Born 1935 (age 90) · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Appears in 81 titles

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

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
5.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Violet
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
6.1
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973
as Lady Durward
Asylum
5.9
Asylum
2005
as Bridie Straffen
Carry On Cleo
6.6
Carry On Cleo
1964
as Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
Carry On Up the Khyber
6.5
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
as Khasi's First Wife
The Knack... and How to Get It
6.0
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Gym Mistress (uncredited)
The Blood Beast Terror
5.5
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
as Clare Mallinger
A Stitch in Time
7.4
A Stitch in Time
1963
as Nurse (uncredited)
On the Beat
7.7
On the Beat
1962
as Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
Invasion: UFO
5.7
Invasion: UFO
1980
as Col. Virginia Lake
The Big Job
6.7
The Big Job
1965
as Dot Franklin
That's Carry On!
5.8
That's Carry On!
1977
as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Run For Your Wife
4.4
Run For Your Wife
2012
as Woman on Bus
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
7.5
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
as Victoria
The Intelligence Men
6.2
The Intelligence Men
1965
as Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
We Joined the Navy
6.0
We Joined the Navy
1963
as Dartmouth Girl
The Navy Lark
7.0
The Navy Lark
1959
as Mabel
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
7.9
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
1967
as Jean Rock
Death Is a Woman
4.3
Death Is a Woman
1966
as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
The Cracksman
6.6
The Cracksman
1963
as Sandra