Wanda Ventham

1935 (91) • Acting

Born: 8/5/1935 (91) in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Wanda Ventham

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.

Known For

Sherlock

85%

Mrs. Holmes

2010

Doctor Who

79%

Thea Ransome / Jean Rock / Faroon

1963

Midsomer Murders

75%

Romany Rose

1997

Coupling

79%

Edna

2000

Only Fools and Horses

81%

Pamela Parry

1981

The Prisoner

77%

Computer Attendant

1967

The Avengers

78%

Unknown

1961

Father Brown

76%

Ellen Jennings

2013

Departure

65%

Wendy

2019

UFO From Earth to the Moon

100%

Self

2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

53%

Violet

2016

Father Brown

76%

Ellen Jennings

2013

Run For Your Wife

44%

Woman on Bus

2012

Sherlock

85%

Mrs. Holmes

2010

Asylum

60%

Bridie Straffen

2005

Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

75%

Victoria

2003

Coupling

79%

Edna

2000

The Vanishing Man

70%

Mrs Braithwaite

1997

Midsomer Murders

75%

Romany Rose

1997

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

73%

Margaret Balshaw

1996

Next of Kin

73%

Unknown

1995

The World of Hammer

68%

Self (archive footage)

1994

Heartbeat

72%

Fiona Weston

1992

Men Behaving Badly

72%

Unknown

1992

Capstick's Law

100%

Madge Capstick

1989

Out of the Shadows

65%

Liz Bennett

1988

Doctor Who: Time and the Rani

55%

Faroon

1987

Flying Lady

Lady Manley

1987

Executive Stress

62%

Unknown

1986

Union Castle

50%

Unknown

1982

Only Fools and Horses

81%

Pamela Parry

1981

The Gentle Touch

72%

Unknown

1980

Invasion: UFO

57%

Col. Virginia Lake

1980

Only When I Laugh

67%

Fiona

1979

Minder

71%

Beryl

1979

You're Not Watching Me, Mummy

70%

Susan

1979