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

CREDITS
Television Appearances
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
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
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
Pilots
Racine, Paper Dolls, ABC, 1982
Annie McCulloch, The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch, ABC, 1982
Specials
The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1959
The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1962
The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1966
Lorraine Sheldon, "The Man Who Came to Dinner," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1972
Steve Martin--Comedy Is Not Pretty, NBC, 1980
ABC team contestant, Battle of the Network Stars XII, ABC, 1982
Bob Hope's Women I Love--Beautiful But Funny, NBC, 1982
Night of 100 Stars, 1982
Blondes vs. Brunettes, ABC, 1984
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Joan Collins, NBC, 1984
All-Star Party for Lucille Ball, CBS, 1984
ABC All-Star Spectacular, ABC, 1985
The Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985
On Top All Over the World, syndicated, 1985
Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1987
Secrets Women Never Share, NBC, 1987
All-Star Party for Joan Collins, CBS, 1987
The 75th Anniversary of Beverly Hills, ABC, 1989
Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
Mama's Back, 1993
Herself, Whicker's Miss World, 1993
Joan Collins: Actress, Author, Defendant, Court TV, 1996
Roseanne: Tabloids, Trash & Truth, ABC, 1996
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
Host, Hidden Hollywood: Treasure From the 20th Century Fox Vaults,AMC, 1997
Joan Collins: A Personal Dynasty, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Oscar Levant: Brilliant Shadow, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
An All-Star Party for Aaron Spelling, ABC, 1998
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
The Mod Squad: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
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.
Awards Presentations
The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
The 38th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, NBC, 1986
The 39th Annual Emmy Awards, 1987
Host, The Golden Globe Awards, 1989
The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1990
The 45th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1991
The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1991
The Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards 2002, ITV, 2002
Episodic
The Perry Como Show, 1955
The Ed Sullivan Show, 1957
Herself, Toast of the Town, 1957
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
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
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
GMTV, 2001, 2002
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.
Television Work
Miniseries
Executive producer, Sins, CBS, 1986
Movies
Costume designer, The Cartier Affair, NBC, 1984
(With Peter Holm) Executive producer, Monte Carlo, CBS, 1986
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Il pomicione, 1976
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
Georgy Porgy, 1983
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
Film Work
Associate producer, The Clandestine Marriage, 1999
Stage Appearances
(London debut) A boy, A Doll's House, Arts Theatre, London, 1946
The Night of 100 Stars II, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985
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
Love Letters, 2000
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.
Major Tours
Amanda Prynne, Private Lives, U.S. cities, 1991-1992
RECORDINGS
Videos
The Joan Collins Video Special, 1981
Joan Collins: Personal Workout, 1995
Music Videos
Appeared in "Spitting in the Wind" by Badly Drawn Boy, 2001.
WRITINGS
Novels
Prime Time, Simon & Schuster, 1988
Love and Desire and Hate, Simon & Schuster, 1991
My Secret, 1994
Too Damned Famous, 1995
Infamous, 1996
Star Quality, 2002
Nonfiction
Past Imperfect: An Autobiography, W. H. Allen, 1978, revised edition, Simon & Schuster (New York), 1984
The Joan Collins Beauty Book, Macmillan (New York), 1980
Katy: A Fight for Life, Gollancz, 1982
Second Act, St. Martin's, 1997
My Friends' Secrets, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, October 25, 1996, p. 128
Interview, February, 2000, p. 103
New York Times, February 9, 1992
People Weekly, January 20, 1997, p. 100; June 20, 1997, pp. 121-124; January 14, 2002, p. 121; March 4, 2002, p. 128
Variety, February 12, 2001, p. 52

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