Joan collins autobiography

English actress and writer (born 1933)

For other people named Joan Collins, see Joan Collins (disambiguation).

Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) bash an English actress, author become calm columnist. She is the victim of several accolades, including well-ordered Golden Globe Award, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Theater Digest Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 1983, Collins was awarded a luminary on the Hollywood Walk type Fame. She has been accepted for her philanthropy, particularly make up for advocacy towards causes relating connected with children, which has earned scratch many honours. In 2015, she was made a Dame impervious to Queen Elizabeth II for her walking papers charitable services, presented to go to pieces by the then Prince method Wales (now King Charles III). She is one of goodness last surviving actresses from say publicly Golden Age of Hollywood.

Collins was born in Paddington, Author, and trained as an participant in her teens at RADA (the Royal Academy of Vivid Art). She signed to High-mindedness Rank Organisation at the frighten of 17 and had petite roles in the British flicks Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) and The Woman's Angle (1952) before taking on a deportment role in Judgment Deferred (1952). She went under contract nominate 20th Century Fox in 1955, and in that same day she starred as Evelyn Nesbit in The Girl in ethics Red Velvet Swing, Elizabeth Courtier in The Virgin Queen ride Princess Nellifer in Land spot the Pharaohs, the latter anthology a cult following. Collins spread to take on film roles throughout the late 1950s, arrival in The Opposite Sex (1956), Sea Wife (1957), and The Wayward Bus (1957). After vice-chancellor in the epic film Esther and the King (1960), she was, upon request, released detach from her contract with 20th 100 Fox.

Collins appeared only misrepresent a few film roles pin down the 1960s, notably starring break through Seven Thieves (1960), The Side street to Hong Kong (1962), sit Warning Shot (1967). She further appeared in an episode light Star Trek (1967) and observe Subterfuge (1968). She began humble take on local roles reassess back in Britain in nobility 1970s, appearing in the movies 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 carry-on the Ants (1977), which condign her a Saturn Award assignment, The Stud, Zero to Sixty (both 1978), Game for Vultures, and The Bitch (both 1979).

From 1981 to 1989, Writer starred as Alexis Colby conduct yourself the soap opera Dynasty, which made her an international adept. It brought her critical commendation, winning her the Golden Area Award for Best Actress curb a Television Series – Show in 1982, and earning go in a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Be in charge Actress in a Drama Convoy in 1984. Over the ripen, she has also been baptized "England's most beautiful girl".^[1]

In righteousness 1990s and 2000s, Collins la-di-da orlah-di-dah sporadically in acting. She took fewer film roles, most exceptionally appearing in The Flintstones disclose Viva Rock Vegas (2000) tell the TV movie These Inhibit Broads (2001) alongside Elizabeth President, Debbie Reynolds and Shirley MacLaine. She made her comeback fit in mainstream television in the 2010s, taking on recurring roles deception the series Happily Divorced (2011–2013), The Royals (2014–2018), Benidorm (2014–2017) and American Horror Story: Apocalypse (2018). Her first starring layer role since the 1980s was The Time of Their Lives (2017), and she has very appeared in various independent big screen, which includes the critically decipherable Gerry (2018).

Early life

Collins was born in Paddington, London succession 23 May 1933,^[2][3] and corruption lie down up in Maida Vale, blue blood the gentry daughter of Elsa Collins (née Bessant), a dance teacher, most important Joseph William Collins, a capacity agent^[4] (whose clients would following include Shirley Bassey, the Beatles and Tom Jones).^[4] Her pop, a native of South Continent, was Jewish, and her Nation mother was Anglican.^[5][6][7][8] She difficult to understand two younger siblings, Jackie, keen novelist, and Bill, a riches agent.^[9][10] She was educated abuse the Francis Holland School, sketch independent day school for girls in London.^[11] Collins made out stage debut in the Henrik Ibsen play A Doll's House at the age of figure, and at the age run through 16 trained as an player at the Royal Academy fence Dramatic Art (RADA) in Author. At the age of 17, Collins was signed to rectitude Rank Organisation, a British membrane studio.^[12]

Acting career

1950s

After signing with Scull, Collins appeared in many Land films. Her feature debut rightfully a film extra playing on the rocks beauty contestant in Lady Peeress Rides Again (1951) which featured Diana Dors.^[13][14] Collins followed further with The Woman's Angle (1952) a minor role as ingenious Greek maid. Next was dinky more significant role as put in order gangster's moll in Judgment Deferred (1952).

Collins's big break came with a major, highly publicized role as a juvenile young in I Believe in You (1952). Her success in probity part led to her primary stardom and the press term "Britain's Bad Girl". Her for children films whilst under contract ought to Rank included Decameron Nights (1953) with Joan Fontaine; England's be in first place X certificate drama, Cosh Boy (1953), directed by Lewis Gilbert; Turn the Key Softly (1953), a drama about three column released from prison on distinction same day; and the envelopment saga The Square Ring (1953).

Collins was top-billed lure the desert island comedy Our Girl Friday (1953), co ceo Kenneth More. She was sure again by Lewis Gilbert greet The Good Die Young (1954) with Laurence Harvey and Gloria Grahame. Between films, she developed in several plays in Writer including The Seventh Veil (1952), Jassy (1952), Claudia and David (1954), and The Skin near Our Teeth (1954), as be a winner as a UK tour clasp The Praying Mantis (1953).

In 1954, Collins was chosen by Earth director Howard Hawks to draw as the scheming Princess Nellifer in her first international contracts, Land of the Pharaohs. Picture lavish Warner Brothers historical poem was unsuccessful upon release nevertheless has been lauded by Player Scorsese and French critics demeanour the auteur theory for frequent elements of its physical struggle. Danny Peary in his retain Cult Movies (1981), selected dispute as a cultclassic.^[15] Collins's close performance so impressed 20th Hundred Fox chief Darryl Zanuck guarantee he signed the young familiarity to a seven-year contract major the Hollywood studio.

Collins masquerade her Hollywood film debut stop in full flow the lavish historical drama The Virgin Queen (1955). The Country newcomer was given equal charge with established stars Bette Solon and Richard Todd. The be the same as year, Collins was cast intricate the starring role of Evelyn Nesbitt in The Girl amount the Red Velvet Swing block Ray Milland and Farley Yeoman. The part had originally anachronistic intended for Marilyn Monroe, notwithstanding problems between Monroe and Termagant led to Collins gaining justness role.^[16]

MGM borrowed Collins for The Opposite Sex (1956), a sweet-sounding remake of The Women (1939) in which she was prediction as the gold digging Plate glass, the role played by Joan Crawford in the original. She then starred as a callow nun in Sea Wife (1956), top-billed over co-star Richard Player, followed by the all-star Island in the Sun (1957), which was a major box-office participate. The film earned $5,550,000 global, and finished as the sixth-highest-grossing film of 1957.^[17] In 1957, she was top-billed over Jayne Mansfield in the film chronicle of John Steinbeck's The Disobedient Bus, which despite disappointing reviews^[18] was nominated for the Palmy Berlin Bear Award at birth 7th Berlin International Film Festival.^[19] She then starred opposite Parliamentarian Wagner in the espionage melodrama Stopover Tokyo (1957), and was Gregory Peck's leading lady close in the Western drama The Bravados (1958). The Leo McCarey farce Rally Round the Flag, Boys (1958) cast Collins as span temptress out to seduce Missioner Newman away from Joanne Historiographer. Next came the tense iniquity caper Seven Thieves (1960) antithetical Edward G. Robinson and Switch Steiger.

1960s

In 1960, Collins became increasingly disillusioned with 20th 100 Fox when, having been picture original choice to play high-mindedness title role in Cleopatra, honesty part went instead to Elizabeth Taylor. Collins withdrew from interpretation studio's production of Sons see Lovers, and requested a happiness from her contract, but concerted to star in one grasp film for Fox, top-billed brighten in the biblical epic Esther and the King (1960).

In 1961, she returned to Writer to star opposite Bing Balladeer and Bob Hope in nobility last of that film duo's "road" pictures, The Road give somebody no option but to Hong Kong (1962). Former "road" leading lady Dorothy Lamour was relegated to a guest air in the film. In Italia, Collins starred in Hard Day for Princes (1965); back injure the US she played Painter Janssen's wife in the nvestigator thriller Warning Shot (1967); carry the UK she was justness leading lady in the fifth columnist caper Subterfuge (1968); and forceful a cameo appearance in character comedy If It's Tuesday, That Must Be Belgium (1969).

In the US, Collins starred facing her husband Anthony Newley coach in his autobiographical musical Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969), a decision she later regretted.^[20] Then came the female key 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 separation interview and game shows advocate the late 1950s and dependable 1960s, Collins began her boob tube dramatic career with a caller role in The Human Jungle in 1963. Her notable service on American television during grandeur 1960s included playing the faithless Siren in Batman, Run Famine Your Life, The Virginian, Mission: Impossible, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and in Star Trek: Magnanimity Original Series, she played Edith Keeler in the episode, "The City on the Edge longawaited Forever".

1970s

In the Decennium, Collins remained busy on overseer. She starred in the Television movies The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) with Orson Welles and Lee Remick, status Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1973) opposite Brian Kelly. Her go to regularly guest appearances during the decennium included The Persuaders! alongside Roger Moore and Tony Curtis, Fallen Angels with Susannah York, Space 1999, Orson Welles Great Mysteries, Police Woman, The Moneychangers extinct Kirk Douglas and Christopher Plummer, Starsky and Hutch, Tattletales, Switch, Future Cop, Ellery Queen, The Fantastic Journey, Baretta and leash separate episodes of Tales disseminate the Unexpected. She rounded switch on the decade playing Cleopatra love an episode of Aaron Spelling's Fantasy Island.

In 1970, Collins complementary to Britain and starred interchangeable several films, mostly thrillers talented horror films: Revenge (1971), gorilla the vengeance-seeking mother of grand 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 Lever Sangster; Dark Places (1973), shipshape and bristol fashion thriller with Christopher Lee; service Tales That Witness Madness (1973), another horror anthology. She went to Italy for the football-themed comedy L'arbitro (1974), to Espana for The Great Adventure vis…vis Jack Palance and returned give a lift England for yet another loathing, playing the mother of unblended murderous infant in I Don't Want to Be Born (1975).

After two comedies, Alfie Darling (1975) and The Bawdy Future of Tom Jones (1976), Writer returned to the US finished make what she now refers to as the nadir rejoice her film career, the superhuman insect science-fiction piece Empire have power over the Ants (1977). In Italia she was the leading lassie in the thriller Fearless (1978); in the US made character lighthearted Zero to Sixty (1978); and back in the UK appeared with Robert Mitchum unsavory The Big Sleep.

In 1978, Collins was catapulted back offer major stardom in the UK when she starred in decency film version of her treat Jackie Collins's racy novel The Stud. It was made detail $600,000 and went on revoke gross over $20,000,000 internationally.^[21] Excel the same time she publicised her autobiography, Past Imperfect, which went to number 1 unsavory the bestseller charts. The Stud was so successful that clean sequel, The Bitch (1979)^[22] was hastily arranged and was as well a hit. After shooting Game for Vultures (1979) opposite Richard Harris and Sunburn (1979) criticism Farrah Fawcett, Collins returned prevent the stage for the twig time in many years cork play the title role ordinary The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1980) in London's West Peak.

1980s

The success of The Stud and The Bitch helped Highball to be cast^[23] in righteousness second season of the then-struggling soap opera Dynasty (1981–89), trade in Alexis Colby, the beautiful ride vengeful ex-wife of oil magnate Blake Carrington (John Forsythe). Dynasty became an enormous worldwide occurrence exception, and by 1985 the course of action was the number-one show compromise the United States, beating tug CBS rival Dallas, which graded number two.^[24] For her account of Alexis, Collins was downhearted six times for a Luxurious Globe Award (every year take from 1982 to 1987), winning expect 1983,^[25] the same year she was nominated for an Honor as Best Actress in clever Drama Series.^[26] In accepting excellence award, Collins thanked Sophia Actress for turning down the theme of Alexis.^[27]

Her performance is in general credited as the chief significance in the fledgling show's significant rise in the Nielsen ratings^[28] to a hit rivalling Dallas. Co-star Al Corley noted make certain Collins "just flew" in position role that was "tailor masquerade. just spot on." In Dynasty producer Aaron Spelling's final exert pressure interview, he said of Collins: "We didn't write Joan Author. She played Joan Collins. Crush I right? We wrote shipshape and bristol fashion character, but the character could have been played by 50 people and 49 of them would have failed. She straightforward it work."^[29] In recognition censure her new status, in 1983 Collins was honoured with tidy star on the Hollywood Prevail on of Fame for career attainment.

Whilst filming Dynasty, Collins asterisked in the feature film Nutcracker (1982) and the TV big screen Paper Dolls (1982), The Untamed free Women of Chastity Gulch (1982), Making of a Male Model (1983) with Jon-Erik Hexum, Her Life as a Man (1984), and The Cartier Affair (1984) with David Hasselhoff. She obliged guest star appearances in The Love Boat and Faerie Outlive Theatre, and co-hosted an ABC-TV special created for her, Blondes vs. Brunettes. At the surprise of 50, Collins appeared occupy a 12-page photo layout ardently desire Playboy magazine shot by Martyr Hurrell.^[30] With Dynasty at loftiness height of its success, Writer both produced and starred cattle the smash hit 1986 CBSminiseriesSins,^[31] and also in the total year, Monte Carlo.^[32][33]

1990s

When Dynasty ready in 1989, Collins began rehearsals for her Broadway stage coming out, as Amanda in a design revival of Noël Coward's Private Lives (1990). She subsequently toured the US in the equal play and also starred since Amanda in a production envisage London's West End.^[34] In 1991, she also starred for BBC Television in a series be taken in by eight individual Noël Coward plays under the title Tonight bear 8.30. In 1991, Collins rejoined her co-stars for Dynasty: Primacy Reunion, a miniseries that terminated the cliffhanger ending left fend for the show's abrupt 1989 rescinding. In the 1990s, Collins protracted to star in films as well as Decadence (1994) and In Position Bleak Midwinter (1995).

On English television she made the Box movies Hart to Hart – Two Harts in 3/4 Time (1995), Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995) and Sweet Deception (1998). She also made guest-star motions on series such as Roseanne (1993), The Nanny (1996) turf Will & Grace (2000), beginning played a recurring role amuse seven episodes of Pacific Palisades (1997). She was selected since the cover star for position relaunch of the popular fame magazine OK! when it at odds from a monthly to precise weekly.^[35] In 1999, Collins was cast in the film kind of the musical theatre portion Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with Donny Osmond. She then starred opposite Nigel Hawthorne in the film The Clandestine Marriage (1999), which she also co-produced.

2000s

In 2000, Highball replaced Elizabeth Taylor as One-off Slaghoople, Wilma Flintstone's mother, corner The Flintstones in Viva Quake Vegas, a prequel to significance Universal Studios live-action film The Flintstones (1994, Taylor had originated the role in the cardinal film). The following year, Writer co-starred with Taylor, Shirley MacLaine and Debbie Reynolds in distinction television film These Old Broads, written by Reynolds's daughter, Carrie Fisher. In 2002, Collins mutual to soap operas in spick limited guest run on glory American daytime soap Guiding Light.^[36] In 2005, actress Alice Krige impersonated Collins in Dynasty: High-mindedness Making of a Guilty Pleasure, a fictionalised television film family unit on the creation and under-the-table production of Dynasty.^[37]

In 2006, Highball toured the United Kingdom constant worry An Evening with Joan Collins (US title One Night Jiggle Joan), a one-woman show hold up which she related the highs and lows of her lifetime and life. The show was directed by her husband Writer Gibson, whom she married schedule 2002. She has continued pick up tour the world with grandeur show and its sequel Joan Collins Unscripted ever since, plus appearances in New York, Las Vegas, Dubai, Sydney, and binary at the London Palladium. Inferior 2006–2007 she also toured Northbound America for 30 weeks resource the play Legends! with earlier Dynasty co-star Linda Evans.

In the mid-2000s, Collins's television preventable included the hit British confirm series Footballer's Wives as Eva de Wolffe (2005), the BBC series Hotel Babylon (2006) instruct Dynasty Reunion: Catfights and Caviar, a 2006 special featuring not too of her Dynasty co-stars reminiscing about the original series. Writer guest-starred in They Do Array with Mirrors, a two-hour incident of the murder-mystery drama Marple in 2009, as Ruth Camper Rydock, a friend of gumshoe Miss Jane Marple. In 2009, Collins presented her own authenticity television series entitled Joan Writer Does Glamour.^[38]

2010s

In 2010 she connected the cast of the Germanic soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love) for a short aboriginal, playing an aristocratic British eve, Lady Joan, who takes dialect trig young German prince in tow.^[39] Famed for her double draw somebody's attention to with Leonard Rossiter in goodness Cinzano advertisements, in 2012 she starred in a Europe-wide money-making for Snickers chocolate bars, correspondent Stephanie Beacham. Within a diminutive time the advert was re-edited and Beacham's appearance cut.^[40]

She strenuous her first (and, to modernday, only) venture into pantomime translation Queen Rat in Dick Whittington at the Birmingham Hippodrome away the 2010 Christmas season, diva alongside Nigel Havers and General Clary.^[41] In 2012–2013, she arised as herself in the Downright sitcom Happily Divorced. She as well lent her voice to righteousness animated feature film Saving Santa (2013).

From 2013 to 2017, Collins had a recurring visitant role in the British sitcom Benidorm as Crystal Hennessy-Vass, position fierce CEO of the nonexistent Solana Hotel Group. From 2014 to 2018, she played righteousness Grand Duchess of Oxford, sluggishness of fictional British Queen Helena (Elizabeth Hurley) in the E! drama series The Royals.^[42] Plentiful 2015, Collins backed the low-grade fairytales app GivingTales in partnership of UNICEF, together with balance such as Roger Moore, Ewan McGregor, Stephen Fry, Joanna Lumley, and Michael Caine.^[43] The tie in year she starred in illustriousness fantasy film Molly Moon bid the Incredible Book of Hypnotism.

In 2016, Collins made clever cameo appearance as herself execute Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. Honesty following year she returned smash into the big screen with dignity starring role in the Nation comedy-drama The Time of Their Lives, playing a faded Spirit star. In 2018 she arised in a critically acclaimed temporary film, Gerry, for which she won the Best Actress accord at the LA Shorts Global Film Festival.

In 2018, Writer joined the cast of Ryan Murphy's series American Horror Story for its eighth season American Horror Story: Apocalypse. She crowning portrayed Evie Gallant, the captivating and rich grandmother of Evan Peters' character, and later describe witch actress Bubbles McGee. Overcome 2019 she guest-starred in take in episode of the new Hawaii Five-O TV-series.^[44]

2020s

She had a co-starring role in the 2020 pick up The Loss Adjuster opposite Apostle Goss and Martin Kemp.^[45] Reside in 2021, Collins appeared in natty short comedy spoof for Ludicrous Relief entitled 2020: The Movie, in which she played Maggie Keenan, the first person take it easy receive a COVID-19 vaccination.^[46] Highball starred as Adelaide of Maurienne in the historical drama miniseries Glow and Darkness (2021), parallel Jane Seymour and Denise Richards.^[47] Collins had a role loaded the 2022 musical Tomorrow Morning, based on the acclaimed melodic play of the same name.^[48]

Other ventures

Philanthropy

Collins has publicly supported diverse charities for several decades. Hold up 1982, Collins spoke before authority U.S. Congress about increasing aid for neurological research. In 1983, she was named a angel of the International Foundation give reasons for Children with Learning Disabilities, entreat the foundation's highest honour put in 1988 for her continuing backing. Additionally, 1988 also saw significance opening of the Joan Writer Wing of the Children's Refuge of Michigan in Detroit. Put back 1990, she was made change honorary founding member of dignity National Society for the Obstruction of Cruelty to Children.

In 1994, Collins was awarded blue blood the gentry lifetime achievement award from loftiness Association of Breast Cancer Studies in Great Britain for break down contribution to breast cancer understanding in the UK. Collins court case patron of Fight for Sight; in 2003, she became exceptional patron of the Shooting Heavenly body Chase Children's Hospice in Entirety Britain, while continuing to foundation several foster children in Bharat, something she has done unjustifiable the past 35 years. Author serves her former school, magnanimity Royal Academy of Dramatic Stamp, as the Honorary President asset the RADA Associates.^[49]

Writing

Since the disapprove of 1990s, Collins has been boss regular guest diarist for The Spectator. In 2008, she abstruse a weekly opinions column have as a feature The Sunday Telegraph. She continues to write occasionally for greatness Daily Mail, The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Lady in the United Kingdom, instruct Harper's Bazaar in the In partnership States.

Collins has established being as a successful author, even though doing so annoyed her girl Jackie, whose books had helped Joan's career.^[23] In addition weather her bestselling novels, including Prime Time and Love & Demand & Hate, she has too written six lifestyle books, together with The Joan Collins Beauty Book, as well as memoirs, counting Past Imperfect. To date, she has sold over 50 bundle copies of her books, which have been translated into 30 languages.^[50]

Personal life

Marriages and family

Collins has been married five times,^[51] rule to Northern Irish actor Mx Reed, whom she married get back 24 May 1952 after significant raped her.^[52][53][54] She divorced Reserved on 29 May 1956.^[55] Cover 1959, Collins began a attachment with the then-unknown actor Tunnel Beatty. They became engaged harvest 1960, but his infidelity diode to their split the identical year.^[56] Collins revealed in attend 1978 autobiography that she got an abortion during the relationship.^[57]

On 27 May 1963, she wedded conjugal actor and singer-songwriter Anthony Newley, with whom she had duo children, Tara (born 12 Oct 1963) and Alexander (born 8 September 1965). The couple divorced on 13 August 1971. She wed her third husband, Land businessman Ron Kass on 11 March 1972, and the amalgamate had a daughter, Katyana (born 20 June 1972).^[58] Collins most important Kass divorced on 6 Haw 1983. She married former balladeer Peter Holm on 3 Nov 1985.^[59] Collins sought an dissolution in December 1986,^[60] but was instead granted a divorce 24 August 1987.^[61] She married will not hear of fifth and current husband Writer Gibson, who is 31 epoch her junior, on 17 Feb 2002 at Claridge's Hotel acquit yourself London.^[62] Collins has four grandchildren.^[63]

Collins's younger sister was Jackie Author, a bestselling English romance essayist, who died in September 2015. She wrote 32 novels, grab hold of of which appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list.^[64]

Collins maintains residences in London, Los Angeles, New York City, contemporary France,^[65] describing her life set a date for 2010 as being "that give a miss a gypsy".^[66] In 2019, Author and Gibson escaped a "terrifying" fire at her London bedsitting room in Eaton Place. Gibson was able to contain the sparkle using a fire extinguisher previously the emergency services arrived. Author was treated for smoke respiration but was otherwise unharmed stomach thanked the emergency response crews on social media.^[67][68]

Political views

She was a supporter of the cluster Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, beam was invited to attend disallow funeral on 17 April 2013.^[69] Collins is also a devoted monarchist, stating "I'm a copious monarchist and I love interpretation Queen."^[70] In 2004, it was announced she had become undiluted Patron of the UK Freedom Party, though she later uttered this did not necessarily near she would vote for goodness party.^[71] In 2013, Collins slim British withdrawal from the Inhabitant Union.^[72]

Honours

Collins was appointed Officer brake the Order of the Island Empire (OBE) in the 1997 New Year Honours for ritual to drama^[73] and advanced arrangement Dame Commander of the Groom of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2015 New Vintage Honours for services to charity.^[74]

Bibliography

Memoir

• Past Imperfect: An Autobiography – UK version (1978)
• Katy: A Gala for Life, A Memoir (1982)
• Past Imperfect: An Autobiography – Jerk version (1984)
• Second Act: An Autobiography (1996)
• The World According to Joan (2011)
• Passion For Life: An Autobiography (2013)^[75]
• My Unapologetic Diaries by Joan Collins (2021)^[76]
• Behind the Shoulder Pads: Stories I Only Tell irate Friends (2023)^[77]

Nonfiction

• The Joan Highball 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: Anticipating Good, Feeling Great (2007)

Fiction

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

By other authors

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

• 1946, A Doll's House - Arts Theatre, London
• 1952, The Seventh Veil - Q Coliseum, London
• 1952, Jassy - Q Playhouse, 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 Mug of Mrs. Cheyney - Chichester Festival Theatre/Cambridge Theatre, London
• 1981, Murder in Mind - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford/Theatre Royal, Brighton
• 1990–91, Private Lives - Theatre Royal, Bath/Aldwych Theatre, London
• 1992, Private Lives - Broadhurst Theatre, New York City
• 2000, Love Letters - US Tour
• 2001, Over the Moon - High-mindedness Old Vic, London
• 2004, Full Circle - UK Tour
• 2006, An Eventide with Joan Collins - UK Tour
• 2006–07, Legends - North Earth Tour
• 2010, One Night with Joan - Feinsteins at the Rule, New York City
• 2010–11, Dick Whittington - Birmingham Hippodrome
• 2011, One Shadows 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 - London Palladium/UK Tour
• 2021, Joan Collins is Unapologetic - UK Tour^[86]
• 2023, Behind the Shoulder Pads - UK Tour^[87]

Awards and nominations

References