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Joan Collins Biography (1933-)
Full name, Joan Henrietta Collins; born May 23 (some sources say May 21), 1933 (some sources say 1931 or 1935), in London, England; immigrated to the United States, 1938; daughter of Joseph William (an agent) and Elsa (maiden name,Bessant) Collins (a dance teacher); sister of Jackie Collins (an author); married Maxwell Reed (an actor), May 24, 1952 (divorced, 1956); married AnthonyNewley (an actor, singer, director, and composer), May 27, 1963 (divorced, 1970); married Ronald S. Kass (a film producer), March, 1972 (divorced, 1983);married Peter Holm, November 3, 1985 (divorced August 25, 1987); married Percy Gibson (a theatre manager), February 17, 2002; children: (second marriage)Tara Cynara (a news anchor and musician), Alexander Anthony "Sacha" (an artist); (third marriage) Katyana Kennedy "Katie." Addresses: Agent: PeterCharlesworth, Second Floor, 68 Old Brompton Rd., London W4 1QQ, England; Jeffrey Lane and Associates, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 402, Los Angeles, CA 90069; Cunningham/Escott/Dipene & Associates, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite140, Los Angeles, CA 90025.; Publicist: Stella Wilson Publicity, 130 CalabriaRd., Highbury, London N5 1HT, England.; Contact: c/o Curtis Brown & Associates, Haymarket House, 28/29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4SP, England.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, writer, producer, costume designer
- Birth Details
- May 23, 1933
- London, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Alexis Carrington Colby, Dynasty, ABC, 1981-1989
- Panelist, To Tell the Truth, NBC, 1990
- Christina Hobson, Pacific Palisades, 1997
- Alexandra Spaulding Thorpe Walls von Halkien #3, The Guiding Light(also known as Guiding Light), CBS, 2002
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Miniseries
- Avril Devereaux, Arthur Hailey's "The Moneychangers" (also known as The Moneychangers), NBC, 1976
- Helene Junot, Sins, CBS, 1986
- Alexis, Dynasty: The Reunion (also known as Dynasty: The Miniseries), ABC, 1991
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Movies
- Carole Bradley, Drive Hard, Drive Fast, NBC, 1973
- Kay Dillon, The Making of a Male Model, ABC, 1983
- Cartier Rand/Marilyn Hallifax, The Cartier Affair, NBC, 1984
- Pam Dugan, Her Life As a Man, NBC, 1984
- Katrina Petrovna, Monte Carlo, CBS, 1986
- Lady Edwina Hogbottom, Annie: A Royal Adventure!, 1995
- Lady Camilla Ashley, Two Harts in 3/4 Time (also known as Hartto Hart: Two Harts in Three-Quarters Time), 1995
- Arianna Stanton, Sweet Deception (also known as Sweet Lies), Fox Family, 1998
- Addie Holden, These Old Broads, ABC, 2001
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Pilots
- Racine, Paper Dolls, ABC, 1982
- Annie McCulloch, The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch, ABC, 1982
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Specials
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The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1959
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The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1962
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The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1966
- Lorraine Sheldon, "The Man Who Came to Dinner," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1972
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Steve Martin--Comedy Is Not Pretty, NBC, 1980
- ABC team contestant, Battle of the Network Stars XII, ABC, 1982
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Bob Hope's Women I Love--Beautiful But Funny, NBC, 1982
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Night of 100 Stars, 1982
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Blondes vs. Brunettes, ABC, 1984
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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joan Collins, NBC, 1984
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All-Star Party for Lucille Ball, CBS, 1984
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ABC All-Star Spectacular, ABC, 1985
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The Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985
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On Top All Over the World, syndicated, 1985
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Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1987
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Secrets Women Never Share, NBC, 1987
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All-Star Party for Joan Collins, CBS, 1987
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The 75th Anniversary of Beverly Hills, ABC, 1989
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Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
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Mama's Back, 1993
- Herself, Whicker's Miss World, 1993
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Joan Collins: Actress, Author, Defendant, Court TV, 1996
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Roseanne: Tabloids, Trash & Truth, ABC, 1996
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Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
- Host, Hidden Hollywood: Treasure From the 20th Century Fox Vaults,AMC, 1997
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Joan Collins: A Personal Dynasty, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
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Oscar Levant: Brilliant Shadow, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
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An All-Star Party for Aaron Spelling, ABC, 1998
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Paparazzi, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
- Herself, Celebrity Profile: Diahann Carroll, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
- Host, Hidden Hollywood II: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vault, AMC, 1999
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The Mod Squad: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
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George Hamilton: Playing the Movie Star, A&E, 2000
- (In archive footage) The 100 Greatest TV Ads, Channel 4, 2000
- (In archive footage) Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth,2000
- Herself, Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration, 2000
- Mrs. Potiphar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, PBS,2000
- (Uncredited) Cleopatra (1959 screen test footage), Cleopatra: The FilmThat Changed Hollywood, AMC, 2001
- Narrator, Hidden Hollywood III: Return to the 20th Century Fox Vaults, AMC, 2001
- Herself, Dynasty: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
- Herself, Liza Minelli: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
- (In archive footage) Alexis Carrington Colby, When Shoulderpads Ruledthe World, BBC, 2002
- Herself, Intimate Portrait: Joan Collins, Lifetime, 2003
- Also appeared in "Struggle for a Mind," The Human Jungle.
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Awards Presentations
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The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
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The 38th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, NBC, 1986
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The 39th Annual Emmy Awards, 1987
- Host, The Golden Globe Awards, 1989
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The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1990
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The 45th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1991
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The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1991
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The Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards 2002, ITV, 2002
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Episodic
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The Perry Como Show, 1955
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The Ed Sullivan Show, 1957
- Herself, Toast of the Town, 1957
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What's My Line?, 1959, 1962, 1965
- "Struggle for the Mind," The Human Jungle, 1964
- Herself, Password, 1965
- "The Borders of Barbarism," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1966
- Baroness Bibi de Chasseur/Rosy Shlagenheimer, "The Galatea Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1966
- Lorelei Circe/the Siren, "The Wail of the Siren," Batman, ABC, 1967
- Lorelei Circe/the Siren, "Ring around the Riddler," Batman, ABC, 1967
- Edith Keeler, "The City on the Edge of Forever," Star Trek, NBC, 1967
- Lorna Marie Marshall, "The Lady from Wichita," The Virginian, NBC,1967
- Nicole Vedette, "Nicole," Mission Impossible, ABC, 1969
- Sidonie, "Five Miles to Midnight," The Persuaders, ABC, 1972
- Lady Daisy Frawley, "The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne," Ellery Queen, NBC, 1975
- Jackie Simon, "Stung from Beyond," Switch, CBS, 1975
- Kara, "Mission of the Darians," Space 1999, syndicated, 1976
- "The Pawn Shop," Police Woman, NBC, 1976
- Lynn Stiles, "Pay or Die," Baretta, ABC, 1976
- Andrew, Gibbsville, 1976
- Lorelei Frank, "The Trick Book," Police Woman, NBC, 1976
- Queen Halyana, "Turnabout," Fantastic Journey, NBC, 1977
- Eve Di Falco, "The Kansas City Kid," Future Cop, 1977
- Janice, "Starsky and Hutch on Playboy Island," Starsky and Hutch,1977
- Natalia Turton, "Neck," Tales of the Unexpected, NBC, 1979
- Julia/Mother, "Georgy Porgy," Tales of the Unexpected, NBC, 1979
- Lucy Atwell, "My Fair Pharaoh/The Power," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1980
- Witch/evil stepmother and father, "Hansel and Gretel," Faerie Tale Theater (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1982
- "The Captain's Crush/Off-Course Romance/Out of My Hair," The Love Boat, 1983
- Herself, "Harry Andrews," This Is Your Life, 1985
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Fame, Fortune, and Romance, syndicated, 1986
- "Collins Meets Coward," Tonight at 8:30, 1991
- Stella and Leonora Vail, "Collins Meets Coward" (also known as "Ways andMeans," "Still Life--A Romantic Interlude," and "The Astonished Heart--A SadTale"), A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
- Ronnie, "First Cousin, Twice Removed," Roseanne, ABC, 1993
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Die Harald Schmidt Show, 1996
- Joan Sheffield, "Me and Mrs. Joan," The Nanny, CBS, 1996
- Herself, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
- Herself, So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 1999, 2000
- Helena Barnes, "My Best Friend's Tush," Will & Grace, NBC, 2000
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GMTV, 2001, 2002
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The View, ABC, 2002
- Herself, "Wedding Bells," Seitenblicke, 2002
- Herself, V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002
- Also appeared as Jane Blake, "The Dinner Party," Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (also known as Great Mysteries), syndicated; herself, Brigitte & Friends; herself, My Riviera; Suzy Starr, "A Girl Can't Always Have Everything," Tales of the Unexpected; panelist, Match Game PM; guest host, Talk Soup, E! Entertainment Television; in Clive James, PBS; Coronation Street.
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Television Work
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Miniseries
- Executive producer, Sins, CBS, 1986
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Movies
- Costume designer, The Cartier Affair, NBC, 1984
- (With Peter Holm) Executive producer, Monte Carlo, CBS, 1986
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Episodic
- Associate producer, "Collins Meets Coward" (also known as "Ways and Means," "Still Life--A Romantic Interlude," and "The Astonished Heart--A Sad Tale"), A&E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
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Film Appearances
- Beauty contest contestant, Lady Godiva Rides Again, 1951
- Lil Carter, Judgment Deferred, Associated British, 1952
- Marina, The Woman's Angle, Stratford, 1952
- Pampinea, Decameron Nights (also known as Tres historias de amor), Film Locations, 1953
- Norma, I Believe in You, Universal, 1953
- Rene Collins, The Slasher (also known as Cosh Boy and The Tough Guy), Lippert, 1953
- Frankie, The Square Ring, Republic, 1953
- Mary, The Good Die Young, Independent Film Distributors, 1954
- Stella Jarvis, Turn the Key Softly, Arvis, 1954
- Sadie Patch, The Adventures of Sadie (also known as Our Girl Friday), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
- Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
- Princess Nellifer, Land of the Pharaohs, Warner Bros., 1955
- Mistress Beth Throckmorton, The Virgin Queen, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
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Lady Godiva Rides Again, Carroll, 1955
- Crystal Allen, The Opposite Sex, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
- Jocelyn Fleury, Island in the Sun, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
- Title role, Sea Wife (also known as Sea Wyf and Biscuit), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
- Tina, Stopover Tokyo, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
- Alice Chicoy, The Wayward Bus, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957
- Josefa Velarde, The Bravados, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
- Angela Hoffa, Rally 'round the Flag, Boys!, Twentieth Century-Fox,1958
- Esther, Esther and the King (also known as Esther e il Re),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
- Melanie, Seven Thieves, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
- Diane, 3rd Echelon agent, The Road to Hong Kong, United Artists, 1962
- Jane, One Million Dollars (also known as La congiuntura,
Cent millions ont disparu, and Hard Time for Princes), Columbia,1965
- Joanie Valens, Warning Shot, Paramount, 1967
- Polyester Poontang, Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe andFind True Happiness?, Regional, 1969
- Anne Langley, Subterfuge, Commonwealth United Entertainment, 1969
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L'amore breve (also known as Besieged), 1969
- Girl on sidewalk, If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium, United Artists, 1969
- Pat Camber, Up in the Cellar (also known as Three in the Cellar), American International, 1970
- Sarah Booth, The Executioner, Columbia, 1970
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Tough Guy (also known as Kung Fu: The Head Crusher and Tough Guys), 1970
- Carol Radford, Terror from under the House (also known as Revenge,
Inn of the Frightened People,
Behind the Cellar Door, and After Jenny Died), Hemisphere, 1971
- Ottilie/Tracy Fletcher, Quest for Love, Rank, 1971
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The Aquarian, 1972
- Joanne Clayton, "All through the House," Tales from the Crypt, Cinerama, 1972
- Molly Carmichael, Fear in the Night (also known as Dynasty of Fear and Honeymoon of Fear), International, 1972
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State of Siege, Cinema V, 1973
- Bella Thompson, "Mel," Tales That Witness Madness (also known as Witness Madness), Paramount, 1973
- Fay, Alfie Darling (also known as Oh Alfie), EMI, 1974
- Sarah Mandeville, Dark Places, Cinerama, 1974
- Elena Sperani, The Referee (also known as Playing the Field,
Football Crazy, and L'arbitro), 1974
- Black Bess, The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones, Universal, 1976
- Lucy, The Devil within Her (also known as The Baby,
It'sGrowing inside Her,
The Monster,
Sharon's Baby,
It Lives within Her,
Sharon's Baby, and I Don't Want to Be Born),American International, 1976
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Il pomicione, 1976
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The Great Adventure (also known as Il richiamo del lupo,
The Cry of the Wolf, and La llamada del lobo), Pacific International, 1976
- Marilyn Fryser, Empire of the Ants (also known as H. G. Wells'Empire of the Ants), American International, 1977
- Brigitte, Poliziotto senza Paula (also known as Fatal Charm,
Fearless,
Magnum Cop, and Die Zuhaelterin), 1977
- Agnes Lozelle, The Big Sleep, United Artists, 1978
- Gloria Martine, Zero to Sixty (also known as Repo), First Artists, 1978
- Fontaine Khaled, The Stud, Trans-American, 1979
- Fontaine Khaled, The Bitch, Brent Walker, 1979
- Nera, Sunburn, Paramount, 1979
- Nicolle, A Game for Vultures, New Line Cinema, 1980
- Diana, Homework (also known as Growing Pains and Short People) Jensen Farley, 1982
- Madame Carrere, Nutcracker (also known as Nutcracker Sweet), Rank, 1982
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Georgy Porgy, 1983
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Neck, 1983
- Helen/Sybil, Decadence, 1993
- Herself, Secrets of Fitness & Beauty, 1994
- Margaretta D'Arville, In the Bleak Mid-Winter (also known as AMidwinter's Tale), Sony Picture Classics, 1995
- Herself, The Line King: Al Hirschfeld (also known as The Line King), 1996
- Mrs. Heidelburg, The Clandestine Marriage, United International Pictures, 1999
- Pearl Slaghoople, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, MCA/Universal, 1999
- Herself, The Best of So Graham Norton, 2000
- Max Happy, Ozzie, Mainline Releasing, 2001
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Film Work
- Associate producer, The Clandestine Marriage, 1999
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Stage Appearances
- (London debut) A boy, A Doll's House, Arts Theatre, London, 1946
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The Night of 100 Stars II, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985
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The Night of 100 Stars III, Radio City Music Hall, 1990
- (Broadway debut) Amanda Prynne, Private Lives, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1990, then Broadhurst Theatre, 1992
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Love Letters, 2000
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Over the Moon (also known as Moon over Buffalo), London production, 2001
- Also appeared in productions of Jassy,
The Praying Mantis,
The Skin of Our Teeth,
Claudia and David,
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, and Murder in Mind.
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Major Tours
- Amanda Prynne, Private Lives, U.S. cities, 1991-1992
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
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The Joan Collins Video Special, 1981
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Joan Collins: Personal Workout, 1995
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Music Videos
- Appeared in "Spitting in the Wind" by Badly Drawn Boy, 2001.
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WRITINGS
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Novels
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Prime Time, Simon & Schuster, 1988
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Love and Desire and Hate, Simon & Schuster, 1991
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My Secret, 1994
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Too Damned Famous, 1995
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Infamous, 1996
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Star Quality, 2002
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Nonfiction
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Past Imperfect: An Autobiography, W. H. Allen, 1978, revised edition, Simon & Schuster (New York), 1984
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The Joan Collins Beauty Book, Macmillan (New York), 1980
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Katy: A Fight for Life, Gollancz, 1982
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Second Act, St. Martin's, 1997
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My Friends' Secrets, 1999
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, October 25, 1996, p. 128
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Interview, February, 2000, p. 103
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New York Times, February 9, 1992
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People Weekly, January 20, 1997, p. 100; June 20, 1997, pp. 121-124; January 14, 2002, p. 121; March 4, 2002, p. 128
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Variety, February 12, 2001, p. 52
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