
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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.


as Romany Rose
1997

as Jean Rock
1963

1961

as Ellen Jennings
2013

as Mrs. Holmes
2010

as Fiona Weston
1992

as Beryl
1979

as Penny
1962

as Wendy
2019

1962

1959

as Brenda
1975
as Woman on Bus
2012

as Self
2016

as Violet
2016

as Woman on Bus
2012

as Bridie Straffen
2005

as Victoria
2003

as Liz Bennett
1988

as Faroon
1987

as Col. Virginia Lake
1980

as Susan
1979

as Thea Ransome
1977

as Pretty Bidder (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977

as Lady Durward
1973

as Colonnello Virginia Lake
1972

as Jasmine
1971

as Colonel Virginia Lake
1971

as Khasi's First Wife
1968

as Clare Mallinger
1968

as Jean Rock
1967

as Kathy
1967

as Mrs. Winters
1966

as Josephine
1966

as Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
1966

as Dot Franklin
1965

as Gym Mistress (uncredited)
1965
1 ep.

as Romany Rose
1 episodes

as Jean Rock
4 episodes

1 episodes

as Ellen Jennings
1 episodes

as Mrs. Holmes
3 episodes

as Fiona Weston
4 episodes

as Beryl
1 episodes

as Penny
1 episodes

as Wendy
5 episodes

1 episodes

2 episodes

as Brenda
1 episodes

as Mrs. Ridge
1 episodes

as Pamela Parry
1 episodes

1 episodes

as Penny
1 episodes

as Josephine
1 episodes

as Virginia Lake
9 episodes

as Computer Attendant
1 episodes

as Margaret Balshaw
2 episodes

1 episodes

as Peggy Kirby
1 episodes

as Edna
1 episodes

as Moira Hart
2 episodes