Patricia Laffan

Born: 1919-03-19

Birthplace: London, England, UK

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

Quo Vadis
Devil Girl from Mars
23 Paces to Baker Street
Crooks in Cloisters
I See a Dark Stranger
Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies
Anna Karenina
Hangman’s Wharf
Rough Shoot
Hidden Homicide

Top Movie Credits

Quo Vadis Poppaea
23 Paces to Baker Street Miss Alice MacDonald
Crooks in Cloisters Lady Florence
I See a Dark Stranger Bit Part (uncredited)
Anna Karenina Betsy, Princess Tverskoy
Hidden Homicide Jean Gilson