Wanda Ventham
Known for Acting
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
Asylum
2005
as Bridie Straffen
The Knack... and How to Get It
1965
as Gym Mistress (uncredited)
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973
as Lady Durward
Carry On Cleo
1964
as Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
as Violet
Carry On Up the Khyber
1968
as Khasi's First Wife
The Big Job
1965
as Dot Franklin
That's Carry On!
1977
as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2003
as Victoria
A Stitch in Time
1963
as Nurse (uncredited)
Run For Your Wife
2012
as Woman on Bus
The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966
as Mrs. Winters
The Blood Beast Terror
1968
as Clare Mallinger
Solo for Sparrow
1962
as Waitress
Invasion: UFO
1980
as Col. Virginia Lake
On the Beat
1962
as Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
Death Is a Woman
1966
as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
We Joined the Navy
1963
as Dartmouth Girl
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
as Kathy
The Cracksman
1963
as Sandra