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[[Image:WandaVentham.JPG|left|thumb|80px|Wanda Ventham - veteran British Actress]] | [[Image:WandaVentham.JPG|left|thumb|right|80px|Wanda Ventham - veteran British Actress]] | ||
Wanda Ventham has appeared numerous times on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', portraying [[Jean Rock]] in "[[The Faceless Ones]]," [[Thea Ransome]] and the [[Fendahl|Fendahl Core]] in "[[Image of the Fendahl]]," and [[Faroon]] in "[[Time and the Rani]]." She was born in [[1939]] in [[Brighton]], [[England]]. | |||
A well-known face on British [[television]] Wanda is probably better known to sci-fi afficionados 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 may also be recognized by fans of the Hammer horror films as the vampiric Lady Durward in ''Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter''. | |||
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.'' She is the mother of television actor Benedict Cumberbatch through her marriage to fellow ''Lotus Eaters'' cast member Timothy Carlton. | |||
== External links == | |||
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0893243/ Wanda Ventham at the Internet Movie Database] | |||
[[Category:Real World|Ventham, Wanda]] | [[Category:Real World|Ventham, Wanda]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who cast|Ventham, Wanda]] | |||
Revision as of 14:26, 21 January 2007
Wanda Ventham has appeared numerous 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 born in 1939 in Brighton, England.
A well-known face on British television Wanda is probably better known to sci-fi afficionados 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 may also be recognized by fans of the Hammer horror films as the vampiric Lady Durward in Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter.
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. She is the mother of television actor Benedict Cumberbatch through her marriage to fellow Lotus Eaters cast member Timothy Carlton.
