Wanda Ventham
Acting
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.
Born: August 5, 1935 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Filmography (49)
TV
Departure
2019
Actor: Wendy
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
Actor: Violet
TV
Father Brown
2013
Actor: Ellen Jennings
Run For Your Wife
2012
Actor: Woman on Bus
TV
Sherlock
2010
Actor: Mrs. Holmes
Asylum
2005
Actor: Bridie Straffen
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
Actor: Victoria
TV
Coupling
2000
Actor: Edna
TV
Midsomer Murders
1997
Actor: Romany Rose
TV
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
Actor: Margaret Balshaw
TV
The World of Hammer
1994
Actor: Self (archive foot…
TV
Heartbeat
1992
Actor: Fiona Weston
TV
Men Behaving Badly
1992
Actor
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
1987
Actor: Faroon
TV
Only Fools and Horses
1981
Actor: Pamela Parry
TV
The Gentle Touch
1980
Actor
Invasion: UFO
1980
Actor: Col. Virginia Lake
TV
Minder
1979
Actor: Beryl
TV
Only When I Laugh
1979
Actor: Fiona
TV
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
Actor: Mrs. Ridge
That's Carry On!
1977
Actor: Pretty Bidder (arc…
TV
The Sweeney
1975
Actor: Brenda
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973
Actor: Lady Durward
TV
UFO
1970
Actor: Virginia Lake
TV
Department S
1969
Actor: Leila Rankin
TV
The Expert
1968
Actor: Peggy Kirby
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
Actor: Khasi's First Wife
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
Actor: Clare Mallinger
TV
The Prisoner
1967
Actor: Computer Attendant
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967
Actor: Jean Rock
TV
Softly, Softly
1966
Actor
The Big Job
1965
Actor: Dot Franklin
TV
Out of the Unknown
1965
Actor: Josephine
TV
The Troubleshooters
1965
Actor: Moira Hart
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
Actor: Gym Mistress (uncr…
The Intelligence Men
1965
Actor: Blonde at Receptio…
TV
The Likely Lads
1964
Actor: Angela
Carry On Cleo
1964
Actor: Pretty Bidder (unc…
A Stitch in Time
1963
Actor: Nurse (uncredited)
TV
Doctor Who
1963
Actor: Jean RockActor: Thea Ransome+1
We Joined the Navy
1963
Actor: Dartmouth Girl
TV
The Human Jungle
1963
Actor: Nurse
On the Beat
1962
Actor: Outraged Hairdress…
TV
The Saint
1962
Actor: PennyActor: Laura Stride
TV
Z-Cars
1962
Actor
TV
The Avengers
1961
Actor
TV
Danger Man
1960
Actor: Penny
TV
No Hiding Place
1959
Actor
The Navy Lark
1959
Actor: Mabel