Joan Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins, DBE (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author, and columnist. She made her stage debut at the age of nine, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, entered British films in 1951 and went to Hollywood under contract to 20th Century Fox in 1955. In 1981, she landed the role of Alexis Colby in the soap opera Dynasty, which made her an international superstar and brought her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama in 1982. In 2015, Collins was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to charity.
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| Full name at birth | Joan Henrietta Collins
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| Claim to fame | Alexis on Dynasty
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| Date of birth | 23 May 1933
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| Place of birth | Paddington, London, UK
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| Occupation | Actress, author and columnist
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 6" (168 cm)
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| Weight | 143 lbs (65 kg)
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| Distinctive feature | Sultry voice
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| Shoe size | 7
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| Pets | Spider (Monkey - 1953)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Residence | London, EnglandLos Angeles, California, U.S.New York City, New York, U.S.Saint-Tropez, France
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| Net worth | $30,000,000 USD
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| High school | Frances Holland School, London, England
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| University | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England (dropped out)
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- Best known for her role in "Dynasty" (1981)
- Received an O.B.E. (Officer of the order of the British Empire)
- Refused to return to work on "Dynasty" (1981) at the beginning of the 1985-1986 season until she was given a raise, forcing the writers to write her out of the first episode of the season. It was a bold move on her part, because the previous season's cliffhanger was the infamous "Moldavian Massacre", in which all the characters were shot. It would have been very easy for the producers to fire her and eliminate the character of Alexis by having her being killed in the shootout. However, she successfully negotiated a raise to around $60,000 per episode and returned to work, missing only one episode.
- In Italy, almost all her films were dubbed by Dhia Cristiani, except Land of the Pharaohs (1955) and Sea Wife (1957) where she was dubbed by Clelia Bernacchi and Lidia Simoneschi respectively.
- Split permanently with first husband Maxwell Reed on her 21st birthday.
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