Wanda Ventham

Acting

Wanda Ventham

Born August 5, 1935Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK81 credits

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

Departure
6.5

Departure

TV

2019

UFO From Earth to the Moon
10.0

UFO From Earth to the Moon

Movie

2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
5.3

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Movie

2016

Father Brown
7.6

Father Brown

TV

2013

Run For Your Wife
4.4

Run For Your Wife

Movie

2012

Sherlock
8.5

Sherlock

TV

2010

Filmography

Departure
2019Departureas WendyTV
UFO From Earth to the Moon
2016UFO From Earth to the Moonas SelfMovie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieas VioletMovie
Father Brown
2013Father Brownas Ellen JenningsTV
Run For Your Wife
2012Run For Your Wifeas Woman on BusMovie
Sherlock
2010Sherlockas Mrs. HolmesTV
Asylum
2005Asylumas Bridie StraffenMovie
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage Waras VictoriaMovie
Coupling
2000Couplingas EdnaTV
R
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)TV
The Vanishing Man
1997The Vanishing Manas Mrs BraithwaiteTV
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Romany RoseTV
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996Hetty Wainthropp Investigatesas Margaret BalshawTV
Next of Kin
1995Next of KinTV
The World of Hammer
1994The World of Hammeras Self (archive footage)TV
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeatas Fiona WestonTV
Men Behaving Badly
1992Men Behaving BadlyTV
C
1989Capstick's Lawas Madge CapstickTV
Out of the Shadows
1988Out of the Shadowsas Liz BennettMovie
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
1987Doctor Who: Time and the Ranias FaroonMovie
F
1987Flying Ladyas Lady ManleyTV
Executive Stress
1986Executive StressTV
L
1984Love and Marriageas MargaretTV
U
1982Union CastleTV
Only Fools and Horses
1981Only Fools and Horsesas Pamela ParryTV
The Gentle Touch
1980The Gentle TouchTV
Invasion: UFO
1980Invasion: UFOas Col. Virginia LakeMovie
Minder
1979Minderas BerylTV
Only When I Laugh
1979Only When I Laughas FionaTV
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979You're Not Watching Me, Mummyas SusanMovie
F
1978Fallen Heroas Dorothy HopkinsTV
All Creatures Great and Small
1978All Creatures Great and Smallas Mrs. RidgeTV
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
1977Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahlas Thea RansomeMovie
That's Carry On!
1977That's Carry On!as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
T
1977The Upchat Lineas GwenTV
L
1976Life and Death of PenelopeTV
The Sweeney
1975The Sweeneyas BrendaTV
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunteras Lady DurwardMovie
UFO: Take them Alive
1972UFO: Take them Aliveas Colonnello Virginia LakeMovie
The Lotus Eaters
1972The Lotus Eatersas Ann ShepherdTV
Walt, King of the Dumper
1971Walt, King of the Dumperas JasmineMovie
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!as Coronel Virginia LakeMovie
UFO
1970UFOas Virginia LakeTV
Department S
1969Department Sas Leila RankinTV
The Caesars
1968The Caesarsas EnniaTV
The Expert
1968The Expertas Peggy KirbyTV
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968Carry On Up the Khyberas Khasi's First WifeMovie
The Blood Beast Terror
1968The Blood Beast Terroras Clare MallingerMovie
The Prisoner
1967The Prisoneras Computer AttendantTV
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967Doctor Who: The Faceless Onesas Jean RockMovie
T
1967The World of Wodehouseas JaneTV
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967Mister Ten Per Centas KathyMovie
The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966The Spy with a Cold Noseas Mrs. WintersMovie
The Eye
1966The Eyeas JosephineMovie
Death Is a Woman
1966Death Is a Womanas Priscilla Blunstone-SmytheMovie
Softly, Softly
1966Softly, SoftlyTV
The Big Job
1965The Big Jobas Dot FranklinMovie
Out of the Unknown
1965Out of the Unknownas JosephineTV
The Troubleshooters
1965The Troubleshootersas Moira HartTV
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965The Knack... and How to Get Itas Gym Mistress (uncredited)Movie
The Intelligence Men
1965The Intelligence Menas Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)Movie
Joey Boy
1965Joey Boyas Italian GirlMovie
The Likely Lads
1964The Likely Ladsas AngelaTV
Carry On Cleo
1964Carry On Cleoas Pretty Bidder (uncredited)Movie
S
1964Story Paradeas MaryTV
A Stitch in Time
1963A Stitch in Timeas Nurse (uncredited)Movie
Doctor Who
1963Doctor Whoas Jean RockTV
We Joined the Navy
1963We Joined the Navyas Dartmouth GirlMovie
The Human Jungle
1963The Human Jungleas NurseTV
The Cracksman
1963The Cracksmanas SandraMovie
On the Beat
1962On the Beatas Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)Movie
The Saint
1962The Saintas PennyTV
Solo for Sparrow
1962Solo for Sparrowas WaitressMovie
Z-Cars
1962Z-CarsTV
The Rag Trade
1961The Rag TradeTV
The Avengers
1961The AvengersTV
Danger Man
1960Danger Manas PennyTV
No Hiding Place
1959No Hiding PlaceTV
The Navy Lark
1959The Navy Larkas MabelMovie
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatreas Milly CraddockTV
My Teenage Daughter
1956My Teenage Daughteras GinaMovie