Joan CollinsAKA:
Joan Henrietta Collins
Nationality:
English Birthdate:
05/23/1933 Birthplace:
London, England
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biography
Beautiful in an Elizabeth Taylor-Jean Simmons way and once more famous for the men she had bedded than anything else, sexy, savory Joan Collins soared to superstardom as the conniving Alexis Carrington on the popular, campy 1980s ABC primetime soap opera "Dynasty". The daughter of a theatrical booking agent, she studied at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for 18 months and made her film debut as a beauty pageant contestant in "Lady Godiva Rides Again" (1951). After playing primarily erring juveniles in Britain, Collins ventured to Hollywood and immediately capitalized on her sultry
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1945
London stage debut as a boy in "A Doll's House"
1951
Film debut in uncredited role as a beauty contestant in "Lady Godiva Rides Again"
1951
First small film role in "The Woman's Angle"
1952
Appeared in revue "Rat's Revel Society" on London stage
1955
Portrayed Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in "The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing"
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