Wanda Ventham
Wanda Ventham (born August 5, 1935 in Brighton , East Sussex , England ) is a British actress .
Life
Ventham attended the Central School of Speech and Drama . She made her feature film debut at the side of Anna Neagle and Sylvia Syms in the drama My Teenage Daughter . She subsequently starred in various British films, including two films from the Carry-on… film series and in Richard Lester's comedy The Certain Kniff . Her breakthrough as a film actress never succeeded, which is why she mainly worked in television productions. She had guest roles on some of the most successful British television series of the 1960s, such as Secret Order for John Drake , With Umbrella, Charm and Bowler Hat and Number 6 . Between 1970 and 1971 she played Col. Virginia Lake in the science fiction series UFO . She appeared in different roles three times in the Doctor Who series, ten years apart ; 1967 as Jean Rock , 1977 as Thea Ransome and 1987 as Faroon . She also starred in soap operas such as Emmerdale and Heartbeat .
Ventham is married to actor Timothy Carlton , their son Benedict Cumberbatch is also an actor.
Filmography (selection)
- 1964: It's crazy - Caesar loves Cleopatra (Carry on Cleo)
- 1964–1965: Secret assignment for John Drake ( Danger Man , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1964–1966: Simon Templar ( The Saint , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1965: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat ( The Avengers , TV series, episode 4x02: The Gravedigger)
- 1965: The Knack (The Knack ... and How to Get It)
- 1967–1987: Doctor Who (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 1967: Number 6 ( The Prisoner , TV series, episode 1x10)
- 1968: Everything under control - nobody looks through (Carry On ... Up the Khyber)
- 1968: The Blood Beast ( The Blood Beast Terror )
- 1969: Department S (TV series episode 2x06)
- 1970–1971: UFO (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 1973: Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter)
- 1975: Task Force Police ( Softly Softly , TV series, episode 11x06)
- 1976: Emmerdale (soap opera)
- 1988: The Doctor and the Dear Cattle ( All Creatures Great and Small , TV series, episode 5x11)
- 1996–1997: Heartbeat (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2001: Coupling - who with whom? ( Coupling , TV series, episode 2x02)
- 2005: Inspector Barnaby ( Midsomer Murders , TV series, episode 8x05)
- 2014, 2017: Sherlock (TV series, episodes 3x01, 3x03, 4x03)
Web links
- Wanda Ventham in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ventham, Wanda |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 5, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brighton , East Sussex , England , United Kingdom |