
Wanda Ventham
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1935
- Birthplace
- 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 2016
as Self

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 2016
as Violet

Run For Your Wife 2012
as Woman on Bus

Asylum 2005
as Bridie Straffen

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War 2002
as Victoria

Out of the Shadows 1988
as Liz Bennett

Doctor Who: Time and the Rani 1987
as Faroon

Invasion: UFO 1980
as Col. Virginia Lake

You're Not Watching Me, Mummy 1979
as Susan

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl 1977
as Thea Ransome

That's Carry On! 1977
as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter 1973
as Lady Durward

UFO: Take Them Alive 1972
as Colonnello Virginia Lake

Walt, King of the Dumper 1971
as Jasmine

UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth! 1971
as Colonel Virginia Lake

Carry On Up the Khyber 1968
as Khasi's First Wife

The Blood Beast Terror 1968
as Clare Mallinger

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones 1967
as Jean Rock

Mister Ten Per Cent 1967
as Kathy

The Spy with a Cold Nose 1966
as Mrs. Winters

The Eye 1966
as Josephine

Death Is a Woman 1966
as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe

The Big Job 1965
as Dot Franklin

The Knack... and How to Get It 1965
as Gym Mistress (uncredited)

The Intelligence Men 1965
as Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)

Joey Boy 1965
as Italian Girl

Carry On Cleo 1964
as Pretty Bidder (uncredited)

A Stitch in Time 1963
as Nurse (uncredited)

We Joined the Navy 1963
as Dartmouth Girl

The Cracksman 1963
as Sandra

On the Beat 1962
as Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)

Solo for Sparrow 1962
as Waitress

The Navy Lark 1959
as Mabel

My Teenage Daughter 1956
as Gina
Credits from TMDB.