Wanda Ventham
Known for: Actress
Born: 5 August 1935 (age 91), Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Credits: 60+ titles
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
Departure
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Father Brown
Run For Your Wife
Sherlock
Lewis
Asylum
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Coupling
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Verdict
The Vanishing Man
Midsomer Murders
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Next of Kin
Heartbeat
Men Behaving Badly
Capstick's Law
Out of the Shadows
Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
Flying Lady
Executive Stress
Love and Marriage
Union Castle
Only Fools and Horses
Invasion: UFO
Only When I Laugh
Minder
You're Not Watching Me, Mummy
Fallen Hero
Scottish Playbill
All Creatures Great and Small
Doctor Who: Image of the Fendahl
That's Carry On!
The Upchat Line
Life and Death of Penelope
The Sweeney
Dial M for Murder
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
UFO: Take Them Alive
The Lotus Eaters
Walt, King of the Dumper
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
UFO
Softly Softly: Task Force
Department S
The Caesars
The Expert
Carry On Up the Khyber
The Blood Beast Terror
The Prisoner
Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones
Mister Ten Per Cent
The World of Wodehouse
The Spy with a Cold Nose
The Eye
Watch the Birdies
Death Is a Woman
Softly, Softly
Thirty-Minute Theatre