Wanda Ventham

Wanda Ventham

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

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Departure ★ 6.5 Departure 2019 UFO From Earth to the Moon ★ 10.0 UFO From Earth to the Moon 2016 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie ★ 5.3 Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 2016 Father Brown ★ 7.6 Father Brown 2013 Run For Your Wife ★ 4.4 Run For Your Wife 2012 Sherlock ★ 8.5 Sherlock 2010 Lewis ★ 7.6 Lewis 2007 Asylum ★ 5.9 Asylum 2005 Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War ★ 7.5 Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War 2003 Coupling ★ 7.9 Coupling 2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) ★ 6.8 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) 2000 The Vanishing Man ★ 7.0 The Vanishing Man 1997 Midsomer Murders ★ 7.5 Midsomer Murders 1997 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates ★ 7.3 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 1996 Next of Kin ★ 7.3 Next of Kin 1995 The World of Hammer ★ 6.7 The World of Hammer 1994 Heartbeat ★ 7.2 Heartbeat 1992 Men Behaving Badly ★ 7.2 Men Behaving Badly 1992 Capstick's Law ★ 10.0 Capstick's Law 1989 Out of the Shadows ★ 6.5 Out of the Shadows 1988 Doctor Who: Time and the Rani ★ 5.5 Doctor Who: Time and the Rani 1987 Flying Lady Flying Lady 1987 Executive Stress ★ 6.0 Executive Stress 1986 Love and Marriage ★ 9.0 Love and Marriage 1984 Union Castle ★ 5.0 Union Castle 1982 Only Fools and Horses ★ 8.1 Only Fools and Horses 1981 Invasion: UFO ★ 5.7 Invasion: UFO 1980 Minder ★ 7.1 Minder 1979 Only When I Laugh ★ 6.7 Only When I Laugh 1979 You're Not Watching Me, Mummy ★ 7.0 You're Not Watching Me, Mummy 1979 Fallen Hero ★ 8.0 Fallen Hero 1978 All Creatures Great and Small ★ 7.8 All Creatures Great and Small 1978 Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl ★ 7.0 Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl 1977 That's Carry On! ★ 5.8 That's Carry On! 1977 The Upchat Line ★ 7.0 The Upchat Line 1977 Life and Death of Penelope Life and Death of Penelope 1976 The Sweeney ★ 8.0 The Sweeney 1975 Dial M for Murder Dial M for Murder 1974 Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter ★ 6.2 Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter 1973 UFO: Take Them Alive ★ 7.0 UFO: Take Them Alive 1972 The Lotus Eaters ★ 7.5 The Lotus Eaters 1972 Walt, King of the Dumper Walt, King of the Dumper 1971 UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth! ★ 6.0 UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth! 1971 UFO ★ 7.7 UFO 1970 Department S ★ 5.3 Department S 1969 The Caesars ★ 8.0 The Caesars 1968 The Expert ★ 9.0 The Expert 1968 Carry On Up the Khyber ★ 6.5 Carry On Up the Khyber 1968 The Blood Beast Terror ★ 5.5 The Blood Beast Terror 1968 The Prisoner ★ 7.7 The Prisoner 1967 Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones ★ 7.9 Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones 1967 The World of Wodehouse The World of Wodehouse 1967 Mister Ten Per Cent ★ 5.6 Mister Ten Per Cent 1967 The Spy with a Cold Nose ★ 4.0 The Spy with a Cold Nose 1966 The Eye The Eye 1966 Death Is a Woman ★ 4.3 Death Is a Woman 1966 Softly, Softly ★ 7.5 Softly, Softly 1966 The Big Job ★ 6.7 The Big Job 1965 Out of the Unknown ★ 7.1 Out of the Unknown 1965 The Troubleshooters ★ 7.3 The Troubleshooters 1965 The Knack... and How to Get It ★ 6.0 The Knack... and How to Get It 1965 The Intelligence Men ★ 6.2 The Intelligence Men 1965 Joey Boy ★ 6.2 Joey Boy 1965 The Likely Lads ★ 7.3 The Likely Lads 1964 Carry On Cleo ★ 6.6 Carry On Cleo 1964 Story Parade ★ 8.0 Story Parade 1964 A Stitch in Time ★ 7.4 A Stitch in Time 1963 Doctor Who ★ 7.9 Doctor Who 1963 We Joined the Navy ★ 6.0 We Joined the Navy 1963 The Human Jungle ★ 8.2 The Human Jungle 1963 The Cracksman ★ 6.6 The Cracksman 1963 On the Beat ★ 7.7 On the Beat 1962 The Saint ★ 7.4 The Saint 1962 Solo for Sparrow Solo for Sparrow 1962 Z-Cars ★ 7.3 Z-Cars 1962 The Rag Trade ★ 6.3 The Rag Trade 1961 The Avengers ★ 7.8 The Avengers 1961 Danger Man ★ 7.4 Danger Man 1960 No Hiding Place ★ 4.8 No Hiding Place 1959 The Navy Lark ★ 7.0 The Navy Lark 1959