Joan Collins
Joan Collins main title credit from Dynasty
Born	May 23, 1933 London, England
Occupation	Actress, author

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Biography

Family and early life

Collins was born in London to Joseph William "Will" Collins (a South African-born Jewish talent agent) and Elsa Bessant (an English mother). She has one full sister, the author Jackie Collins, and a brother Bill Collins. She was educated at the Francis Holland School and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) with actors such as Sir Roger Moore and Sir Michael Caine. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... The English are an ethnic group or nation primarily associated with England and the English language. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... RADAs theatre in London The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as the most prestigious drama school in the world. ... Moore and Tony Curtis in The Persuaders! (1971/72). ... Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth in Batman Begins Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, CBE (born 14 March 1933), known professionally as Sir Michael Caine, is a double Oscar-winning English film actor. ...

Early film career

At the age of 17 Collins was signed to the J. Arthur Rank Film Company, a highly profitable English studio and charm school.

In 1951, she made her feature debut as a beauty contest entrant in Lady Godiva Rides Again. In the early 1950s, she did double duty by posing for pin-up photos and acting in B-movies in Britain. After mild success, she was signed by 20th Century Fox in 1954 as their answer to Elizabeth Taylor. 1951 Film that features Joan Collins in her movie debut as an uncredited Beauty Show Contestant. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... Dame Elizabeth Rosamund Taylor, DBE (born February 27, 1932) is an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning British actress. ...

However, after her youthful and highly splashy career as a sultry starlet, Collins became known more for her personal affairs with leading men such as Warren Beatty than her on-screen achievements.^{[citation needed]} After losing such high-profile roles as Cleopatra (Collins was cast when Elizabeth Taylor fell ill, then dumped upon Taylor's recovery), Collins continued to work in films and occasionally in television. Henry Warren Beaty (born March 30, 1937), now known as Warren Beatty, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. ... Cleopatra is the name of several movies about the last Egyptian queen of the same name. ...

Her notable guest appearances on American TV during the 1960s included Star Trek "The City on the Edge of Forever" , Batman , Mission: Impossible and Police Woman. The City on the Edge of Forever is a first season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. ... Batman was the title of an exceptionally popular 1960s TV series based on the comic-book character Batman that aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) for 2 1/2 seasons from 12 January, 1966 to 14 March, 1968. ... Mission: Impossible is the name of an American television series which aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to September 1973. ... Police Woman was an American television police drama starring Angie Dickinson that ran from 1974 to 1978 on NBC. In this show, Dickinson portrayed the role of Sgt. ...

In the 1970s, Collins starred in the film versions of her sister Jackie Collins' romantic novels The Stud and The Bitch. Both were smash hits in England, becoming the most profitable films since the James Bond series. ^{[citation needed]} To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1978 film starring Joan Collins and Oliver Tobias. ... Look up Bitch on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word bitch — originally used for the female members of the canid species, especially dogs — is more often employed in a figurative sense as an insult for a malicious, spiteful, domineering, intrusive, and/or unpleasant woman (or gay male). ... The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond 007, is a fictional British spy created by writer Ian Fleming in 1952. ...

Dynasty

On the cover of Playboy, December 1983 at the age of 50

Collins' career changed dramatically when she was offered a role in the then-struggling prime time TV soap opera Dynasty (1981 - 1989) by producer Aaron Spelling. Created by Esther Shapiro, Spelling wanted Collins to play the role of tycoon Blake Carrington's vengeful ex-wife. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (504x668, 65 KB)Playboy December 1983 This is a magazine cover. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (504x668, 65 KB)Playboy December 1983 This is a magazine cover. ... Playboy is an American adult entertainment magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ... Braun HF 1, Germany, 1958 Television is a telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound over a distance. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Dynasty was an American primetime television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 10, 1989. ... Aaron Spelling in 1999 following the Beverly Hills, 90210 wrap-up party Aaron F. Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was a American film and television producer. ...

The role of Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan successfully relaunched Collins as a powerful sex symbol and icon of independence in her late 40s. Her performance helped the show beat main rival Dallas to become the No. 1 U.S. TV show in the early 1980s, and she became the highest-paid actress on television at the time. Dynasty was shown in more than 80 countries and is still being re-run today around the world. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Southfork Ranch, home of the Ewing family The original cast of Dallas. ...

She also appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine at the age of 50 to further establish herself as a sex symbol despite the then-popular cultural opinion that older women could not be sexually attractive. Playboy is an American adult entertainment magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

After Dynasty

After the end of Dynasty in 1989, Collins worked less frequently, making guest star appearances on series such as Roseanne, The Nanny and Will & Grace while dabbling in films like Decadence and A Midwinter's Tale in the mid 1990s. Roseanne was an American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997, starring the stand-up comedian Roseanne. ... The Nanny was an American sitcom that first aired on November 3, 1993 on CBS. It starred Fran Drescher as the nanny named Fran (as Ann Hampton Callaway sang in the theme she wrote). ... Will & Grace was a popular Emmy Award-winning American television situation comedy that focused on Will Truman, a gay lawyer and his best friend Grace Adler, a straight Jewish woman who runs her own interior design firm, as well as Karen Walker, a very rich socialite and Jack McFarland, an... Decadence generally refers to the supposed decline of a society because of moral weakness. ... A Midwinters Tale is a 1996 romantic comedy directed by Kenneth Branagh. ...

In 1992 she made her successful Broadway debut in an adaptation of Noel Coward's Private Lives. She also guest starred in six episodes of Aaron Spelling's prime time soap opera Pacific Palisades in 1997. Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Sir Noel Peirce Coward (spelling his forename Noël with the diaeresis was an affectation of later life) (16 December 1899 – 26 March 1973) was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. ... Private Lives is a play written by Noel Coward in 1930. ... Aaron Spelling in 1999 following the Beverly Hills, 90210 wrap-up party Aaron F. Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was a American film and television producer. ... Pacific Palisades is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California located between Brentwood to the east, Malibu to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. ...

In the late 1990s she appeared in several theatrical tours with the likes of George Hamilton and Stacey Keach. Additionally, she appeared in a West End production of Over the Moon with eccentric actor Frank Langella in 2000. George Hamilton may refer to: George Hamilton (actor) (born 1939) His father, a bandleader George Hamilton, IV (born 1937), country music performer George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney (1666-1737) George Hamilton (commentator), gaffe-prone football (soccer) commentator. ... Stacy Keach (born June 2, 1941) is an American actor and narrator. ... Over the Moon is the title of the live album by singer-songwriter Judie Tzuke, released in 1997. ... Frank Langella (born January 1, 1940 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American stage and film actor. ...

In 2002 she appeared in a limited run on the legendary daytime soap opera Guiding Light to favorable reviews. In 2004 she toured the United Kingdom with a revival of the play Full Circle to great success and much critical praise. In 2005 she proved to be a formidable guest host of the popular British quiz show Have I Got News For You, often making quick jokes with the audience. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Full Circle (previously Dear Charles) is a play by Alan Melville adapted from Les Enfants dEdouard by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and Frederick Jackson. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

In early 2006, Collins toured the United Kingdom in A Night With Joan Collins, a one-woman show in which she detailed the highs and lows of her roller coaster career and life, directed by her husband Percy Gibson. Percy Gibson (b. ...

Collins joined the cast of the hit British television series Footballer's Wives for a limited run as a glamorous magazine mogul, aptly named Eva de Woolfe. She also guest starred in the BBC series Hotel Babylon in 2006 as a lonely aristocrat desperate for romance. Footballers Wives is a UK television drama surrounding the private lives of a group of professional footballers. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ... Hotel Babylon is a BBC television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones and Anonymous, first shown in January 2006. ...

In late 2006 she is set to tour North America in the play Legends! with former Dynasty co-star Linda Evans. Dynasty was an American primetime television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 10, 1989. ... Main title caption from Dynasty. ...

Marriage and family

While starring in a handful of Rank productions in 1952, Collins married British screen icon Maxwell Reed, whom she divorced in 1956 on her twenty-third birthday after he attempted to sell her to an Arab sheik. During this time she carried on much-talked-about romances with Conrad Hilton Jr., Dennis Hopper, Ryan O'Neal, Terence Stamp, Sydney Chaplin, and Warren Beatty. Maxwell Reed is a 1950s British matinee idol with the Rank Organisation. ... Conrad Hilton, Jr. ... Dennis Hopper (born May 17, 1936) is an American actor and film-maker. ... Patrick Ryan ONeal (born April 20, 1941) is an American actor. ... Terence Stamp as General Zod in Superman II. Terence Stamp (born July 23, 1938) is a British actor. ... Sydney Chaplin (1885-1965) was the elder half-brother of Charlie Chaplin and the half-uncle of the actor Sydney Chaplin (1926- ), who was born as Sydney Earle Chaplin. ... Henry Warren Beaty (born March 30, 1937), now known as Warren Beatty, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. ...

The gossip mills set ablaze when Collins walked away from Hollywood and a successful career in the early 1960s to marry Anthony Newley, an award winning singer, actor and film composer. With Newley she had two children, a daughter, Tara (now a British television broadcaster) and a son, Sacha (who is now a highly regarded artist). ... George Anthony Newley (b. ...

In 1972 Collins married her third husband, Ron Kass, who had been the president of Apple Records during the reign of The Beatles. During their marriage Collins had her third and final child, a daughter, Katyana (a photographer). In 1980, Collins' world was turned upside down when Katy was struck by a speeding car, leaving the young child in a coma. Collins and her husband bought a trailer and parked it in the hospital parking lot in order to be as close to their daughter as possible. Their persistence paid off when Katyana emerged from her coma a few months later, although it would take years for her to fully recover. Ron Kass was the one-time head of Apple Records, the label set up by The Beatles. ... The Beatles, a English musical group from Liverpool, are the most critically acclaimed, commercially successful popular music artists in history. ...

Unfortunately, like her other two marriages, Collins' third attempt at matrimony failed as she and Kass divorced in 1983 as he battled substance abuse, although they remained very close until his death, from cancer, in 1986 as Collins was riding the crest of her super stardom on Dynasty. Dynasty was an American primetime television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 10, 1989. ...

In 1985, Collins became a bride for the fourth time when she married Swedish singer Peter Holm in a quickie ceremony in Las Vegas. The marriage lasted a year and the divorce proceedings lasted just as long with a media circus ensuing. Collins left Los Angeles and returned to London where she lived with much younger art dealer Robin Hurlstone for over a decade. Peter Holm is a former pop singer and Swedish playboy who was married to actress Joan Collins between 1985-1986. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

In 2001 Collins and Hurlstone ended their relationship and Collins struck up a romance with theatrical company manager Percy Gibson, a man 32 years her junior. ("If he dies, he dies" quipped Collins.) They married on February 17, 2002 at Claridge's Hotel in London. Percy Gibson (b. ...

Personal politics

After decades of flirting with British politics on May 24, 2004, Collins joined the UK Independence Party. [1] In October 2004, Collins stated she was not a supporter, but rather a patron of the party. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a right-wing political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ...

In early 2005, Collins commented that she had rejoined the Conservative Party, stating, "The Labour Party doesn't care about the British people." [2] In addition, after writing several articles for the UK newspaper The Daily Mail in 2005, it was rumoured that Collins was approached by several members of the Conservative Party in hopes of luring her to run for Parliament. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... The Daily Mail and its Sunday edition the Mail on Sunday are British newspapers, first published in 1896. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in red and orange—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ...

She also continues to contribute as The Spectator Magazine Guest Diarist, something she has done since the late 1990s. This article is about the British weekly magazine: there are articles on several other magazines called The Spectator such as Addison and Steeles influential literary magazine, The Spectator (1711), and the others can be found at The Spectator (disambiguation). ...

She has commented that she was a huge supporter of former prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. Collins is also a devout monarchist, remaining loyal to the British Royal Family. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. ...

Charitable Work

Collins has publicly supported several charities for several decades. In 1983 she was named a patron of the International Foundation for Children with Learning Disabilities, earning the foundations highest honour in 1988 for her continuing support. Additionally, 1988 also saw the opening of the Joan Collins Wing of the Children's Hospital of Michigan. In 1990 she was made an honorary founding member of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. In 1994 Collins was awarded the lifetime achievement award from the Association of Breast Cancer Studies in Great Britain for her contribution to breast cancer awareness in the UK. In 2003 she became a patron of the Shooting Star Children's Hospice in Great Britain while continuing to support several foster children in India, something she has done for the past 25 years. The NSPCC, correctly known as the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is the UKs leading charity [1] specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. ...

Homes

Collins has lived, at different times, in London and Los Angeles. In 2001 Collins sold her Los Angeles penthouse, moving to a luxurious Manhattan condo in the Upper East Side. She now divides her time between her New York City home, an apartment in the fashionable neighbourhood of Belgravia (London), and a stylish villa in the south of France. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... This article refers to a form of housing. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Belgravia is a district in the City of Westminster, London, England, to the south-west of Buckingham Palace. ...

Books

Her sister, Jackie Collins, is a well-known novelist, and Joan Collins has also established herself as an author. In addition to her memoirs, Past Imperfect (1978) and Second Act (1996), she has written bestselling novels (Prime Time, Love & Desire & Hate, Infamous, Star Quality, Misfortune's Daughters) and lifestyle books (The Joan Collins Beauty Book, My Secrets, My Friends Secrets, Joan's Way, The Art of Living Well). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In September, 1991, Joan Collins delivered a 690-page manuscript to Random House. However, the publishing firm later demanded the return of its $1.3 million advance from Collins, claiming she failed to deliver completed books as per her contract. In court, Collins stated that Random House had received her novel, The Ruling Passion, in 1991 plus another novel, Hell Hath No Fury, in September, 1992. She also contended that Random House had not provided the editorial assistance she had expected. Random House is a publishing division of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann based in New York City. ...

Her Random House contract, negotiated by agent Irving Lazar, required that she was to be paid even if her completed manuscripts were not published. On February 29, 1996, a jury determined that she could keep the advance for the first novel, but the publisher did not have to pay for the second manuscript since it was a reworking of the first. Judge Ira Gammerman then ruled that Random House owed Collins $925,000 plus interest for a grand total of $1.3 million. Irving Lazar and Diana Ross Irving Paul Swifty Lazar (March 28, 1907 – December 30, 1993) was a legendary agent and deal-maker for Hollywood movie stars and authors. ...

The Guinness Book of World Records cites Collins as holding the record for retaining the world's largest unreturned payment for an unpublished manuscript. The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...

TV adverts

Beginning in the early 1970s, Collins appeared in television and magazine advertisements for British Airways, in which she was referred to as their "Most Frequent Flyer of First Class" a title which she has maintained, having promoted the airline for more than three decades. In the late 1970s, she appeared alongside Leonard Rossiter in a series of Cinzano TV commercials in which the drink was spilled down her character's dress. This was named as one of the Top 100 British Adverts in a Channel 4 poll. In the mid 1980s, Collins appeared in print advertisements for Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Sanyo and was the face of Revlon's Scoundrel perfume. In 1992 she appeared in internationally broadcast television commercials for Marca Bravaria beer while also acting as the face of the perfume Spectacular. Since 2000 she has appeared in TV ads for UK retailer Marks & Spencer, Olympus cameras, Old Navy and Marriott hotels. British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe, with more flights from Europe across the Atlantic than any other operator. ... Leonard Rossiter (born Liverpool, England, October 21st 1926 - died London, October 5th 1984) was a distinguished British actor, most widely known for his comedy roles in two British television series of the 1970s. ... Channel 4 is a public-service television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... A can of ginger ale Canada Dry Canada Dry is a brand of soft drinks marketed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, a unit of Cadbury-Schweppes. ... Ginger ale is a soft drink flavored with ginger. ... Old logo New logo Sanyo Electric Co. ... Revlon (NYSE: REV) is an American cosmetics company. ... Marks & Spencer plc is mint(known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks or Marks) is a British retailer. ... This article refers to a mountain in Greece. ... Old Navy is a brand of clothing and chain of stores owned by Gap Inc. ... Marriott International, Inc. ...

Music

In 1956 she sang in the musical The Opposite Sex. The Opposite Sex (1956) is a musical remake of the 1939 classic comedy The Women. ...

In 1959 she sang It's Great Not To Be Nominated at the Academy Awards with fellow British actresses Angela Lansbury and Dana Wynter. Angela Lansbury, Dublin Ireland, 2006. ... Dana Wynter (born June 8, 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a popular actress in the 1950s. ...

In 1963 she teamed up with husband, Anthony Newley and Peter Sellers to record the album Fool Britannia which made the UK Top 10. George Anthony Newley (b. ... Richard Henry Peter Sellers, CBE (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980) was an English comedian, actor, and performer, who came to prominence on the BBC radio series The Goon Show and later became a film star. ...

In 2001 she was featured in the music video for Badly Drawn Boy's Pissing in the Wind which made the Top 30 in the UK Singles chart. Badly Drawn Boy live in Paris (2003). ...

Titles

In 1997, Collins was granted the title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of 16 sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally, though she is more directly involved with the United Kingdom, where the Royal Family resides, and the Monarchy is historically indigenous. ...

Collins often styles herself in the following ways for official patronage to several charities:

• Joan Collins OBE.
• Joan Collins, Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Awards

• 1978: Saturn Award nomination, Best Actress in a Science Fiction film, Empire of the Ants.
• 1982: Golden Globe nomination, Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama), Dynasty.
• 1982: Golden Apple Award, Female Star of the Year.
• 1983: Emmy Award nomination, Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama), Dynasty.
• 1983: Golden Globe, Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama), Dynasty.
• 1983: Cable ACE Award nomination, Best Actress in a Drama Series, Faerie Tale Theatre's Hansel and Gretel.
• 1983: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Career Achievement.
• 1984: Soap Opera Digest Award, Outstanding Villainess in a Primetime Drama Series, Dynasty.
• 1984: Golden Globe nomination, Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama), Dynasty.
• 1985: People's Choice Award: Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, Dynasty.
• 1985: Soap Opera Digest Award, Outstanding Villainess in a Primetime Drama Series, Dynasty.
• 1985: Golden Globe nomination, Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama), Dynasty.
• 1986: Soap Opera Digest Award nomination, Outstanding Villainess in a Primetime Drama Series and Outstanding Actress in a Comic Relief Role in a Primetime Drama Series, Dynasty.
• 1986: Golden Globe nomination, Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama), Dynasty.
• 1987: Golden Globe nomination, Best Actress in a TV Series (Drama), Dynasty.
• 1988: Soap Opera Digest Award nomination, Outstanding Villainess in a Primetime Drama Series, Dynasty.
• 1996: OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and the British Government for her contribution to the arts and ongoing charity work.
• 1999: Millennium Award of Achievement, Golden Camera Film Council.
• 2001: Golden Nymph, Outstanding Female Actor, Monte Carlo Television Festival.
• 2002: Icon Award, Maxim Magazine UK.
• 2005: Lifetime Achievement Award, San Diego International Film Festival.

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Filmography

• Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
• The Woman's Angle (1952)
• Judgment Deferred (1952)
• The Slasher (1952)
• I Believe in You (1952)
• The Square Ring (1953)
• Turn the Key Softly (1953)
• Decameron Nights (1953)
• The Adventures of Sadie (1954)
• The Good Die Young (1954)
• Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
• The Virgin Queen (1955)
• The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
• The Opposite Sex (1956)
• The Wayward Bus (1957)
• Island in the Sun (1957)
• Stopover Tokyo (1957)
• Sea Wife (1957)
• The Bravados (1958)
• Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
• Seven Thieves (1960)
• Esther and the King (1960)
• The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
• Hard Time for Princes (1965)
• Warning Shot (1967)
• Wedding of the Doll (1968) (documentary)
• Besieged (1969)
• Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
• If It's Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium (1969) (Cameo)
• Subterfuge (1969)
• The Executioner (1970)
• Up in the Cellar (1970)
• Inn of the Frightened People (1971)
• Quest for Love (1971)
• Tales from the Crypt (1972)
• Fear in the Night (1972)
• Dark Places (1973)
• Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
• Football Crazy (1974)
• The Devil Within Her (1975)
• Alfie Darling (1975)
• The Cry of the Wolf (1975)
• The Promise (1976)
• The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976)
• Magnum Cop (1977)
• Empire of the Ants (1977)
• The Stud (1978)
• The Big Sleep (1978)
• Zero to Sixty (1978)
• A Game for Vultures (1979)
• The Bitch (1979)
• Sunburn (1979)
• Nutcracker (1982)
• Homework (1982)
• Decadence (1994)
• In the Bleak Midwinter (1995)
• The Clandestine Marriage (1999)
• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
• Ozzie (2001)
• Ellis in Glamourland (2004)

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Theatrical credits

• 1946, A Dolls House at the Arts Theatre, London.
• 1952, The Seventh Veil at the Queen's Theatre, London.
• 1952, Jassey at the Queens's Theatre, London.
• 1953, The Praying Mantis UK Tour.
• 1953, Claudia and David at the Queen's Theatre, London.
• 1954, The Skin Of Our Teeth at the Queen's Theatre, London.
• 1979, The Last Of Mrs. Cheney at the Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester.
• 1979, Murder In Mind at the Chichester and Brighton Theatres, Chichester & Brighton.
• 1981, The Last Of Mrs. Cheney at the Cambridge Theatre, London.
• 1990-1991, Private Lives at the Aldwych Theatre, London.
• 1991-1992, Private Lives at the Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York.
• 2000, Love Letters USA Tour.
• 2001, Over The Moon UK Tour.
• 2004, Full Circle UK Tour.
• 2006, A Night with Joan Collins UK Tour
• 2006-2007, Legends North American Tour

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Television credits

• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) (Guest Appearance)
• Batman (1967) (Guest Appearance)
• Star Trek "The City on the Edge of Forever" (1967)
• Mission Impossible (1969) (Guest Appearance)
• The Persuaders! (1972) (Guest Appearance)
• The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)
• Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1973)
• Space: 1999 (1975) (Guest Appearance)
• Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (1976) (miniseries)
• The Fantastic Journey (1976)
• Future Cop (1977) (Guest Appearance)
• Starsky and Hutch (1977) (Guest Appearance)
• Tales of the Unexpected (1979-1980)
• Fantasy Island (1980) (Guest Appearance)
• Dynasty (1981-1989)
• Paper Dolls (1982)
• The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1983) (in episode, Hansel and Gretel)
• Making of a Male Model (1983)
• The Love Boat (1983) (Guest Appearance)
• Her Life as a Man (1984)
• The Cartier Affair (1984)
• Sins (1986) (also executive producer)
• Monte Carlo (1986) (also executive producer)
• Red Peppers (1991)
• Collins Meets Coward, Tonight at 8:30 (1991)
• Dynasty: The Reunion (1991)
• Roseanne (1993) (Guest Appearance)
• Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995)
• Hart to Hart: Two Harts in Three-Quarters Time (1995)
• The Nanny (1996) (Guest Appearance)
• Pacific Palisades (1997)
• Sweet Deception (1998)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
• Will and Grace (2000) (Guest Appearance)
• These Old Broads (2001)
• Guiding Light (2002)
• Have I Got News For You (2005) (as Guest Presenter)
• Footballers' Wives (2006) (Episodes 5 & 6)
• Hotel Babylon (2006) (Guest Appearance)
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2006) (Guest Appearance)
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (2006) (Celebrity Special with husband, Percy Gibson)

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External links

• Official Website
• Joan Collins at the Internet Movie Database
• THE JOAN COLLINS MY-SPACE PAGE
• Joan Collins article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki.
• Joan Collins links