BIOGRAPHY

The inimitable Joan Collins is, quite simply, a legend. Actress, author, producer, entrepreneur and devoted mother, Joan has been successful in whatever she does.

Nominated for an Emmy award and winner of Golden Globe and People's Choice awards, as well as numerous other awards worldwide, Joan has appeared in more than 55 feature films and dozens of television programmes. She has acted with many screen legends, including Richard Burton, Bette Davis, Kirk Douglas, Gene Kelly, James Mason and Paul Newman.

On television, Joan won renewed worldwide fame for her role as Alexis Carrington Colby in Dynasty. For eight years, viewers were glued to their sets as the Machiavellian, ruthless Alexis devised elaborate plots to obtain power, money or sex. Joan's costumes were famous in their own right, spawning many imitations and keeping the shoulder pad industry in business.

Joan has published sixteen books, including six novels and five lifestyle books. She is also a regular diarist for The Spectator and a contributor to The Daily Mail, The Telegraph, The Times and Harper's Bazaar.

Aside from acting and writing, Joan works tirelessly for charities, particularly those concerned with children. She is an honorary founding member of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and has supported foster children in India. Joan is a patron of the International Foundation for Children with Learning Disabilities and of The Shooting Star Children's Hospice.

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