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