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Patricia Laffan
Born 1919-03-19London, England, UK
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B MoviesSelfCrooks in CloistersLady FlorenceAnna KareninaBetsy, Princess TverskoyHidden HomicideJean GilsonThunder on Sycamore StreetPhyllis Hayes23 Paces to Baker StreetMiss Alice MacDonaldDevil Girl from MarsNyahDon't Blame the StorkLilian AngelRough ShootMagdaEscape RouteIrma BrookesQuo VadisPoppaeaHangman’s WharfRosa WarrenDeath in High HeelsMagda DoonI See a Dark StrangerBit Part (uncredited)CaravanBetty (uncredited)