Cast & creator
Wanda Ventham
Best known for Midsomer Murders, Doctor Who, Doctor Who
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.
Also known as: Ванда Вентхам, واندا ونتهام
34
film credits
58
television credits
92
1956–2019 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (92)
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Midsomer Murders
Romany Rose
1997
Doctor Who
Jean Rock
1963Doctor Who
Thea Ransome
1963Doctor Who
Faroon
1963
The Avengers
1961
Father Brown
Ellen Jennings
2013
Lewis
Eleanor Mallory
2007
Heartbeat
Fiona Weston
1992
Minder
Beryl
1979
Sherlock
Mrs. Holmes
2010
The Saint
Penny
1962The Saint
Laura Stride
1962
Z-Cars
1962
No Hiding Place
1959
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Jasmine
1965
All Creatures Great and Small
Mrs. Ridge
1978
Danger Man
Penny
1960
The Sweeney
Brenda
1975
Departure
Wendy
2019
Only Fools and Horses
Pamela Parry
1981
The Prisoner
Computer Attendant
1967
UFO
Virginia Lake
1970
The Expert
Peggy Kirby
1968
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Margaret Balshaw
1996
Softly, Softly
1966
The Troubleshooters
Moira Hart
1965
Out of the Unknown
Josephine
1965
Coupling
Edna
2000Story Parade
Mary
1964
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
Department S
Leila Rankin
1969
Softly Softly: Task Force
Julie Brent
1969Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
The Human Jungle
Nurse
1963
Men Behaving Badly
1992
The Lotus Eaters
Ann Shepherd
1972
Only When I Laugh
Fiona
1979
The Likely Lads
Angela
1964Scottish Playbill
Nel Cree
1978Dial M for Murder
Margot Lamasse
1974Blackmail
Susan Bannerton
1965Fallen Hero
Dorothy Hopkins
1978The World of Wodehouse
Jane
1967
The Caesars
Ennia
1968
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Violet
2016
Armchair Theatre
Milly Craddock
1956Armchair Theatre
Julie
1956Love and Marriage
Margaret
1984
The Vanishing Man
Mrs Braithwaite
1997The Upchat Line
Gwen
1977
Asylum
Bridie Straffen
2005
The Rag Trade
1961Verdict
Judge Beverley Conran
1998
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
Lady Durward
1973
Executive Stress
1986
The Knack... and How to Get It
Gym Mistress (uncredited)
1965
Next of Kin
1995
The Blood Beast Terror
Clare Mallinger
1968
That's Carry On!
Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
Carry On Cleo
Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
1964
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
Colonel Virginia Lake
1971
Carry On Up the Khyber
Khasi's First Wife
1968Life and Death of Penelope
1976
Run For Your Wife
Woman on Bus
2012
A Stitch in Time
Nurse (uncredited)
1963Flying Lady
Lady Manley
1987
We Joined the Navy
Dartmouth Girl
1963
Joey Boy
Italian Girl
1965
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Jean Rock
1967Union Castle
1982
The Eye
Josephine
1966
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Mrs. Winters
1966
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Victoria
2002
On the Beat
Outraged Hairdressers Customer (uncredited)
1962
Mister Ten Per Cent
Kathy
1967
Invasion: UFO
Col. Virginia Lake
1980
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
Faroon
1987
Out of the Shadows
Liz Bennett
1988Capstick's Law
Madge Capstick
1989
Death Is a Woman
Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
1966
UFO: Take Them Alive
Colonnello Virginia Lake
1972
The Intelligence Men
Blonde at Reception Dinner Table (uncredited)
1965
My Teenage Daughter
Gina
1956
Walt, King of the Dumper
Jasmine
1971
UFO From Earth to the Moon
Self
2016
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
Susan
1979
The Navy Lark
Mabel
1959
Solo for Sparrow
Waitress
1962
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
Thea Ransome
1977
The Big Job
Dot Franklin
1965
The Cracksman
Sandra
1963Watch the Birdies
Irene Grant
1966