- Wanda Ventham
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name = Wanda Ventham
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birthdate = 5 August 1939
birthplace =Brighton ,East Sussex ,England )
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spouse =Wanda Ventham (born 5 August
1939 ,Brighton ,East Sussex ,England ) is an Englishactor , mainly on television.She is a familiar face in many television series in Britain, although she has never achieved star status. She is well known for her role as Col. Virginia Lake in the 1970
science fiction TV series "UFO" and for her recurring role in "Only Fools and Horses " as Pamela Parry (Cassandra's mother) (1989-1992), alongsideDenis Lill . Her son is the actorBenedict Cumberbatch .Her first appearance on film was in a British drama called "
My Teenage Daughter " withAnna Neagle andSylvia Syms . She also appeared in the films "Carry On Cleo " (1964) and "Carry On Up the Khyber " (1968).Her numerous television credits included regular roles in "Heartbeat" as Fiona Weston (1996 - 1997); "
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates " as Margaret Balshaw; and "The Rag Trade " as Shirley (1962-1963). She also played a love interest forArthur Daley in "Minder"; Susan's mother in "Coupling" and Deborah's mother in "Men Behaving Badly ". She had the lead role in the 15 part BBC TV series "The Lotus Eaters " in 1972/73 starring withIan Hendry , and made guest appearance in "Rutland Weekend Television ", the first TV series made by comicEric Idle after "Monty Python's Flying Circus " came to an end. Other comedy roles included appearances on "The Two Ronnies ".She has appeared in "
Doctor Who " on three occasions over three decades: playing Jean Rock in "The Faceless Ones " (1967); Thea Ransome in "Image of the Fendahl " (1977); and Faroon in "Time and the Rani " (1987); and had a small role in the science fiction drama "The Prisoner " and the sitcom "Executive Stress ".She was married to the actor
Ian Hendry until his death in1984 . They played a married couple who ran a taverna together on the island ofCrete in the 1970s drama series The Lotus Eaters.External links
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