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Patricia Laffan
Actor

Patricia Laffan

19 Mar 1919Born
10 Mar 2014Died
94Age at death
17Credits

Biography

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

Filmography

  1. 1964Crooks in CloistersFilm: Lady Florence
  2. 1961Anna KareninaFilm: Betsy, Princess Tverskoy
  3. 1960MaigretSeries (1 episode)
  4. 1959Hidden HomicideFilm: Jean Gilson
  5. 1957Thunder on Sycamore StreetFilm: Phyllis Hayes
  6. 195623 Paces to Baker StreetFilm: Miss Alice MacDonald
  7. 1956Colonel March of Scotland YardSeries: Jane (1 episode)
  8. 1956The Count of Monte CristoSeries (3 episodes)
  9. 1954Devil Girl from MarsFilm: Nyah
  10. 1954Don't Blame the StorkFilm: Lilian Angel
  11. 1953Rough ShootFilm: Magda
  12. 1952Escape RouteFilm: Irma Brookes
  13. 1951Quo VadisFilm: Poppaea
  14. 1950Hangman’s WharfFilm: Rosa Warren
  15. 1947Death in High HeelsFilm: Magda Doon
  16. 1946I See a Dark StrangerFilm: Bit Part (uncredited)
  17. 1946CaravanFilm: Betty (uncredited)

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