Wanda Ventham

Born: 1935-08-05, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Biography

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

• Midsomer Murders (1997)
• Father Brown (2013)
• Sherlock (2010)
• Lewis (2007)
• Heartbeat (1992)
• Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
• Z-Cars (1962)
• Departure (2019)
• Danger Man (1960)
• Only Fools and Horses (1981)
• All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
• The Prisoner (1967)
• UFO (1970)
• Out of the Unknown (1965)
• The Human Jungle (1963)
• Softly, Softly (1966)
• Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
• Coupling (2000)
• Only When I Laugh (1979)
• Asylum (2005)
• Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
• Joey Boy (1965)
• Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1973)
• Executive Stress (1986)
• Carry On Cleo (1964)
• My Teenage Daughter (1956)
• The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)
• Run For Your Wife (2012)
• The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
• We Joined the Navy (1963)