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Patricia Laffan (Patricia Alice Laffan) was born on 19 March, 1919 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK, is an Actress. Discover Patricia Laffan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of Patricia Laffan networth?
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Patricia Alice Laffan |
Occupation |
actress |
Age |
95 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
Born |
19 March, 1919 |
Birthday |
19 March |
Birthplace |
Wandsworth, London, England, UK |
Date of death |
10 March, 2014 |
Died Place |
Chelsea, London, England, UK |
Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 95 years old group.
Patricia Laffan Height, Weight & Measurements
At 95 years old, Patricia Laffan height is 5' 6" (1.68 m) .
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5' 6" (1.68 m) |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Patricia Laffan Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Patricia Laffan worth at the age of 95 years old? Patricia Laffan’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
Patricia Laffan's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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Source of Income |
Actress |
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She passed away 9 days shy of her 95th birthday. Her death was not announced publicly at the time and it wasn't until two and a half years later, when a researcher uncovered her death certificate, that it was made public. This would explain why there are no press obituaries for her.
Sadly underused, there were to be few other roles of note for this commanding actress in the wake of 'Devil Girl', except, perhaps, for an integral bit in the enjoyable psychological thriller 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956). Subsequent TV appearances saw her mostly confined to conventional aristocratic ladies in period or crime dramas.
Laffan's other fondly remembered showing on screen was in the campy Devil Girl from Mars (1954), a typically low-budget Danziger Brothers attempt at emulating the success of Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951). Justifiably derided at the time (for such valid reasons as inane writing, lacklustre direction and props acutely reminiscent of kitchen appliances), it has become a surprising cult touchstone for sci-fi aficionados. Why? Certainly because of the picture's sole meritorious component: Patricia Laffan as the Martian invader Nyah, exotically made up, outfitted in PVC jumpsuit, miniskirt, Darth Vader-style cape and skullcap and making the most of her scenes, delivering her lines with practised cold, languid authority.
In between a cluster of nondescript or uncredited roles, we remember her for two indelible cinematic performances: first, as that sumptuously decadent, scheming, malicious Empress Poppaea in MGM's epic blockbuster Quo Vadis (1951) -- sardonic and disdainful in her delivery, at times running close to overshadowing even the great Peter Ustinov in his most famous role as Nero. One of her lavish outfits included a 14 carat gold dress designed by Herschel McCoy. A contemporary BBC interview with Laffan also recounts an incident during the making of Quo Vadis. In this, the actress, while reclining on a divan next to a couple of cheetahs at the end of a love scene with Robert Taylor, was set upon by one of the not so tame cats but managed to escape with a torn dress (the gold one ?) -- "on the other hand, the lions in the arena scene were so bored that they went to sleep in the shade instead of looking hungrily at the Christians".
She said that had she not become an actress she would probably have been a writer. She had a number of short stories published. When she was in France in 1946 she wrote scripts for the Paris radio - she spoke French fluently.
She emerged on stage in 1937 and made her screen debut by 1945.
A statuesque and striking actress with vaguely reptilian aspects, at once sinister and alluring; a smile never more than a whisker away from a sneer and a commanding, imperious presence suggesting innate superiority. Difficult to cast, Patricia Laffan seemed destined to portray the villainous or the eccentric. The daughter of Irish rubber planter Arthur Charles Laffan (1870-1948) and London-born Elvira Alice née Vitali (1896-1979), Patricia was schooled at the Institut français du Royaume-Uni in London and trained in dramatic arts at the prestigious Douglas-Webber School.