Wanda Ventham

Wanda Ventham

Acting
Born Aug 05, 1935
From 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.

Known For

Asylum
5.9

Asylum

Bridie Straffen
Carry On Cleo
6.6

Carry On Cleo

Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
5.3

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Violet
Carry On Up the Khyber
6.4

Carry On Up the Khyber

Khasi's First Wife
The Knack... and How to Get It
5.9

The Knack... and How to Get It

Gym Mistress (uncredited)
On the Beat
7.6

On the Beat

Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
A Stitch in Time
7.4

A Stitch in Time

Nurse (uncredited)
That's Carry On!
5.7

That's Carry On!

Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Job
6.7

The Big Job

Dot Franklin
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
6.1

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

Lady Durward

Filmography — Acting

Asylum
5.9
2005

Asylum

Bridie Straffen
Carry On Cleo
6.6
1964

Carry On Cleo

Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
5.3
2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Violet
Carry On Up the Khyber
6.4
1968

Carry On Up the Khyber

Khasi's First Wife
The Knack... and How to Get It
5.9
1965

The Knack... and How to Get It

Gym Mistress (uncredited)
On the Beat
7.6
1962

On the Beat

Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
A Stitch in Time
7.4
1963

A Stitch in Time

Nurse (uncredited)
That's Carry On!
5.7
1977

That's Carry On!

Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Big Job
6.7
1965

The Big Job

Dot Franklin
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
6.1
1973

Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter

Lady Durward
The Blood Beast Terror
5.5
1968

The Blood Beast Terror

Clare Mallinger
We Joined the Navy
5.6
1963

We Joined the Navy

Dartmouth Girl
Mister Ten Per Cent
4.2
1967

Mister Ten Per Cent

Kathy
Run For Your Wife
4.4
2012

Run For Your Wife

Woman on Bus
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
7.4
2003

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

Victoria
The Spy with a Cold Nose
2.8
1966

The Spy with a Cold Nose

Mrs. Winters
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
6.0
1971

UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!

Coronel Virginia Lake
Solo for Sparrow
1962

Solo for Sparrow

Waitress
Out of the Shadows
6.0
1988

Out of the Shadows

Liz Bennett
The Intelligence Men
6.2
1965

The Intelligence Men

Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
The Cracksman
6.3
1963

The Cracksman

Sandra
Death Is a Woman
3.4
1966

Death Is a Woman

Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
The Navy Lark
6.5
1959

The Navy Lark

Mabel
Invasion: UFO
5.6
1980

Invasion: UFO

Col. Virginia Lake
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
7.9
1967

Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones

Jean Rock
Joey Boy
5.8
1965

Joey Boy

Italian Girl
UFO From Earth to the Moon
10.0
2016

UFO From Earth to the Moon

Self
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
7.0
1977

Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl

Thea Ransome
My Teenage Daughter
6.0
1956

My Teenage Daughter

Gina
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
5.5
1987

Doctor Who: Time and the Rani

Faroon
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979

You're Not Watching Me, Mummy

Susan
Walt, King of the Dumper
1971

Walt, King of the Dumper

Jasmine
UFO: Take them Alive
1972

UFO: Take them Alive

Colonnello Virginia Lake
The Eye
1966

The Eye

Josephine