Joan Collins
Actor, Film actor
1933 –
Who is Joan Collins?
Joan Henrietta Collins OBE, is an English actress, author and columnist. Born in Paddington, west London and brought up in Maida Vale, Collins grew up during the Second World War. After making her stage debut in A Doll's House at the age of 9, she was trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After eighteen months at the drama school, she was signed to an exclusive contract by the Rank Organisation and appeared in various British films.
At the age of 22, Collins headed to Hollywood and landed sultry roles in several popular films, including The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing and Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!. While she continued to make films in the US and the UK throughout the 1960s, her career languished in the 1970s, where she appeared in a number of horror flicks. Near the end of the decade, she starred in two films based on best-selling novels by her younger sister Jackie Collins: The Stud and its sequel The Bitch. Returning to her theatrical roots, she played the title role in the 1980 British revival of The Last of Mrs. Cheyney and later had a lead role in the 1990 revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives. In 1981, Collins landed the role of Alexis Carrington Colby in the 1980s television soap opera Dynasty, winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 1982. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1983 for career achievement.
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- Born
- May 23, 1933
Paddington - Also known as
- Joan Henrietta Collins
- The British Open
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Anthony Newley
(1963/05/27 - 1971/08/13) - Ron Kass
(1972/03/11 - 1983) - Percy Gibson
(2002/02/17 - ) - Maxwell Reed
(1952/05/24 - 1956) - Peter Holm
(1985/11/03 - 1987/08/25) - Robin Hurlestone
- Anthony Newley
- Children
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Ethnicity
- English people
- British Jews
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Francis Holland School
- Lived in
- Paddington
- Maida Vale
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on July 23, 2013
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