Joan Collins

Joan Henrietta Collins OBE (born May 23, 1933) is a British actress. Her younger sister is Jackie Collins who is novelist; and her much-younger brother is William Collins Jr., born in 1946.

Stardom

Collins starred in the film versions of several of her sister Jackie Collins' romantic novels The Bitch and The Stud. The films, like the books which inspired them, were trashy, full of nudity and raunchy sex scenes. Both films were smash hits in England, becoming the most profitable films since the James Bond series.

Related Topics:
Jackie Collins - Nudity - James Bond

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Aside from this brief camp notoriety, Collins was again a back number until she was successfully relaunched as a powerful sex symbol and icon of independence in her late 40s with her role as Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan on the prime time TV soap opera Dynasty (1981 - 1989). 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.

Related Topics:
Camp - Sex symbol - TV - Soap opera - Dynasty - 1981 - 1989 - Dallas - 1980s

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She also appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine at the age of 50 to further establish herself as a sex symbol despite the popular cultural opinion that older women can't be considered sexy.

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