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Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Awards, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 1983, Collins was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She has been recognised for her , particularly her advocacy towards causes relating to children, which has earned her many honours. In 2015, she was made a Dame by Queen for her charitable services, presented to her by then .

Collins trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She signed to The Rank Organisation at the age of 17 and had small roles in the British films Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) and The Woman's Angle (1952) before taking on a supporting role in Judgment Deferred (1952). She went under contract to 20th Century Fox in 1955, and in that same year she starred as in The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing, Elizabeth Raleigh in The Virgin Queen and Princess Nellifer in Land of the Pharaohs, the latter garnering a . Collins continued to take on film roles throughout the late 1950s, appearing in The Opposite Sex (1956), (1957), and The Wayward Bus (1957). After starring in the epic film Esther and the King (1960), she was, upon request, released from her contract with 20th Century Fox.

Collins appeared only in a few film roles in the 1960s, notably starring in (1960), The Road to Hong Kong (1962), and Warning Shot (1967). She also appeared in an episode of Star Trek (1967) and in Subterfuge (1968). She began to take on local roles again back in Britain in the 1970s, appearing in the films Revenge, Quest for Love (both 1971), Tales from the Crypt, Fear in the Night (both 1972), Dark Places and Tales That Witness Madness (both 1973), as well as Empire of the Ants (1977), which earned her a nomination, The Stud, Zero to Sixty (both 1978), Game for Vultures, and The Bitch (both 1979).

From 1981 to 1989, Collins starred as in the soap opera Dynasty, which made her an international superstar. It brought her critical acclaim, winning her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama in 1982, and earning her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1984.

In the 1990s and 2000s, Collins worked sporadically in acting. She took fewer film roles, most notably appearing in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) and the TV movie These Old Broads (2001) alongside , and . She made her comeback to mainstream television in the 2010s, taking on recurring roles in the series (2011–2013), The Royals (2014–2018), Benidorm (2014–2017) and (2018). Her first starring film role since the 1980s was The Time of Their Lives (2017), and she has also appeared in various , which includes the critically acclaimed Gerry (2018).


Early life
Collins was born in , London on 23 May 1933,
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and brought up in , the daughter of Elsa Collins (née Bessant), a dance teacher, and Joseph William Collins, a talent agent (whose clients would later include , and Tom Jones). Her father, a native of South Africa, was , and her British mother was . Joan Collins: low cunning and high drama, Telegraph.co.uk; accessed 28 December 2014. "Queen of Hollywood gossip mill Jackie Collins's novels grow out of the best dirt" , nl.newsbank.com; accessed 28 December 2014. "Collins returns to an early love, the stage" , Nl.newsbank.com; accessed 28 December 2014. She had two younger siblings, , a novelist, and Bill, a property agent. (subscription required) She was educated at the Francis Holland School, an independent day school for girls in London. Francis Holland School, NW1 at Tatler Schools Guide , Tatler.com; retrieved 28 December 2014. Collins made her stage debut in the play A Doll's House at the age of nine, and at the age of 16 trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. At the age of 17, Collins was signed to the Rank Organisation, a British film studio. Joan Collins bio, TCM.com; accessed 28 December 2014.


Acting career

1950s
After signing with Rank, Collins appeared in many British films. Her feature debut as a film extra playing a beauty contestant in Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) which featured . Collins followed up with The Woman's Angle (1952) a minor role as a Greek maid. Next was a more significant role as a gangster's moll in Judgment Deferred (1952).

Collins's big break came with a major, highly publicised role as a juvenile delinquent in I Believe in You (1952). Her success in the part led to her initial stardom and the press nickname "Britain's Bad Girl". Her subsequent films whilst under contract to Rank included (1953) with ; England's first drama, (1953), directed by ; Turn the Key Softly (1953), a drama about three women released from prison on the same day; and the boxing saga The Square Ring (1953).

Collins was top-billed in the desert island comedy Our Girl Friday (1953), co starring . She was directed again by Lewis Gilbert in The Good Die Young (1954) with and . Between films, she appeared in several plays in London including The Seventh Veil (1952), Jassy (1952), Claudia and David (1954), and The Skin of Our Teeth (1954), as well as a UK tour of The Praying Mantis (1953).

In 1954, Collins was chosen by American director to star as the scheming Princess Nellifer in her first international production, Land of the Pharaohs. The lavish historical epic was unsuccessful upon release but has been lauded by and French critics supporting the for numerous elements of its physical production. in his book Cult Movies (1981), selected it as a .. Cult Movies, Delta Books, 1981. Collins's sultry performance so impressed 20th Century Fox chief that he signed the young star to a seven-year contract with the Hollywood studio.

Collins made her Hollywood film debut in the lavish historical drama The Virgin Queen (1955). The British newcomer was given equal billing with established stars and . The same year, Collins was cast in the starring role of in The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing with and . The part had originally been intended for , however problems between Monroe and Fox led to Collins gaining the role.

MGM borrowed Collins for The Opposite Sex (1956), a musical remake of The Women (1939) in which she was cast as the gold digging Crystal, the role played by in the original. She then starred as a young nun in (1956), top-billed over co-star , followed by the all-star Island in the Sun (1957), which was a major box-office success. The film earned $5,550,000 worldwide, and finished as the sixth-highest-grossing film of 1957.LINDSAY ANDERSON, and DAVID DENT. "Time For New Ideas." Times London, January 8, 1958: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. July 11, 2012. In 1957, she was top-billed over in the film version of 's The Wayward Bus, which despite disappointing reviews

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was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear Award at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. She then starred opposite in the espionage thriller (1957), and was 's leading lady in the Western drama (1958). The comedy Rally Round the Flag, Boys (1958) cast Collins as a temptress out to seduce away from . Next came the tense crime caper (1960) opposite Edward G. Robinson and .


1960s
In 1960, Collins became increasingly disillusioned with 20th Century Fox when, having been the original choice to play the title role in Cleopatra, the part went instead to . Collins withdrew from the studio's production of Sons and Lovers, and requested a release from her contract, but agreed to star in one last film for Fox, top-billed again in the biblical epic Esther and the King (1960).

In 1961, she returned to London to star opposite and in the last of that film duo's "road" pictures, The Road to Hong Kong (1962). Former "road" leading lady was relegated to a guest appearance in the film. In Italy, Collins starred in Hard Time for Princes (1965); back in the US she played 's wife in the detective thriller Warning Shot (1967); in the UK she was the leading lady in the spy caper Subterfuge (1968); and made a cameo appearance in the comedy If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969).

In the US, Collins starred opposite her husband in his autobiographical musical Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969), a decision she later regretted. Then came the female lead in the Italian drama L'amore brave (1969), The Executioner (1970), a thriller with George Peppard, and Up in the Cellar (1970), a quasisequel to Three in the Attic. Although she had made several appearances on interview and game shows in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Collins began her television dramatic career with a guest role in The Human Jungle in 1963. Her notable appearances on American television during the 1960s included playing the villainous Siren in Batman, Run For Your Life, The Virginian, , The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and in , she played Edith Keeler in the episode, "The City on the Edge of Forever" (1967), an episode, noted by many critics and fans as the best Star Trek episode of the whole franchise


1970s
In the 1970s, Collins remained busy on television. She starred in the TV movies The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) with and , and Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1973) opposite Brian Kelly. Her many guest appearances during the decade included The Persuaders! alongside and , Fallen Angels with , Space 1999, Orson Welles Great Mysteries, Police Woman, The Moneychangers with and Christopher Plummer, Starsky and Hutch, , Switch, Future Cop, , The Fantastic Journey, and three separate episodes of Tales of the Unexpected. She rounded off the decade playing Cleopatra in an episode of 's . In 1970, Collins returned to Britain and starred in several films, mostly thrillers and horror films: Revenge (1971), as the vengeance-seeking mother of a murdered child; Quest for Love (1971), a romantic science-fiction piece; Tales from the Crypt (1972), a highly successful horror anthology; Fear in the Night (1972), a psychological horror from ; Dark Places (1973), a thriller with ; and Tales That Witness Madness (1973), another horror anthology. She went to Italy for the football-themed comedy L'arbitro (1974), to Spain for The Great Adventure opposite and returned to England for yet another horror, playing the mother of a murderous infant in I Don't Want to Be Born (1975).

After two comedies, (1975) and The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976), Collins returned to the US to make what she now refers to as the nadir of her film career, the giant insect science-fiction piece Empire of the Ants (1977). In Italy she was the leading lady in the thriller Fearless (1978); in the US made the lighthearted Zero to Sixty (1978); and back in the UK appeared with in The Big Sleep.

In 1978, Collins was catapulted back to major stardom in the UK when she starred in the film version of her sister 's racy novel The Stud. It was made for $600,000 and went on to gross over $20,000,000 internationally. At the same time she published her autobiography, Past Imperfect, which went to number 1 in the bestseller charts. The Stud was so successful that a sequel, The Bitch (1979) was hastily arranged and was also a hit. After shooting Game for Vultures (1979) opposite and Sunburn (1979) with , Collins returned to the stage for the first time in many years to play the title role in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1980) in London's West End.


1980s
The success of The Stud and The Bitch helped Collins to be cast in the second season of the then-struggling soap opera Dynasty (1981–89), as , the beautiful and vengeful ex-wife of oil tycoon (). Dynasty became an enormous worldwide phenomenon, and by 1985 the programme was the number-one show in the United States, beating out rival Dallas, which ranked number two. For her portrayal of Alexis, Collins was nominated six times for a Golden Globe Award (every year from 1982 to 1987), winning in 1983, the same year she was nominated for an Emmy as Best Actress in a Drama Series. In accepting the award, Collins thanked for turning down the part of Alexis.

Her performance is generally credited as the chief factor in the fledgling show's subsequent rise in the Schemering, Christopher. The Soap Opera Encyclopedia, September 1985, pp 80–81, (1st edition) to a hit rivalling Dallas. Co-star noted that Collins "just flew" in the role that was "tailor made... just spot on." In Dynasty producer 's final press interview, he said of Collins: "We didn't write Joan Collins. She played Joan Collins. Am I right? We wrote a character, but the character could have been played by 50 people and 49 of them would have failed. She made it work." In recognition of her new status, in 1983 Collins was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for career achievement.

Whilst filming Dynasty, Collins starred in the feature film Nutcracker (1982) and the TV movies (1982), The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982), Making of a Male Model (1983) with , Her Life as a Man (1984), and The Cartier Affair (1984) with . She made guest star appearances in The Love Boat and Faerie Tale Theatre, and co-hosted an ABC-TV special created for her, Blondes vs. Brunettes. At the age of 50, Collins appeared in a 12-page photo layout for magazine shot by . With Dynasty at the height of its success, Collins both produced and starred in the smash hit 1986 Sins, and also in the same year, Monte Carlo.


1990s
When Dynasty ended in 1989, Collins began rehearsals for her Broadway stage debut, as Amanda in a successful revival of Noël Coward's (1990). She subsequently toured the US in the same play and also starred as Amanda in a production in London's West End. In 1991, she also starred for in a series of eight individual Noël Coward plays under the title Tonight at 8.30. In 1991, Collins rejoined her co-stars for , a miniseries that concluded the cliffhanger ending left after the show's abrupt 1989 cancellation. In the 1990s, Collins continued to star in films including Decadence (1994) and In The Bleak Midwinter (1995).

On American television she made the TV movies Hart to Hart – Two Harts in 3/4 Time (1995), (1995) and Sweet Deception (1998). She also made guest-star appearances on series such as Roseanne (1993), (1996) and Will & Grace (2000), and played a recurring role in seven episodes of Pacific Palisades (1997). She was selected as the cover star for the relaunch of the popular celebrity magazine OK! when it changed from a monthly to a weekly. "The glamour of Joan Collins", Magforum.com; accessed 28 December 2014. In 1999, Collins was cast in the film version of the musical theatre show Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with . She then starred opposite in the film The Clandestine Marriage (1999), which she also co-produced.


2000s
In 2000, Collins replaced as , Wilma Flintstone's mother, in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, a prequel to the Universal Studios live-action film The Flintstones (1994, Taylor had originated the role in the first film). The following year, Collins co-starred with Taylor, and in the television film These Old Broads, written by Reynolds' daughter . In 2002, Collins returned to soap operas in a limited guest run on the American daytime soap . In 2005, actress impersonated Collins in , a fictionalised based on the creation and production of Dynasty.

In 2006, Collins toured the United Kingdom in An Evening with Joan Collins (US title One Night With Joan), a one-woman show in which she related the highs and lows of her career and life. The show was directed by her husband Percy Gibson, whom she married in 2002. She has continued to tour the world with the show and its sequel Joan Collins Unscripted ever since, including appearances in New York, Las Vegas, Dubai, Sydney, and twice at the . In 2006–2007 she also toured North America for 30 weeks in the play Legends! with former Dynasty co-star .

In the mid-2000s, Collins's television work included the hit British television series Footballer's Wives as Eva de Wolffe (2005), the BBC series Hotel Babylon (2006) and Dynasty Reunion: Catfights and Caviar, a 2006 special featuring several of her Dynasty co-stars reminiscing about the original series. Collins guest-starred in They Do It with Mirrors, a two-hour episode of the murder-mystery drama Marple in 2009, as Ruth Van Rydock, a friend of detective . In 2009, Collins presented her own reality television series entitled Joan Collins Does Glamour.


2010s
In 2010 she joined the cast of the German soap opera ( Forbidden Love) for a short run, playing an aristocratic British woman, Lady Joan, who takes a young German prince in tow. Famed for her double act with in the Cinzano advertisements, in 2012 she starred in a Europe-wide commercial for chocolate bars, alongside Stephanie Beacham. Within a short time the advert was re-edited and Beacham's appearance cut.

She made her first (and, to date, only) venture into as Queen Rat in at the Birmingham Hippodrome during the 2010 , starring alongside and . In 2012–2013, she appeared as herself in the US sitcom . She also lent her voice to the animated feature film (2013).

From 2013 to 2017, Collins had a recurring guest role in the British sitcom Benidorm as Crystal Hennessy-Vass, the fierce CEO of the fictional Solana Hotel Group. From 2014 to 2018, she played the Grand Duchess of Oxford, mother of fictional British Queen Helena () in the E! drama series The Royals. In 2015, Collins backed the children's fairytales app GivingTales in aid of , together with others such as , , , , and . The same year she starred in the fantasy film Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism.

In 2016, Collins made a cameo appearance as herself in . The following year she returned to the big screen with the starring role in the British comedy-drama The Time of Their Lives, playing a faded Hollywood star. In 2018 she appeared in a critically acclaimed short film, Gerry, for which she won the Best Actress award at the LA Shorts International Film Festival.

In 2018, Collins joined the cast of Ryan Murphy's series American Horror Story for its eighth season . She first portrayed Evie Gallant, the glamorous and rich grandmother of ' character, and later portrayed witch actress Bubbles McGee. In 2019 she guest-starred in an episode of the new Hawaii Five-O TV-series.


2020s
She had a co-starring role in the 2020 film The Loss Adjuster opposite and . In 2021, Collins appeared in a short comedy spoof for entitled 2020: The Movie, in which she played Maggie Keenan, the first person to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Collins starred as Adelaide of Maurienne in the historical drama miniseries Glow and Darkness (2021), alongside Jane Seymour and . Collins had a role in the 2022 musical Tomorrow Morning, based on the acclaimed musical play of the same name. She is set to portray in a movie under a working title The Bitter End. Filming on the movie began in May 2025, taking place in London and Paris.


Other ventures

Philanthropy
Collins has publicly supported several charities for several decades. In 1982, Collins spoke before the U.S. Congress about increasing funding for neurological research. In 1983, she was named a patron of the International Foundation for Children with Learning Disabilities, earning the foundation's 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 . 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. Collins is patron of Fight for Sight; in 2003, she became a patron of the Shooting Star Chase Children's Hospice in Great Britain, while continuing to support several foster children in India, something she has done for the past 35 years. Collins serves her former school, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, as the Honorary President of the RADA Associates.


Writing
Since the late 1990s, Collins has been a regular guest diarist for . In 2008, she had a weekly opinions column in The Sunday Telegraph. She continues to write occasionally for the , , The Daily Telegraph and The Lady in the United Kingdom, and Harper's Bazaar in the United States.

Collins has established herself as a successful author, although doing so annoyed her sister Jackie, whose books had helped Joan's career. In addition to her bestselling novels, including Prime Time and Love & Desire & Hate, she has also written six lifestyle books, including The Joan Collins Beauty Book, as well as memoirs, including Past Imperfect. To date, she has sold over 50 million copies of her books, which have been translated into 30 languages.


Personal life

Marriages and family
Collins has been married five times, first to Northern Irish actor , whom she married on 24 May 1952 after he her.
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She divorced Reed on 29 May 1956. In 1959, Collins began a romance with the then-unknown actor . They became engaged in 1960, but his infidelity led to their split the same year. Collins revealed in her 1978 autobiography that she got an abortion during the relationship.

On 27 May 1963, she married actor and singer-songwriter , with whom she had two children, (born 12 October 1963) and (born 8 September 1965). The couple divorced on 13 August 1971. She wed her third husband, American businessman on 11 March 1972, and the couple had a daughter, Katyana (born 20 June 1972).

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Collins and Kass divorced on 6 May 1983. She married former singer Peter Holm on 3 November 1985. Collins sought an in December 1986, but was instead granted a divorce 24 August 1987.

In April 2000, Collins and George Hamilton performed the play Love Letters by A.R. Gurney at the Marines' Memorial Theatre in . Percy Gibson was producing the play. She married Gibson, her fifth and current husband, who is 32 years her junior, on 17 February 2002 at Claridge's Hotel in London. Collins has four grandchildren.

Collins's younger sister was , a bestselling English , who died in September 2015. She wrote 32 novels, all of which appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list.

Collins maintains residences in , Beverly Hills, and , describing her life in 2010 as being "that of a gypsy". In 2019, Collins and Gibson escaped a "terrifying" fire at her London flat in . Gibson was able to contain the blaze using a fire extinguisher before the emergency services arrived. Collins was treated for smoke inhalation but was otherwise unharmed and thanked the emergency response crews on social media. In 2021, she sold her condo in New York for $2 million.Wallace, Rachel (May 20, 2021). "Joan Collins Sells Longtime NYC Pied-à-Terre For $2 Million". Architectural Digest.


Political views
Collins was a supporter of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and was invited to attend her funeral on 17 April 2013. She also said: "I'm a big and I love ." In 2004, it was announced she had become a Patron of the UK Independence Party, though she later said this did not necessarily mean she would vote for the party. "Patron Joan Collins 'may not vote Ukip'"'The Guardian'. 28 October 2004; retrieved 5 February 2022. In 2013, she supported . "European Union Exit: Who Else Wants Britain To Leave? (Other Than Nigel Farage)", The Huffington Post. 7 May 2013; retrieved 31 March 2014.


Honours
Collins was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1997 New Year Honours for services to drama and advanced to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to charity.

She was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1983.


Bibliography
Memoir
  • Past Imperfect: An Autobiography – UK version (1978)
  • Katy: A Fight for Life, A Memoir (1982)
  • Past Imperfect: An Autobiography – US version (1984)
  • Second Act: An Autobiography (1996)
  • The World According to Joan (2011)
  • Passion For Life: An Autobiography (2013)
  • My Unapologetic Diaries by Joan Collins (2021)
  • Behind the Shoulder Pads: Stories I Only Tell my Friends (2023)
Nonfiction
  • The Joan Collins Beauty Book (1980)
  • My Secrets (1994)
  • Health, Youth and Happiness: My Secrets (1995)
  • My Friends' Secrets (1999)
  • Joan's Way: Looking Good, Feeling Great (2002)
  • The Art of Living Well: Looking Good, Feeling Great (2007)

Fiction

  • Prime Time, a novel (1988)
  • Love and Desire and Hate, a novel (1990)
  • Too Damn Famous, a novel (1995) retitled Infamous for US (1996)
  • Star Quality, a novel (2002)
  • Misfortune's Daughters, a novel (2005)
  • The St. Tropez Lonely Hearts Club, a novel (2015)

By other authors

  • Joan Collins by John Kercher, Gallery Books (1984)
  • Joan Collins: The Unauthorised Biography by Jeff Rovin, Bantam Books (1984)
  • Joan Collins, Superstar: A Biography by Robert Levine, Dell Publishing (1985)
  • A Touch of Collins by Joe Collins, Columbus Books (1986)
  • Portraits of a Star by Eddie Sanderson, Hodder & Stoughton (1987)
  • Inside Joan Collins: A Biography by Jay David, Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. (1988)
  • Hollywood Sisters: Jackie and Joan Collins by Susan Crimp and Patricia Burstein, St. Martin's Press (1989)
  • Joan Collins: The Biography of an Icon by Graham Lord, Orion (2007)


Acting credits

Film
1951Lady Godiva Rides AgainBeauty Queen ContestantUncredited
Facts and FanciesTeenagerShort film
1952The Woman's AngleMarina
Judgment DeferredLil Carter
I Believe in YouNorma Hart
1953Pampinea / Maria
Rene Collins
Turn the Key SoftlyStella Jarvis
The Square RingFrankie
Our Girl FridaySadie Patch
1954The Good Die YoungMary Halsey
1955Land of the PharaohsPrincess Nellifer
The Virgin QueenBeth Throckmorton
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1956The Opposite SexCrystal
1957Sea Wife
The Wayward BusAlice Chicoy
Island in the SunJocelyn Fleury
Tina Llewellyn
1958Josefa Velarde
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!Angela Hoffa
1960Melanie
Esther and the King
1962The Road to Hong KongDiane
1965Hard Time for PrincesJane
1967Warning ShotJoanie Valens
1968SubterfugeAnne Langley
1969Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?Polyester Poontang
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumGirl on SidewalkCameo appearance
BesiegedRoberta
1970The ExecutionerSarah Booth
Up in the CellarPat Camber
1971RevengeCarol Radford
Quest for LoveOttilie Trafford / Tracy Fletcher
1972Tales from the CryptJoanne ClaytonSegment: "And All Through The House"
Fear in the Night aka 'Fright In The Night'Molly Carmichael
1973Tales That Witness MadnessBella ThompsonSegment: "Mel"
1974L'arbitro aka 'Football Crazy'Elena Sperani
Dark PlacesSarah Mandeville
1975Fay
The Great AdventureSonia Kendall
I Don't Want to Be Born aka 'The Monster'Lucy Carlesi
1976The Bawdy Adventures of Tom JonesBlack Bess
1977Empire of the AntsMarilyn Fryser
1978FearlessBrigitte
The Big SleepAgnes Lozelle
The StudFontaine Khaled
Zero to SixtyGloria Martine
1979Game for VulturesNicolle
SunburnNera
The BitchFontaine Khaled
1982HomeworkDiane
NutcrackerLaura Carrere
1994DecadenceHelen / Sybil
1995In the Bleak MidwinterMargaretta D'Arcy
1997Joan Collins
1999Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatMrs. Potiphar
The Clandestine MarriageMrs. HeidelbergAlso associate producer
2000The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
2004Ellis in GlamourlandSusan
2006OzzieMax Happy
2009Joan
2010FetishFrancesca VonnShort film
2013Vera BaddingtonVoice
2015Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of HypnotismNockman's Mother
2016HerselfCameo
2017The Time of Their LivesHelen ShelleyAlso executive producer
2018GerryHildaShort film
2020The Loss AdjusterMargaret Rogerton-Sykes
2022Tomorrow MorningAnna
The Gentle SexMajor Connie BrownShort film
2025A Murder Between FriendsFrancesca CarlylePost-production
TBAThe Bitter EndFilming


Television
1964The Human JungleLiz KrossEpisode: "Struggle for a Mind"
1966Run for Your LifeGilian WalesEpisode: "The Borders of Barbarism"
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Baroness Bibi De Chasseur / Rosy ShlagenheimerEpisode: "The Galatea Affair"
1967The VirginianLorna Marie MarshallEpisode: "The Lady from Wichita"
BatmanThe Siren (Lorelei Circe)Episodes: "Ring Around the Riddler" and "The Wail of the Siren"
The Danny Thomas HourMyraEpisode: "The Demon Under the Bed"
Edith KeelerEpisode: "The City on the Edge of Forever"
1969Nicole VedetteEpisode: "Nicole"
1972The Persuaders!SidonieEpisode: "Five Miles to Midnight"
The Man Who Came to DinnerLorraine SheldonTV movie
1973Drive Hard, Drive FastCarole BradleyTV movie
Orson Welles Great MysteriesJane BlakeEpisode: "The Dinner Party"
1974Fallen AngelsJane BanburyTV movie
1975Ellery QueenLady Daisy FrawleyEpisode: "The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne"
SwitchJackie SimonEpisode: "Stung from Beyond"
KaraEpisode: "Mission of the Darians"
1976Lynn StilesEpisode: "Pay or Die"
Police WomanLorelei Frank / Prudence ClarkEpisodes: "The Pawn Shop" and "The Trick Book"
Arthur Hailey's the MoneychangersAvril DevereauxTV miniseries
GibbsvilleAndreaEpisode: "Andrea"
1977The Fantastic JourneyQueen HalyanaEpisode: "Turnabout"
Future CopEve Di FalcoEpisode: "The Kansas City Kid"
Starsky and HutchJaniceEpisode: "Starsky and Hutch on Playboy Island"
1979Tales of the UnexpectedLady Natalia TurtonEpisode: "Neck"
1980Clare Duckworth/Julia RoachEpisode: "Georgy Porgy"
Suzy StarrEpisode "A Girl Can't Always Have Everything"
Lucy AtwellEpisode: "My Fair Pharaoh/The Power"
1981–1989DynastySeries regular (Season 2–8), recurring (Season 9) 195 episodes
1982RacineTV movie
The Wild Women of Chastity GulchAnnie McCullochTV movie
1983Making of a Male ModelKay DillonTV movie
The Love BoatJanine AdamsEpisode: "The Captain's Crush/Out of My Hair/Off-Course Romance"
Faerie Tale TheatreStepmother / WitchEpisode: "Hansel and Gretel"
1984The Cartier AffairCartier Rand / Marilyn HallifaxTV movie
Her Life as a ManPam DuganTV movie
1986SinsHelene JunotTV miniseries, also executive producer
Monte CarloKatrina PetrovnaTV miniseries, also executive producer
1991Tonight at 8:30VariousSeries regular, 8 episodes, also executive producer
Alexis Morrell Carrington Colby Dexter RowanTV miniseries
1993RonnieEpisode: "First Cousin, Twice Removed"
Mama's BackTamara HamiltonTV pilot
Catherine SinclairSpecial Guest Star
1995Lady CamillaTV movie
Lady Edwina HogbottomTV movie
1996Joan SheffieldEpisode: "Me and Mrs. Joan"
1997Pacific PalisadesChristina Hobson7 episodes
1998Sweet DeceptionAriannaTV movie
2000Will & GraceHelena BarnesEpisode: "My Best Friend's Tush"
2001These Old BroadsAddie HoldenTV movie
2002Alexandra Spaulding7 episodes
2005Slavery and the Making of AmericaReenactorEpisode: "Seeds of Destruction"
2006Hotel BabylonLady Imogen PattonEpisode: "1.7"
Footballers' WivesEva De Wolffe2 episodes
2009Agatha Christie's MarpleRuth Van RydockEpisode: "They Do It with Mirrors"
2010Lady Joan3 episodes
Rules of EngagementBunny DunbarEpisode: "Les-bro"
2012–2013Joan Collins3 episodes
2013Celebrity Deal or No DealHerself / ContestantTelevision special
2014–2017BenidormCrystal Hennessy-Vass4 episodes
2015–2018The RoyalsAlexandra, Grand Duchess of Oxford7 episodes
2018Evie GallantEpisodes: "The End" and "The Morning After"
Bubbles McGeeEpisodes: "Traitor" and "Fire and Reign"
2019Hawaii Five-0Amanda SavageEpisode: "Ai no i ka 'ape he mane'o no ko ka nuku"
2021Glow and DarknessAdelaide of Maurienne10 episodes
2024The Reluctant TravelerHerselfEpisode: "France: The Secrets of Saint-Tropez"


Theatre
  • 1946, A Doll's House - , London
  • 1952, The Seventh Veil - , London
  • 1952, Jassy - Q Theatre, London
  • 1953, The Praying Mantis - UK Tour
  • 1953, Claudia and David - Q Theatre, London
  • 1954, The Skin of Our Teeth - Q Theatre, London
  • 1980-81, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney - Chichester Festival Theatre/Cambridge Theatre, London
  • 1981, Murder in Mind - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford/Theatre Royal, Brighton
  • 1990–91, - Theatre Royal, Bath/, London
  • 1992, - Broadhurst Theatre, New York City
  • 2000, Love Letters - US Tour
  • 2001, Over the Moon - The Old Vic, London
  • 2004, Full Circle - UK Tour
  • 2006, An Evening with Joan Collins - UK Tour
  • 2006–07, Legends - North American Tour
  • 2010, One Night with Joan - Feinsteins at the Regency, New York City
  • 2010–11, Dick Whittington - Birmingham Hippodrome
  • 2011, One Night with Joan - Australian Tour
  • 2011–14, One Night with Joan - Leicester Square Theatre, London
  • 2013, One Night with Joan - UK Tour
  • 2016, Joan Collins Unscripted - UK Tour
  • 2019, Joan Collins Unscripted - /UK Tour
  • 2021, Joan Collins is Unapologetic - UK Tour
  • 2023, Behind the Shoulder Pads - UK Tour


Awards and nominations
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