Known For
Acting
Known Credits
88
Gender
Female
Birthday
August 5, 1935 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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.
| 2019 | Departureas Wendy | |
| 2016 | UFO From Earth to the Moonas Self | |
| 2016 | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movieas Violet | |
| 2013 | Father Brownas Ellen Jennings | |
| 2012 | Run For Your Wifeas Woman on Bus | |
| 2010 | Sherlockas Mrs. Holmes | |
| 2007 | Lewisas Eleanor Mallory | |
| 2005 | Asylumas Bridie Straffen | |
| 2003 | Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage Waras Victoria | |
| 2000 | Couplingas Edna | |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)as | |
| 1997 | The Vanishing Manas Mrs Braithwaite | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murdersas Romany Rose | |
| 1996 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigatesas Margaret Balshaw | |
| 1995 | Next of Kinas | |
| 1994 | The World of Hammeras Self (archive footage) | |
| 1992 | Heartbeatas Fiona Weston | |
| 1992 | Men Behaving Badlyas | |
| 1989 | Capstick's Lawas Madge Capstick | |
| 1988 | Out of the Shadowsas Liz Bennett | |
| 1987 | Doctor Who: Time and the Ranias Faroon | |
| 1987 | Flying Ladyas Lady Manley | |
| 1986 | Executive Stressas | |
| 1984 | Love and Marriageas Margaret | |
| 1982 | Union Castleas | |
| 1981 | Only Fools and Horsesas Pamela Parry | |
| 1980 | Invasion: UFOas Col. Virginia Lake | |
| 1979 | Minderas Beryl | |
| 1979 | Only When I Laughas Fiona | |
| 1979 | You're Not Watching Me, Mummyas Susan | |
| 1978 | Fallen Heroas Dorothy Hopkins | |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Smallas Mrs. Ridge | |
| 1977 | Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahlas Thea Ransome | |
| 1977 | That's Carry On!as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1977 | The Upchat Lineas Gwen | |
| 1976 | Life and Death of Penelopeas | |
| 1975 | The Sweeneyas Brenda | |
| 1974 | Dial M for Murderas Margot Lamasse | |
| 1973 | Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunteras Lady Durward | |
| 1972 | UFO: Take Them Aliveas Colonnello Virginia Lake | |
| 1972 | The Lotus Eatersas Ann Shepherd | |
| 1971 | Walt, King of the Dumperas Jasmine | |
| 1971 | UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!as Colonel Virginia Lake | |
| 1970 | UFOas Virginia Lake | |
| 1969 | Department Sas Leila Rankin | |
| 1968 | The Caesarsas Ennia | |
| 1968 | The Expertas Peggy Kirby | |
| 1968 | Carry On Up the Khyberas Khasi's First Wife | |
| 1968 | The Blood Beast Terroras Clare Mallinger | |
| 1967 | The Prisoneras Computer Attendant | |
| 1967 | Doctor Who: The Faceless Onesas Jean Rock | |
| 1967 | The World of Wodehouseas Jane | |
| 1967 | Mister Ten Per Centas Kathy | |
| 1966 | The Spy with a Cold Noseas Mrs. Winters | |
| 1966 | The Eyeas Josephine | |
| 1966 | Watch the Birdiesas Irene Grant | |
| 1966 | Death Is a Womanas Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe | |
| 1966 | Softly, Softlyas | |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatreas Jasmine | |
| 1965 | The Big Jobas Dot Franklin | |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknownas Josephine | |
| 1965 | The Troubleshootersas Moira Hart | |
| 1965 | The Knack... and How to Get Itas Gym Mistress (uncredited) | |
| 1965 | The Intelligence Menas Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited) | |
| 1965 | Joey Boyas Italian Girl | |
| 1964 | The Likely Ladsas Angela | |
| 1964 | Carry On Cleoas Pretty Bidder (uncredited) | |
| 1964 | Story Paradeas Mary | |
| 1963 | A Stitch in Timeas Nurse (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Faroon | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Jean Rock | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Thea Ransome | |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navyas Dartmouth Girl | |
| 1963 | The Human Jungleas Nurse | |
| 1963 | The Cracksmanas Sandra | |
| 1962 | On the Beatas Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | The Saintas Laura Stride | |
| 1962 | The Saintas Penny | |
| 1962 | Solo for Sparrowas Waitress | |
| 1962 | Z-Carsas | |
| 1961 | The Rag Tradeas | |
| 1961 | The Avengersas | |
| 1960 | Danger Manas Penny | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Placeas | |
| 1959 | The Navy Larkas Mabel | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Julie | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatreas Milly Craddock | |
| 1956 | My Teenage Daughteras Gina |
