Acting

Wanda Ventham

August 5, 1935 (age 91)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.

Filmography

UFO From Earth to the Moon

as Self

10.02016

UFO From Earth to the Moon

as Self

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

as Violet

5.32016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

as Violet

Run For Your Wife

as Woman on Bus

4.42012

Run For Your Wife

as Woman on Bus

Asylum

as Bridie Straffen

6.12005

Asylum

as Bridie Straffen

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

as Victoria

7.52002

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

as Victoria

Out of the Shadows

as Liz Bennett

6.51988

Out of the Shadows

as Liz Bennett

Doctor Who: Time and the Rani

as Faroon

5.51987

Doctor Who: Time and the Rani

as Faroon

Invasion: UFO

as Col. Virginia Lake

5.71980

Invasion: UFO

as Col. Virginia Lake

You're Not Watching Me, Mummy

as Susan

7.01979

You're Not Watching Me, Mummy

as Susan

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

as Thea Ransome

7.01977

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

as Thea Ransome

That's Carry On!

as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.81977

That's Carry On!

as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

as Lady Durward

6.21973

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

as Lady Durward

UFO: Take Them Alive

as Colonnello Virginia Lake

7.01972

UFO: Take Them Alive

as Colonnello Virginia Lake

Walt, King of the Dumper

as Jasmine

1971

Walt, King of the Dumper

as Jasmine

UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!

as Colonel Virginia Lake

6.01971

UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!

as Colonel Virginia Lake

Carry On Up the Khyber

as Khasi's First Wife

6.41968

Carry On Up the Khyber

as Khasi's First Wife

The Blood Beast Terror

as Clare Mallinger

5.51968

The Blood Beast Terror

as Clare Mallinger

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

as Jean Rock

7.91967

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

as Jean Rock

Mister Ten Per Cent

as Kathy

5.61967

Mister Ten Per Cent

as Kathy

The Spy with a Cold Nose

as Mrs. Winters

4.01966

The Spy with a Cold Nose

as Mrs. Winters

The Eye

as Josephine

1966

The Eye

as Josephine

Death Is a Woman

as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe

4.31966

Death Is a Woman

as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe

The Big Job

as Dot Franklin

6.71965

The Big Job

as Dot Franklin

The Knack... and How to Get It

as Gym Mistress (uncredited)

6.01965

The Knack... and How to Get It

as Gym Mistress (uncredited)

The Intelligence Men

as Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)

6.11965

The Intelligence Men

as Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)

Joey Boy

as Italian Girl

6.21965

Joey Boy

as Italian Girl

Carry On Cleo

as Pretty Bidder (uncredited)

6.71964

Carry On Cleo

as Pretty Bidder (uncredited)

A Stitch in Time

as Nurse (uncredited)

7.31963

A Stitch in Time

as Nurse (uncredited)

We Joined the Navy

as Dartmouth Girl

6.01963

We Joined the Navy

as Dartmouth Girl

The Cracksman

as Sandra

6.61963

The Cracksman

as Sandra

On the Beat

as Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)

7.61962

On the Beat

as Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)

Solo for Sparrow

as Waitress

1962

Solo for Sparrow

as Waitress

The Navy Lark

as Mabel

7.01959

The Navy Lark

as Mabel

My Teenage Daughter

as Gina

6.21956

My Teenage Daughter

as Gina