Wanda Ventham

Acting·Aug 5, 1935·Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

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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.

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