Patricia Laffan
Acting

Patricia Laffan

Born 19 March 1919 · London, England, UK · Died 10 March 2014

Patricia Alice Laffan (19 March 1919 – 10 March 2014) was an English stage, film, television and radio actress, and also, after her retirement from acting, an international fashion impresario. She was five feet, six inches tall, with dark reddish-brown hair and green eyes. She is best known for her film roles as the Empress Poppaea in Quo Vadis (1951) and the alien Nyah in Devil Girl from Mars (1954). Her biography, Devil Girl Remembered, was written by Andrew Ross in 2021.

Known for

Quo Vadis
23 Paces to Baker Street
Devil Girl from Mars
Crooks in Cloisters
Hidden Homicide
Escape Route
The Count of Monte Cristo
Rough Shoot
Anna Karenina
Hangman’s Wharf
Death in High Heels
Thunder on Sycamore Street
Crooks in Cloisters
Anna Karenina
Hidden Homicide
Thunder on Sycamore Street
23 Paces to Baker Street
Devil Girl from Mars
Rough Shoot
Escape Route
Quo Vadis
Hangman’s Wharf
Death in High Heels
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