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|story = ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'', ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'' & ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' | |story = ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'', ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'' & ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'' | ||
|time = 1967, 1977, 1987 | |time = 1967, 1977, 1987 | ||
|non dwu = ''The Navy Lark'', ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', ''Carry on...'' films, ''The Likely Lads'', ''[[The Avengers]]'', ''Watch the Birdies'', ''The Prisoner'', ''A Family at War'', ''UFO'', ''The Lotus Eaters'', ''Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''Emmerdale Farm'', ''Crown Court'', ''Minder'', ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]...'', ''Heartbeat'', ''Casualty'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Holby City'', ''[[Sherlock]]'' | |non dwu = ''The Navy Lark'', ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', ''Carry on...'' films, ''The Likely Lads'', ''[[The Avengers]]'', ''Watch the Birdies'', ''The Prisoner'', ''A Family at War'', ''UFO'', ''The Lotus Eaters'', ''Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''Emmerdale Farm'', ''Crown Court'', ''Minder'', ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]...'', ''Heartbeat'', ''Casualty'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Holby City'', ''[[Sherlock (series)|Sherlock]]'' | ||
|imdb = 0893243 | |imdb = 0893243 | ||
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'''Wanda Ventham''' (born [[5 August (people)|5 August]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/Classicbritcom/status/1026062671697899520 Twitter]</ref>) is a veteran [[Great Britain|British]] actress who has appeared many times on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', portraying [[Jean Rock]] in ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'', [[Thea Ransome]] and the [[Fendahl|Fendahl Core]] in ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'' and [[Faroon]] in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. | '''Wanda Ventham''' (born [[5 August (people)|5 August]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/Classicbritcom/status/1026062671697899520 Twitter]</ref>) is a veteran [[Great Britain|British]] actress who has appeared many times on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', portraying [[Jean Rock]] in ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'', [[Thea Ransome]] and the [[Fendahl|Fendahl Core]] in ''[[Image of the Fendahl (TV story)|Image of the Fendahl]]'' and [[Faroon]] in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. | ||
She | She was also considered for the roles of [[Tanha]] in ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'' ([[TCH 36]]), Doctor [[Solow]] and [[Preston (Warriors of the Deep)|Preston]] in ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'' ([[TCH 38]]) and [[Katryca|Queen Katryca]] in ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]''. ([[TCH 42]]) | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
A well-known face on British [[television]] Wanda is probably better known to sci-fi fans as Col. Virginia Lake, second in command of S.H.A.D.O., the secret alien-fighting organisation featured in Gerry Anderson's ''UFO''. She is widely recognised from this series, even though in fact in she appeared in only a few episodes. Her character was considered ground-breaking in an era when women were not often portrayed in TV or film in roles of command. She may be recognised by fans of the Hammer horror films as the vampiric Lady Durward in ''Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter''. She also appeared in an episode of Patrick McGoohan's ''The Prisoner''. | A well-known face on British [[television]] Wanda is probably better known to sci-fi fans as Col. Virginia Lake, second in command of S.H.A.D.O., the secret alien-fighting organisation featured in Gerry Anderson's ''UFO''. She is widely recognised from this series, even though in fact in she appeared in only a few episodes. Her character was considered ground-breaking in an era when women were not often portrayed in TV or film in roles of command. She may be recognised by fans of the Hammer horror films as the vampiric Lady Durward in ''Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter''. She also appeared in an episode of Patrick McGoohan's ''The Prisoner''. | ||
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Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, Wanda Ventham's roles have been varied during her long career, including parts in ''The Lotus Eaters'', ''Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'', ''Only Fools and Horses'' and ''Men Behaving Badly''. | Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, Wanda Ventham's roles have been varied during her long career, including parts in ''The Lotus Eaters'', ''Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'', ''Only Fools and Horses'' and ''Men Behaving Badly''. | ||
== Personal | == Personal life == | ||
She is the mother of television actor and [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] guest actor [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] through her marriage to fellow ''Lotus Eaters'' cast member Timothy Carlton. | She is the mother of television actor and [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] guest actor [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] through her marriage to fellow ''Lotus Eaters'' cast member Timothy Carlton. | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:25, 4 October 2023
Wanda Ventham (born 5 August 1935[1]) is a veteran British actress who has appeared many times on Doctor Who, portraying Jean Rock in The Faceless Ones, Thea Ransome and the Fendahl Core in Image of the Fendahl and Faroon in Time and the Rani.
She was also considered for the roles of Tanha in Snakedance (TCH 36), Doctor Solow and Preston in Warriors of the Deep (TCH 38) and Queen Katryca in The Mysterious Planet. (TCH 42)
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
A well-known face on British television Wanda is probably better known to sci-fi fans as Col. Virginia Lake, second in command of S.H.A.D.O., the secret alien-fighting organisation featured in Gerry Anderson's UFO. She is widely recognised from this series, even though in fact in she appeared in only a few episodes. Her character was considered ground-breaking in an era when women were not often portrayed in TV or film in roles of command. She may be recognised by fans of the Hammer horror films as the vampiric Lady Durward in Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter. She also appeared in an episode of Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner.
Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, Wanda Ventham's roles have been varied during her long career, including parts in The Lotus Eaters, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Only Fools and Horses and Men Behaving Badly.
Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]
She is the mother of television actor and Big Finish Doctor Who guest actor Benedict Cumberbatch through her marriage to fellow Lotus Eaters cast member Timothy Carlton.
