Actress Collins Joan: biography, personal life, photo

Annually in the world thousands of films and television series are produced, in them an inconceivable set of actors is removed. Not everyone is able to become famous and remember the audience. However, the British Joan Collins (films with her participation are part of the world's cinematography) will remember everyone. After all, this actress for many years successfully performed the role of the ruthless and mean, but surprisingly charming Alexis Kolby from the cult series "Dynasty".

The early years of the actress

The future star of cinema and television, Joanne Collins, had a biography similar to many girls of her generation who dreamed of becoming actresses. She was born in London on May 23, 1933. The girl's father was a theatrical agent of Jewish origin, and her mother a successful choreographer, which allowed her to subsequently open her own nightclub. In the Collins family, Joan was not the only child. In addition to her brother Bill, the girl had a younger sister, Jackie, who later became a popular writer and inspired Joan to take up her pen.

Actor's talent manifested itself in the girl's early childhood, and in combination with the wonderful beauty allowed her after graduation to study the dramatic art in one of the most prestigious universities in the UK.

In addition, the young Miss Collins managed to conclude a very lucrative contract with the British film company, and at the age of seventeen she starred in her first film.

First successes in cinema

Although in the debut film Joan got only a minor role, she was quickly noticed, and soon the girl began to offer leading roles. A frail, graceful brunette with huge eyes, despite her apparent weakness, was actually quite stubborn and possessed tremendous work capacity.

So, in just one year in 1952, three films with her participation appeared on the screens, and in 1953 five already. And Miss Collins did not plan to slow down the pace of work. Despite the workload on the set, the actress managed to combine work with studies, after which she received offers from the studio "Twentieth Century Fox" in Hollywood. Agreeing, Joan Collins signed with the contract and soon became a real star in the US.

Despite the extraordinary beauty, Joan quickly established herself as a serious and diverse actress.

Of course, the greatest success to her brought roles in large-scale historical productions "Land of the Pharaohs", "Queen of the Virgin", "Esther and the Tsar".

But the girl did not refuse to try her hand at films of another genre: the drama "Girl in a Pink Dress" based on real events, the adaptation of the popular novel "The Lost Bus", the light comedy film "Opposite Sex", the western "Bravados" and many others.

Career of the model

Collins Joan, while still an aspiring actress in the UK, was actively filming for various magazines. In the fifties in the fashion was the genre of photography called pinap, and the external data of the actress ideally suited him.

Therefore, photos of the seductive figure of the girl often appeared on the pages of many British magazines. Joan Collins was recognized as one of the most beautiful women in the United Kingdom. It is possible that her fame as a photomodel contributed to the growth of popularity as an actress.

Career in the 60-70s

After a dizzying success in the fifties, in the early sixties the actress made herself a small break. She gave birth to a child and ceased to act.

Collins Joan was already married for the second time, but kept a maiden name. But she did not long enjoy the role of housewife and soon returned to the profession. However, Joan quickly realized that she had lost her time. Although the actress continued to shoot, most of the films of that period no longer enjoyed success with the audience.

However, for that period, the development of the television series industry is beginning. Realizing that in the movie as an actress she is unlikely to shine main roles, Joan begins to act in separate episodes. She also participated as a guest star in such popular projects as Batman, Mission Impossible, Startrek, Starsky and Hutch and others.

In addition, in the early seventies, actress Collins Joan returns to British cinema. Most of her works of this period are horror films. And although the roles in such films as "The Empire of the Ants", "Tales from the Crypt," and the like did not become particularly prominent in Joan's career, they were a vivid confirmation that the actress tried herself in new genres.

The younger sister of the heroine of our story by that time also made an excellent career, but in the literary field. She has already published several very successful novels, and one of them, The Stallion, was just planning to film. Jackie helped her sister get a role in the upcoming film, and the actress coped so well that she was invited next year to shoot his sequel.

"Dynasty": a triumphant return

By the beginning of the eighties, Joan was almost fifty, and at that age, few can expect a career advance. In 1981, the actress was offered a role in a small TV series "Dynasty", which was on the verge of closure. Her heroine - the former wife of the oil tycoon, returned to his life in order to reconcile with the children and try to beat off the spouse from his new passion. In a word, the character Collins got a negative.
By agreeing to participate in the project, Joan initially did not build big illusions. However, the actress so accustomed to the role and gave her so many shades and new faces that the audience could not take her eyes off her character, and the ratings of the series began to grow, and, therefore, the project was extended for new and new seasons. Other actors of the series were also quite popular, but the greatest contribution to the success of this project, of course, was made by Joanne Collins.

Photos of her smiling face literally did not come off the pages of newspapers and magazines. She was interviewed, she was invited to conduct various ceremonies and shows, admired her, imitated her and envied her.

And although the actress herself admitted that she does not have much in common with the character of her character, thanks to the role in the "Dynasty" for Joan, the reputation of a stylish and self-confident beast, capable of anything.

Particularly contributed to such a bitch reputation is the story with the contract of the actress. Because she joined the Dynasty team only in the second season, Joan did not sign a standard contract, like the rest of her colleagues. And when the ratings of the series crawled up, Collins demanded an increase in her fee and threatened to withdraw from the project in case of refusal. Fearing losing one of the main stars, the producers made concessions, and soon Joan became one of the highest paid actresses on American television.

Thanks to the success in the series "Dynasty", Collins became the idol of many ladies for forty. After all, she demonstrated by her example that life in forty years is just beginning.

One of the most extraordinary acts of that period was shooting for the Playboy magazine almost naked Joan Collins. A photo of a fifty-year-old woman on the cover of a popular erotic magazine inspired many women of her age to live full life and not to take the cross.

Career writer

Collins Joan had long been following the successful career of her younger sister. And in the late eighties, when the actress was at the peak of popularity, she decided to try herself as a writer. In 1988, the book "The Best Airtime" was published.

Unfortunately, this work was criticized by literary critics. However, thanks to the author's personal popularity, the readers instantly bought out all the copies. Although the original, but still successful first book inspired the actress to continue working in this direction. It is noteworthy that so far love and autobiographical novels continue to emerge from the pen of Joanne Collins.

Public Activities Joanne Collins

Biography, personal life and writing career of the famous actress have developed more than successfully. Therefore, Joan was able to afford to also give time to social life. Even during the Dynasty's success, she began to actively engage in charity. It is for this in 2015 that Queen Elizabeth honored Joan of the Order of the British Empire.

After the closure of the series "Dynasty" in 1989, Collins decided to participate in theatrical productions. After a successful debut on Broadway, the actress began to actively play on stage and go on a theatrical tour.

In this case, Joan continues to act in films, although mostly as a guest star and on the second roles ("Winter Tale", "Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas", etc.). She remains even now quite in demand and more often than other colleagues of her age appears on the screen.

Among other things, Joan Collins tried herself and as a producer in five television projects of the 80-90s. In two of them, the actress also performed the main roles. It was the series "Monte Carlo" and "Sins".

Five Marriages

Like actor's career, Joan Collins had a personal life and knew the ups and downs. The actress was married 5 times, not counting small novels. From these marriages she had three children - two daughters and one son.

Joan's first husband was Maxwell Reed, a well-known British actor. However, the couple soon broke up.

Later, the actress admitted that her husband not only pumped her with drugs and raped her on the first date, but also tried to force her to provide sexual services for money.

Taught by bitter experience, the second time, Joan ventured to marry only after almost 10 years - in 1963. Newly elected her was Anthony Newley. The marriage lasted eight years, for which Joan gave birth to two children.

Unlike her first husband, Anthony was an excellent husband, but because of the difference in views on the relationship the couple had to part. After the divorce from Newley, Joan was lonely for a short time, just a year later she became the wife of Ron Cass.

In this alliance, the actress gave birth to a daughter, but because of her husband's addiction five years after the marriage, Collins left him. Despite this, they remained on good terms, and during Cass's illness, Collins maintained him until death.
In 1983, Joan met Peter Hall, a pop singer from Sweden. And two years later the couple was married by legal marriage. However, the couple lived together for only thirteen months, after which they divorced.

This gap was the most unpleasant for the actress, as her husband tried to sue her a decent amount of money. As a result, she had to pay, but much less than the greedy former husband asked.

After a sad experience, the actress for a long time did not dare to bind herself again by marriage. But in 2002, Joan again decided to go under the crown.

Her chosen one was modest theatrical manager Percy Gibson, more than three decades younger than Collins herself. Fans of the actress sincerely hope that in this marriage she will finally find the long-awaited and quite deserved happiness.

Awards and Achievements Joanne Collins

The filmography of the actress has more than one hundred and fifty roles in films and on television. Unfortunately, most of them were not appreciated by critics. The greatest number of awards Joan brought the series "Dynasty" - 7 prestigious awards in various categories (including the "Golden Globe"). In addition, for participation in the film "Empire of ants" Collins was nominated for the prize "Saturn". It did not happen to the star to avoid the nomination for "Golden Raspberry" for "Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas".

In addition to the fact that the actress has her own star on the legendary Alley of Glory, Joan Collins was also awarded the Order of the British Empire last year, so now she should be treated no differently than "Lady Joan."

Despite the fact that Collins does not have numerous prestigious awards, her greatest achievement is loyal audience love.

Joanne Collins is a woman of amazing destiny. As a personal and professional plan, she was able to achieve a lot. And although fate often threw her trials, the actress with honor and dignity endured them all. Despite his advanced age, Joan continues to live a full life and delight his fans with new works.