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-fighing organisation featured in Gerry Andersons 'UFO'.
Her roles have been varied during her long career, including The Lotus Eaters, Men Behaving Badly and Doctor Who.
Wanda Ventham was born in 1939 in Brighton, England.