979
as Beryl
TV★ 6.7
Only When I Laugh
1979
as Fiona
MOVIE★ 7.0
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979
as Susan
TV★ 8.0
Fallen Hero
1978
as Dorothy Hopkins
TV★ 7.8
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Mrs. Ridge
MOVIE★ 7.0
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
1977
as Thea Ransome
MOVIE★ 5.8
That's Carry On!
1977
as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
The Upchat Line
1977
as Gwen
TV
Life and Death of Penelope
1976
TV★ 8.0
The Sweeney
1975
as Brenda
TV
Dial M for Murder
1974
as Margot Lamasse
MOVIE★ 6.2
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973
as Lady Durward
MOVIE★ 7.0
UFO: Take Them Alive
1972
as Colonnello Virginia Lake
TV★ 7.5
The Lotus Eaters
1972
as Ann Shepherd
MOVIE
Walt, King of the Dumper
1971
as Jasmine
MOVIE★ 6.0
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971
as Colonel Virginia Lake
TV★ 7.8
UFO
1970
as Virginia Lake
TV★ 5.5
Department S
1969
as Leila Rankin
TV★ 8.0
The Caesars
1968
as Ennia
TV★ 9.0
The Expert
1968
as Peggy Kirby
MOVIE★ 6.5
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
as Khasi's First Wife
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
as Clare Mallinger
TV★ 7.7
The Prisoner
1967
as Computer Attendant
MOVIE★ 7.9
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967
as Jean Rock
TV
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as Jane
MOVIE★ 5.6
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
as Kathy
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966
as Mrs. Winters
MOVIE
The Eye
1966
as Josephine
TV
Watch the Birdies
1966
as Irene Grant
MOVIE★ 4.3
Death Is a Woman
1966
as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
TV★ 7.5
Softly, Softly
1966
TV★ 4.2
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Jasmine
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Big Job
1965
as Dot Franklin
TV★ 7.1
Out of the Unknown
1965
as Josephine
TV★ 7.3
The Troubleshooters
1965
as Moira Hart
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Gym Mistress (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Intelligence Men
1965
as Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Joey Boy
1965
as Italian Girl
TV★ 7.3
The Likely Lads
1964
as Angela
MOVIE★ 6.7
Carry On Cleo
1964
as Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
TV★ 8.0
Story Parade
1964
as Mary
MOVIE★ 7.4
A Stitch in Time
1963
as Nurse (uncredited)
TV★ 7.9
Doctor Who
1963
as Jean Rock
MOVIE★ 6.0
We Joined the Navy
1963
as Dartmouth Girl
TV★ 8.2
The Human Jungle
1963
as Nurse
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Cracksman
1963
as Sandra
MOVIE★ 7.7
On the Beat
1962
as Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
TV★ 7.4
The Saint
1962
as Penny
MOVIE
Solo for Sparrow
1962
as Waitress
TV★ 7.3
Z-Cars
1962
TV★ 6.3
The Rag Trade
1961
TV★ 7.8
The Avengers
1961
TV★ 7.4
Danger Man
1960
as Penny
TV★ 4.8
No Hiding Place
1959
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Navy Lark
1959
as Mabel
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Milly Craddock
MOVIE★ 6.3
My Teenage Daughter
1956
as Gina