Person
Wanda Ventham
Acting · Born 1935-08-05 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Romany Rose
Doctor Who
Jean Rock
Father Brown
Ellen Jennings
Sherlock
Mrs. Holmes
The Avengers
1961
The Saint
Penny
Heartbeat
Fiona Weston
Minder
Beryl
Z-Cars
1962
Lewis
Eleanor Mallory
Filmography
- 2019DepartureWendy
- 2016UFO From Earth to the MoonSelf
- 2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieViolet
- 2013Father BrownEllen Jennings
- 2012Run For Your WifeWoman on Bus
- 2010SherlockMrs. Holmes
- 2007LewisEleanor Mallory
- 2005AsylumBridie Straffen
- 2003Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage WarVictoria
- 2000CouplingEdna
- 2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
- 1997The Vanishing ManMrs Braithwaite
- 1997Midsomer MurdersRomany Rose
- 1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesMargaret Balshaw
- 1995Next of Kin
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
- 1992HeartbeatFiona Weston
- 1992Men Behaving Badly
- 1989Capstick's LawMadge Capstick
- 1988Out of the ShadowsLiz Bennett
- 1987Doctor Who: Time and the RaniFaroon
- 1987Flying LadyLady Manley
- 1986Executive Stress
- 1984Love and MarriageMargaret
- 1982Union Castle
- 1981Only Fools and HorsesPamela Parry
- 1980Invasion: UFOCol. Virginia Lake
- 1979MinderBeryl
- 1979Only When I LaughFiona
- 1979You're Not Watching Me, MummySusan
- 1978Fallen HeroDorothy Hopkins
- 1978All Creatures Great and SmallMrs. Ridge
- 1977Doctor Who: Image of the FendahlThea Ransome
- 1977That's Carry On!Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1977The Upchat LineGwen
- 1976Life and Death of Penelope
- 1975The SweeneyBrenda
- 1974Dial M for MurderMargot Lamasse
- 1973Captain Kronos: Vampire HunterLady Durward
- 1972UFO: Take Them AliveColonnello Virginia Lake
- 1972The Lotus EatersAnn Shepherd
- 1971Walt, King of the DumperJasmine
- 1971UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!Colonel Virginia Lake
- 1970UFOVirginia Lake
- 1969Department SLeila Rankin
- 1968The CaesarsEnnia
- 1968The ExpertPeggy Kirby
- 1968Carry On Up the KhyberKhasi's First Wife
- 1968The Blood Beast TerrorClare Mallinger
- 1967The PrisonerComputer Attendant
- 1967Doctor Who: The Faceless OnesJean Rock
- 1967The World of WodehouseJane
- 1967Mister Ten Per CentKathy
- 1966The Spy with a Cold NoseMrs. Winters
- 1966The EyeJosephine
- 1966Watch the BirdiesIrene Grant
- 1966Death Is a WomanPriscilla Blunstone-Smythe
- 1966Softly, Softly
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreJasmine
- 1965The Big JobDot Franklin
- 1965Out of the UnknownJosephine
- 1965The TroubleshootersMoira Hart
- 1965The Knack... and How to Get ItGym Mistress (uncredited)
- 1965The Intelligence MenBlonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
- 1965Joey BoyItalian Girl
- 1964The Likely LadsAngela
- 1964Carry On CleoPretty Bidder (uncredited)
- 1964Story ParadeMary
- 1963A Stitch in TimeNurse (uncredited)
- 1963Doctor WhoJean Rock
- 1963We Joined the NavyDartmouth Girl
- 1963The Human JungleNurse
- 1963The CracksmanSandra
- 1962On the BeatOutraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
- 1962The SaintPenny
- 1962Solo for SparrowWaitress
- 1962Z-Cars
- 1961The Rag Trade
- 1961The Avengers
- 1960Danger ManPenny
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1959The Navy LarkMabel
- 1956Armchair TheatreMilly Craddock
- 1956My Teenage DaughterGina
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