Patricia Laffan

Patricia Laffan

Known for

Acting

Born

March 19, 1919

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Died

March 10, 2014 (aged 94)

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.

Best known work

Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis
1951
23 Paces to Baker Street
23 Paces to Baker Street
1956
Devil Girl from Mars
Devil Girl from Mars
1954
I See a Dark Stranger
I See a Dark Stranger
1946
Crooks in Cloisters
Crooks in Cloisters
1964
Maigret
Maigret
1960
Hidden Homicide
Hidden Homicide
1959
Escape Route
Escape Route
1952
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956

Filmography

  1. 2008

    Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies

    as Self

  2. 1964

    Crooks in Cloisters

    as Lady Florence

  3. 1961

    Anna Karenina

    as Betsy, Princess Tverskoy

  4. 1960

    MaigretTV
  5. 1959

    Hidden Homicide

    as Jean Gilson

  6. 1957

  7. 1956

    23 Paces to Baker Street

    as Miss Alice MacDonald

  8. 1956

    Colonel March of Scotland YardTV

    as Jane (1 episode)

  9. 1956

  10. 1954

  11. 1954

    Don't Blame the Stork

    as Lilian Angel

  12. 1953

    Rough Shoot

    as Magda

  13. 1952

    Escape Route

    as Irma Brookes

  14. 1951

    Quo Vadis

    as Poppaea

  15. 1950

    Hangman’s Wharf

    as Rosa Warren

  16. 1947

    Death in High Heels

    as Magda Doon

  17. 1946

    I See a Dark Stranger

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

  18. 1946

    Caravan

    as Betty (uncredited)

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