Wanda Ventham
Known for: Acting
Born: August 5, 1935
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.
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Filmography
34 movies · 52 TV shows, newest first
6.5
Departure
2019
10.0
UFO From Earth to the Moon
2016
5.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
7.6
Father Brown
2013
4.4
Run For Your Wife
2012
8.5
Sherlock
2010
7.6
Lewis
2007
6.0
Asylum
2005
7.5
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
7.9
Coupling
20006.8
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000NR
Verdict
1998
7.0
The Vanishing Man
1997
7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997
7.3
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
7.3
Next of Kin
1995
6.8
The World of Hammer
1994
7.2
Heartbeat
1992
7.2
Men Behaving Badly
199210.0
Capstick's Law
1989
6.5
Out of the Shadows
1988
5.5
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
1987NR
Flying Lady
1987
6.2
Executive Stress
19869.0
Love and Marriage
19845.0
Union Castle
1982
8.1
Only Fools and Horses
1981
5.7
Invasion: UFO
1980
7.1
Minder
1979
6.7
Only When I Laugh
1979
7.0
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
19798.0
Fallen Hero
1978
7.8
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
7.0
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
1977
5.8
That's Carry On!
19777.0
The Upchat Line
1977NR
Life and Death of Penelope
1976
8.1
The Sweeney
1975NR
Dial M for Murder
1974
6.2
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973
7.0
UFO: Take Them Alive
1972
7.5
The Lotus Eaters
1972
NR
Walt, King of the Dumper
1971
6.0
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971
7.8
UFO
1970
5.5
Department S
1969
8.0
The Caesars
1968
9.0
The Expert
1968
6.5
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
5.5
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
7.7
The Prisoner
1967
7.9
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967
5.6
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967NR
The World of Wodehouse
1967
4.0
The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966
NR
The Eye
1966NR
Watch the Birdies
1966
4.3
Death Is a Woman
1966
7.5
Softly, Softly
1966
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
6.7
The Big Job
1965
7.1
Out of the Unknown
19657.0
Blackmail
1965
7.3
The Troubleshooters
1965
6.0
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
6.1
The Intelligence Men
1965
6.2
Joey Boy
1965
7.3
The Likely Lads
1964
6.7
Carry On Cleo
19648.0
Story Parade
1964
7.4
A Stitch in Time
1963
7.9
Doctor Who
1963
6.0
We Joined the Navy
1963
8.2
The Human Jungle
1963
6.6
The Cracksman
1963
7.7
On the Beat
1962
7.4
The Saint
1962
NR
Solo for Sparrow
1962
7.3
Z-Cars
1962
6.3
The Rag Trade
1961
7.8
The Avengers
1961
7.3
Danger Man
1960
4.8
No Hiding Place
1959
7.0
The Navy Lark
1959
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
6.3
My Teenage Daughter
1956