Wanda Ventham

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

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Father Brown

The Avengers

Minder

Heartbeat

All Movies (34)

• UFO From Earth to the Moon2016 · as Self
• Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie2016 · as Violet
• Run For Your Wife2012 · as Woman on Bus
• Asylum2005 · as Bridie Straffen
• Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War2003 · as Victoria
• Out of the Shadows1988 · as Liz Bennett
• Doctor Who: Time and the Rani1987 · as Faroon
• Invasion: UFO1980 · as Col. Virginia Lake
• You're Not Watching Me, Mummy1979 · as Susan
• Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl1977 · as Thea Ransome
• That's Carry On!1977 · as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter1973 · as Lady Durward
• UFO: Take Them Alive1972 · as Colonnello Virginia Lake
• Walt, King of the Dumper1971 · as Jasmine
• UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!1971 · as Colonel Virginia Lake
• Carry On Up the Khyber1968 · as Khasi's First Wife
• The Blood Beast Terror1968 · as Clare Mallinger
• Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones1967 · as Jean Rock
• Mister Ten Per Cent1967 · as Kathy
• The Spy with a Cold Nose1966 · as Mrs. Winters
• The Eye1966 · as Josephine
• Death Is a Woman1966 · as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
• The Big Job1965 · as Dot Franklin
• The Knack... and How to Get It1965 · as Gym Mistress (uncredited)
• The Intelligence Men1965 · as Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
• Joey Boy1965 · as Italian Girl
• Carry On Cleo1964 · as Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
• A Stitch in Time1963 · as Nurse (uncredited)
• We Joined the Navy1963 · as Dartmouth Girl
• The Cracksman1963 · as Sandra
• On the Beat1962 · as Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
• Solo for Sparrow1962 · as Waitress
• The Navy Lark1959 · as Mabel
• My Teenage Daughter1956 · as Gina

All TV Shows (52)

• Departure2019 · as Wendy
• Father Brown2013 · as Ellen Jennings
• Sherlock2010 · as Mrs. Holmes
• Lewis2007 · as Eleanor Mallory
• Coupling2000 · as Edna
• Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)2000
• The Vanishing Man1997 · as Mrs Braithwaite
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Romany Rose
• Hetty Wainthropp Investigates1996 · as Margaret Balshaw
• Next of Kin1995
• The World of Hammer1994 · as Self (archive footage)
• Heartbeat1992 · as Fiona Weston
• Men Behaving Badly1992
• Capstick's Law1989 · as Madge Capstick
• Flying Lady1987 · as Lady Manley
• Executive Stress1986
• Love and Marriage1984 · as Margaret
• Union Castle1982
• Only Fools and Horses1981 · as Pamela Parry
• Minder1979 · as Beryl
• Only When I Laugh1979 · as Fiona
• Fallen Hero1978 · as Dorothy Hopkins
• All Creatures Great and Small1978 · as Mrs. Ridge
• The Upchat Line1977 · as Gwen
• Life and Death of Penelope1976
• The Sweeney1975 · as Brenda
• Dial M for Murder1974 · as Margot Lamasse
• The Lotus Eaters1972 · as Ann Shepherd
• UFO1970 · as Virginia Lake
• Department S1969 · as Leila Rankin
• The Caesars1968 · as Ennia
• The Expert1968 · as Peggy Kirby
• The Prisoner1967 · as Computer Attendant
• The World of Wodehouse1967 · as Jane
• Softly, Softly1966
• Out of the Unknown1965 · as Josephine
• The Troubleshooters1965 · as Moira Hart
• The Likely Lads1964 · as Angela
• Story Parade1964 · as Mary
• Doctor Who1963 · as Jean Rock
• Doctor Who1963 · as Thea Ransome
• Doctor Who1963 · as Faroon
• The Human Jungle1963 · as Nurse
• The Saint1962 · as Penny
• The Saint1962 · as Laura Stride
• Z-Cars1962
• The Rag Trade1961
• The Avengers1961
• Danger Man1960 · as Penny
• No Hiding Place1959
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Milly Craddock
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Julie