Acting
Wanda Ventham
Aug 5, 1935 (91 years) 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
8.5
Sherlock
Mrs. Holmes
7.9
Doctor Who
Jean Rock
7.5
Midsomer Murders
Romany Rose
7.7
Father Brown
Ellen Jennings
7.8
The Avengers
1961 · TV
7.4
The Saint
Penny
8.1
Only Fools and Horses
Pamela Parry
7.6
Lewis
Eleanor Mallory
7.9
Coupling
Edna
7.7
The Prisoner
Computer Attendant
5.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Violet
6.5
Departure
Wendy
7.7
UFO
Virginia Lake
7.1
Heartbeat
Fiona Weston
7.8
All Creatures Great and Small
Mrs. Ridge
Filmography
6.5
Departure
2019 · Wendy
5.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016 · Violet
10.0
UFO From Earth to the Moon
2016 · Self
7.7
Father Brown
2013 · Ellen Jennings
4.4
Run For Your Wife
2012 · Woman on Bus
8.5
Sherlock
2010 · Mrs. Holmes
7.6
Lewis
2007 · Eleanor Mallory
6.1
Asylum
2005 · Bridie Straffen
7.5
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
2002 · Victoria
7.9
Coupling
2000 · Edna
7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Romany Rose
7.0
The Vanishing Man
1997 · Mrs Braithwaite
7.3
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · Margaret Balshaw
7.3
Next of Kin
1995
6.8
The World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
7.1
Heartbeat
1992 · Fiona Weston
7.2
Men Behaving Badly
1992
6.5
Out of the Shadows
1988 · Liz Bennett
5.5
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
1987 · Faroon
6.2
Executive Stress
1986
8.1
Only Fools and Horses
1981 · Pamela Parry
5.7
Invasion: UFO
1980 · Col. Virginia Lake
7.2
Minder
1979 · Beryl
6.7
Only When I Laugh
1979 · Fiona
7.0
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
1979 · Susan
7.8
All Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Mrs. Ridge
5.8
That's Carry On!
1977 · Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
1977 · Thea Ransome
8.1
The Sweeney
1975 · Brenda
6.2
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
1973 · Lady Durward