Wanda Ventham
Born in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK — Aug 05 1935
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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.
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Midsomer Murders
Romany Rose
Doctor Who
Jean Rock
Minder
Beryl
Father Brown
Ellen Jennings
The Avengers
Sherlock
Mrs. Holmes
The Saint
Penny
Heartbeat
Fiona Weston
All Creatures Great and Small
Mrs. Ridge
The Sweeney
Brenda
Z-Cars
No Hiding Place
UFO
Virginia Lake
The Expert
Peggy Kirby
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Margaret Balshaw
Story Parade
Mary
Only Fools and Horses
Pamela Parry
Departure
Wendy
Danger Man
Penny
The Prisoner
Computer Attendant
Softly, Softly
Out of the Unknown
Josephine
The Troubleshooters
Moira Hart
Department S
Leila Rankin
Coupling
Edna
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
The Human Jungle
Nurse
Men Behaving Badly
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
The Gentle Touch
Only When I Laugh
Fiona
The Lotus Eaters
Ann Shepherd
The Vanishing Man
Mrs Braithwaite
The Likely Lads
Angela
Asylum
Bridie Straffen
The Caesars
Ennia
The Rag Trade
The World of Wodehouse
Jane
Next of Kin
The Liars
Gladys
Fallen Hero
Dorothy Hopkins
Armchair Theatre
Milly Craddock
Executive Stress
Love and Marriage
Margaret
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Violet
Carry On Cleo
Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
The Knack... and How to Get It
Gym Mistress (uncredited)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Lady Durward
Capstick's Law
Madge Capstick
Union Castle
Carry On Up the Khyber
Khasi's First Wife
That's Carry On!
Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Upchat Line
Gwen
The Big Job
Dot Franklin
Joey Boy
Italian Girl
The Blood Beast Terror
Clare Mallinger
We Joined the Navy
Dartmouth Girl
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Victoria
The Cracksman
Sandra
Run For Your Wife
Woman on Bus
Invasion: UFO
Col. Virginia Lake
On the Beat
Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Mrs. Winters
A Stitch in Time
Nurse (uncredited)
Solo for Sparrow
Waitress
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
Coronel Virginia Lake
Mister Ten Per Cent
Kathy
The Navy Lark
Mabel
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Jean Rock
Flying Lady
Lady Manley
The Intelligence Men
Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
Out of the Shadows
Liz Bennett
Life and Death of Penelope
Death Is a Woman
Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
Susan
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
Thea Ransome
My Teenage Daughter
Gina
UFO From Earth to the Moon
Self
UFO: Take them Alive
Colonnello Virginia Lake
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
Faroon
Walt, King of the Dumper
Jasmine
The Eye
Josephine