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 and published by Fantom Publishing.
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Full name at birth | Patricia Alice Laffan
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Claim to fame | Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
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Date of birth | 19 March 1919
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Place of birth | London, England, UK
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Date of death | 10 March 2014
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Age | 94 (age at death)
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Place of death | Chelsea, London, England, UK
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Cause of death | Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome
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Occupation | Stage, film, TV and radio Actress, International fashion impresario
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Height | 5' 6" (168 cm)
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Distinctive feature | Sinister and alluring
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High school | Institut français du Royaume-Uni in London
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University | Webber-Douglas Dramatic School
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Patricia Laffan is known for her role in the film Devil Girl from Mars (1954) as Nyah.
She is also known for her role in the film Quo Vadis (1951) as Poppaea.
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