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Wanda Ventham

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Mother of actor Benedict Cumberbatch. See more trivia »

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in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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2012 Run for Your Wife
 
2007 Inspector Lewis (TV series)
Eleanor Mallory
– Expiation (2007) … Eleanor Mallory
 
2005 Asylum
Bridie Straffen
 
2005 Midsomer Murders (TV series)
Romany Rose
– Second Sight (2005) … Romany Rose
 
2002 Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
Victoria
 
2001-2002 Oscar Charlie (TV series)
Beryl
– Episode #1.11 (2002) … Beryl
– Episode #1.12 (2002) … Beryl
– Episode #1.13 (2002) … Beryl
– Episode #1.10 (2002) … Beryl
– Episode #1.8 (2002) … Beryl
See all 12 episodes »
 
2001 Coupling (TV series)
Edna
– My Dinner in Hell (2001) … Edna
 
2000 Hope & Glory (TV series)
Kate Miller
– Episode #3.5 (2000) … Kate Miller
 
2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV series)
Alice Fullcup
– Mental Apparition Disorder (2000) … Alice Fullcup (uncredited)
 
1998 Dangerfield (TV series)
Ilene Courtney
– Moulded of Things Past (1998) … Ilene Courtney
 
1998 Verdict (TV series)
Judge Beverley Conran
– Be My Valentine (1998) … Judge Beverley Conran
 
1998 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (TV series)
Margaret Balshaw
– Digging for Dirt (1998) … Margaret Balshaw (uncredited)
– Family Values (1998) … Margaret Balshaw (uncredited)
– Something to Treasure (1998) … Margaret Balshaw (uncredited)
– Helping Hansi (1998) … Margaret Balshaw
– A Minor Operation (1998) … Margaret Balshaw
 
1998 The Vanishing Man (TV series)
Mrs. Braithwaite
– Nothing Up My Sleeve (1998) … Mrs. Braithwaite
 
1998 Casualty (TV series)
Mrs. Seabrook
– Everlasting Love: Part 2 (1998) … Mrs. Seabrook
– Everlasting Love: Part 1 (1998) … Mrs. Seabrook
 
1997 British Men Behaving Badly (TV series)
Deborah's Mother
– Ten (1997) … Deborah's Mother
 
1996-1997 Heartbeat (TV series)
Fiona Weston
– Leaving Home (1997) … Fiona Weston
– Closing Ranks (1997) … Fiona Weston
– Bad Apple (1997) … Fiona Weston
– The Championship (1996) … Fiona Weston
 
1997 Alas Smith & Jones (TV series)
– Episode #9.1 (1997)
 
1995-1996 Next of Kin (TV series)
Rosie
– Episode #2.6 (1996) … Rosie
– Episode #2.5 (1996) … Rosie
– Episode #2.1 (1996) … Rosie
– Episode #1.7 (1995) … Rosie
– Episode #1.4 (1995) … Rosie
See all 6 episodes »
 
1993 Just a Gigolo (TV series)
Marge Payne
– Episode #1.3 (1993) … Marge Payne
– Episode #1.2 (1993) … Marge Payne
– Episode #1.1 (1993) … Marge Payne
 
1989-1992 Only Fools and Horses.... (TV series)
Pamela Parry
– Mother Nature's Son (1992) … Pamela Parry
– Miami Twice: 'The American Dream' (1991) … Pamela Parry
– The Jolly Boys' Outing (1989) … Pamela Parry
– Little Problems (1989) … Pamela Parry
 
1989 Boon (TV series)
Marion Kershaw
– Of Meissen Men (1989) … Marion Kershaw
 
1989 Capstick's Law (TV series)
Madge Capstick
– Episode #1.6 (1989) … Madge Capstick
– Episode #1.5 (1989) … Madge Capstick
– Episode #1.4 (1989) … Madge Capstick
– Episode #1.3 (1989) … Madge Capstick
– Episode #1.2 (1989) … Madge Capstick
See all 6 episodes »
 
1989 Flying Lady (TV series)
Lady Manley
– The Trip (1989) … Lady Manley
 
1988 All Creatures Great and Small (TV series)
Mrs. Ridge
– The Jackpot (1988) … Mrs. Ridge
 
1988 Out of the Shadows (TV movie)
Liz Bennett
 
1986-1987 Executive Stress (TV series)
Sylvia
– Episode #2.5 (1987) … Sylvia
– Episode #2.3 (1987) … Sylvia
– Episode #2.2 (1987) … Sylvia
– Episode #1.5 (1986) … Sylvia
 
1967-1987 Doctor Who (TV series)
Jean Rock / Thea Ransome / Faroon
– Time and the Rani: Part 4 (1987) … Faroon
– Time and the Rani: Part 3 (1987) … Faroon
– Time and the Rani: Part 2 (1987) … Faroon
– Image of the Fendahl: Part Four (1977) … Thea Ransome
– Image of the Fendahl: Part Three (1977) … Thea Ransome
See all 13 episodes »
 
1987 Don't Wait Up (TV series)
Sarah Appleton
– Episode #4.4 (1987)
– Episode #4.2 (1987) … Sarah Appleton
 
1986 The Pyrates (TV movie)
Anne Bonney
 
1986 Lost Empires (TV mini-series)
Mrs. Muriel Dirks
– Episode #1.2 (1986) … Mrs. Muriel Dirks
 
1984-1986 Love and Marriage (TV series)
Lady Manley / Margaret
– Flying Lady (1986) … Lady Manley
– Home Is the Sailor (1984) … Margaret
 
1986 You'll Never See Me Again (TV movie)
Claire Alden
 
1984 The Gentle Touch (TV series)
Selina De Sade
– Exit Laughing (1984) … Selina De Sade
 
1984 No Place Like Home (TV series)
Deirdre
– Our Hero (1984) … Deirdre
 
1984 Killer Contract (TV movie)
Dorothy Routledge
 
1982 Only When I Laugh (TV series)
Fiona
– Conduct Unbecoming (1982) … Fiona
 
1982 The New Adventures of Lucky Jim (TV series)
Veronica Allen
– A Foot in the Door (1982) … Veronica Allen
 
1982 Union Castle (TV series)
Ursula, Lady Thaxted
– Episode #1.7 (1982) … Ursula, Lady Thaxted
– Episode #1.6 (1982) … Ursula, Lady Thaxted
– Episode #1.5 (1982) … Ursula, Lady Thaxted
– Episode #1.4 (1982) … Ursula, Lady Thaxted
– Episode #1.3 (1982) … Ursula, Lady Thaxted
See all 7 episodes »
 
1982 The Brack Report (TV series)
Kate Randall
– Chapter 7 (1982) … Kate Randall
 
1982 Minder (TV series)
Beryl Murdoch
– Dreamhouse (1982) … Beryl Murdoch
 
1981 Partners (TV series)
Cathy Lang
– Conventional Behaviour (1981) … Cathy Lang
 
1980 The Two Ronnies (TV series)
Jack
– Episode #8.7 (1980) … Jack
– Episode #8.6 (1980) … Jack
 
1978-1979 Fallen Hero (TV series)
Dorothy Hopkins
– Episode #2.6 (1979) … Dorothy Hopkins
– Episode #2.5 (1979) … Dorothy Hopkins
– Episode #2.4 (1979) … Dorothy Hopkins
– Episode #2.3 (1979) … Dorothy Hopkins
– Episode #2.2 (1979) … Dorothy Hopkins
See all 11 episodes »
 
1979 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Susan
– You're Not Watching Me, Mummy (1979) … Susan
 
1978 Scottish Playbill (TV series)
– If the Face Fits (1978)
 
1977 The Upchat Line (TV series)
Gwen
– Pulling (1977) … Gwen
 
1977 Crown Court (TV series)
Sybil Halstead
– A Swinging Couple: Part 3 (1977) … Sybil Halstead
– A Swinging Couple: Part 2 (1977) … Sybil Halstead
 
1976 Emmerdale (TV series)
Heather Bannerman
– Episode dated 23 March 1976 (1976) … Heather Bannerman
– Episode dated 22 March 1976 (1976) … Heather Bannerman
– Episode dated 16 March 1976 (1976) … Heather Bannerman
– Episode dated 15 March 1976 (1976) … Heather Bannerman
– Episode dated 9 March 1976 (1976) … Heather Bannerman
See all 6 episodes »
 
1976 Breakdown (TV movie)
Sylvia Gould
 
1976 Life and Death of Penelope (TV series)
Judy
– The Party (1976) … Judy
 
1975 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Julie Brent
– The Talking Doll (1975) … Julie Brent
 
1975 Rutland Weekend Television (TV series)
Various
– Rutland Weekend Rain in Hendon (1975) … Various
– Rutland Weekend Warning System (1975)
 
1975 The Sweeney (TV series)
Brenda
– Abduction (1975) … Brenda
 
1974 Christmas Box (TV movie)
 
1974 Dial M for Murder (TV series)
Margot Lamasse
– The Vineyard (1974) … Margot Lamasse
 
1974 Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter
Lady Durward
 
1974 Invasion: UFO
Col. Virginia Lake
 
1972-1973 The Lotus Eaters (TV series)
Ann Shepherd
– And If You Have the Time Lord (1973) … Ann Shepherd
– The Well Diggers (1973) … Ann Shepherd
– Beside a Crooked Stile (1973) … Ann Shepherd
– A Very Long Spoon (1973) … Ann Shepherd
– A Kind of Treason (1973) … Ann Shepherd
See all 15 episodes »
 
1970-1973 UFO (TV series)
Col. Virginia Lake
– The Long Sleep (1973) … Col. Virginia Lake
– Reflections in the Water (1971) … Col. Virginia Lake
– Timelash (1971) … Col. Virginia Lake
– The Man Who Came Back (1971) … Col. Virginia Lake
– Mindbender (1971) … Col. Virginia Lake
See all 9 episodes »
 
1967-1971 Mogul (TV series)
Moira Hart
– Weekends Are for Taking Off (1971) … Moira Hart
– Pie in the Sea: Part 1 (1971) … Moira Hart
– Rest You Merry (1967) … Moira Hart
– Good Lord No, It's Illegal (1967) … Moira Hart
 
1971 The Fenn Street Gang (TV series)
Elinor
– Change Partners (1971) … Elinor
 
1971 Doctor at Large (TV series)
Maggie Weston
– Mr. Moon (1971) … Maggie Weston
 
1970-1971 A Family at War (TV series)
Jenny Graham
– Clash by Night (1971) … Jenny Graham
– Giving and Taking (1971) … Jenny Graham
– Is Your Journey Really Necessary? (1970) … Jenny Graham
 
1970 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Vicki
– All in the Family (1970) … Vicki
 
1970 Z Cars (TV series)
Mrs. Owen
– By Bread Alone: Part 1 (1970) … Mrs. Owen
 
1970 Kate (TV series)
Peggy Aspen
– One Good Turn (1970) … Peggy Aspen
 
1969 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Debbie Franklin
– Bobby (1969) … Debbie Franklin
 
1969 Department S (TV series)
Leila
– The Man from 'X' (1969) … Leila
 
1969 Hadleigh (TV series)
Diana Reed
– Thanks for the Offer (1969) … Diana Reed
 
1969 The Gold Robbers (TV series)
Dee Lattery
– An Oddly Honest Man (1969) … Dee Lattery
 
1969 The Expert (TV series)
Peggy Kirby
– Post-Mortem on Harry Kirby (1969) … Peggy Kirby
 
1969 Mr. Digby Darling (TV series)
Betty Vine
– The New Secretary (1969) … Betty Vine
 
1968 Carry On... Up the Khyber
Khasi's First Wife
 
1968 The Caesars (TV series)
Ennia
– Caligula (1968) … Ennia
 
1968 Love Story (TV series)
Birgit
– The Vast Horizons of the Mind (1968) … Birgit
 
1968 Mum's Boys (TV series)
– Cuckoo Plays Cupid (1968)
 
1968 City 68' (TV series)
Alison
– Love Thy Neighbour (1968) … Alison
 
1968 The Blood Beast Terror
Clare Mallinger
 
1967 The Prisoner (TV series)
Computer Attendant
– It's Your Funeral (1967) … Computer Attendant
 
1967 Mister Ten Per Cent
Kathy
 
1967 Blandings Castle (TV series)
Jane
– Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best (1967) … Jane
 
1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Erica
– Dr. De Waldo's Therapy (1967) … Erica
 
1964-1966 The Saint (TV series)
Laura Stride / Penny
– Escape Route (1966) … Penny
– The Death Penalty (1964) … Laura Stride
 
1966 The Spy with a Cold Nose
Mrs. Winters
 
1966 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
Josephine
– The Eye (1966) … Josephine
 
1966 Intrigue (TV series)
Annie
– Strange World, Big Deal (1966) … Annie
 
1961-1966 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Janet Farley / Liz Forster
– A Hero of Our Times (1966) … Liz Forster
– Silent Witnesses (1961) … Janet Farley
 
1966 Watch the Birdies (TV mini-series)
Irene Grant
– Episode #1.1 (1966) … Irene Grant
 
1966 Mrs Thursday (TV series)
Rowena
– Hunter's Moon (1966) … Rowena
 
1966 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Julie
– The Match (1966)
– Daughter of the House (1966) … Julie
 
1966 The Rat Catchers (TV series)
Kjellin
– The Missing Agent (1966) … Kjellin
 
1966 Love Is a Woman
Priscilla Blunstone-Smythe
 
1966 The Liars (TV series)
– Episode #1.2 (1966)
 
1965 The Avengers (TV series)
Nurse Spray
– The Gravediggers (1965) … Nurse Spray
 
1965 The Big Job
Dot Franklin
 
1965 Riviera Police (TV series)
Marguerite
– The Lucky One Was the Snake (1965) … Marguerite
 
1965 The Likely Lads (TV series)
Angela
– Last of the Big Spenders (1965) … Angela
 
1965 The Knack... and How to Get It
Gym Mistress (uncredited)
 
1965 The Worker (TV series)
Sandra
– No Automation Without Representation (1965) … Sandra
 
1964-1965 Secret Agent (TV series)
Penny / Stella Dorset
– The Mirror's New (1965) … Penny
– A Man to Be Trusted (1964) … Stella Dorset
 
1965 Hit and Run (TV series)
Paula Young
 
1965 Joey Boy
Italian girl
 
1964 Carry on Cleo
Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
 
1964 Thorndyke (TV series)
Maud
– A Case of Premeditation (1964) … Maud
 
1964 The Human Jungle (TV series)
Nurse
– Success Machine (1964) … Nurse
 
1963 A Stitch in Time
Nurse (uncredited)
 
1963 The Cracksman
Sandra
 
1962-1963 The Rag Trade (TV series)
Shirley
– Episode #3.12 (1963) … Shirley
– Episode #3.9 (1963) … Shirley
– Episode #3.7 (1963) … Shirley
– Episode #3.3 (1963) … Shirley
– Triplets (1963) … Shirley
See all 18 episodes »
 
1962 We Joined the Navy
Dartmouth Girl
 
1962 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Waitress
– Solo for Sparrow (1962) … Waitress
 
1962 Solo for Sparrow
Waitress
 
1959 Fly Away Peter (TV movie)
Dandy Westmore
 
1959 The Navy Lark
Mabel
 
1956 Teenage Bad Girl
Gina
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2007 Don't Knock Yourself Out (documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Wanda Ventham Remembers 'The Lotus Eaters' (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2006 The Girls of the Saint (video documentary short)
Herself
 
1979 Blankety Blank (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.16 (1979) … Herself
 
1978 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Ian Hendry (1978) … Herself
 
1976 Going for a Song (TV series documentary)
Herself - On-screen Participant
– Episode dated 21 March 1976 (1976) … Herself - On-screen Participant
 
1968 Two of a Kind (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 4 February 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2010 The Last Chance Saloon (video documentary short)
Faroon
 
2007 A Matter of Time (video documentary)
Fendahl Core
 
1983 What a Carry On (TV series)
 
1979 That's Carry On
Pretty Bidder (uncredited)
 

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