Joan Collins (1933-)

biography

Born in London on May 23, 1933, actress Joan Collins was destined for a career in show business as her father was an agent for big-name musical acts. While a teenager, Collins trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was signed to a contract with Britain's J. Arthur Rank Film Company when she was just 17 years old. Her first credited appearance came in the drama The Woman's Angle (1952; with Lois Maxwell and Dana Wynter), and her strong performance quickly netted her bigger roles in such films as Decameron Nights (1953; with Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan) and The Adventures of Sadie (1953). She was a movie star in her native Britain by the age of 20, and soon producers in Hollywood took notice. Her first film in Hollywood was the big-budget Warner Bros. costume drama Land of the Pharaohs (1955; with Dewey Martin), which did not do well at the box office. She fared much better in the 20th Century Fox biopic The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955; with Ray Milland and Farley Granger) and The Wayward Bus (1957; with Jayne Mansfield and Rick Jason).
After a brief first marriage to actor Maxwell Reed, Collins stayed focused on her acting career. Her second marriage was to actor/singer Anthony Newley, whom she married in May 1963. The couple welcomed a daughter and a son in the mid 1960s, and Collins made very few films during this period. Instead, she worked often in television, appearing on such popular TV programs as Batman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Mission: Impossible. When she and Anthony Newley parted ways in 1970, Collins renewed her career and starred in several horror films, including Tales from the Crypt (1972; with Peter Cushing), Dark Places (1973; with Christopher Lee), I Don't Want to Be Born (1975; with Donald Pleasence and Caroline Munro), and Empire of the Ants (1977; with Robert Lansing and John David Carson). While Collins was a busy actress in the 1970s, her career was given a boost by two films based on her sister's novels: The Stud (1978; with Oliver Tobias) and The Bitch (1979; with Ian Hendry). These films, racy by late 1970s standards, were international hits and brought Collins new fans. Two years later, she was cast as Alexis Carrington on the ABC drama Dynasty, for which Collins is now best know.

the films of joan collins

The Adventures of Sadie (1953)

The Virgin Queen (1955)

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)

Land of the Pharaohs (1955)

The Opposite Sex (1956)

Island in the Sun (1957)

The Wayward Bus (1957)

Esther and the King (1960)

The Road to Hong Kong (1962)

Hard Time for Princes (1965)

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)

The Executioner (1970)

Dark Places (1973)

Tales That Witness Madness (1973)

I Don't Want to Be Born (1975)

Empire of the Ants (1977)

The Stud (1978)

Monte Carlo (1986)

A Midwinter's Tale (1995)

joan collins today

While Joan Collins has cooled her film and television career somewhat during the last decade, she still occasionally tackles an acting role in film, television, and on stage. Collins' private life has occasionally made headlines over the years. She is the mother of two daughters and a son and is married to her fifth husband, Percy Gibson.

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TELEVISION
Dynasty: The First And Second Seasons (1981) [DVD] DVD
Includes "Dynasty: The Complete First Season" and "Dynasty: The Second Season." **35 episodes on 10 discs. 29 2/3 hrs.**
Dynasty: The Third Season, Vol. 1 [DVD](1982) DVD
The first 12 episodes from the series's third season--including "The Plea," "The Will," "Kirby," "Acapulco," and "Samantha"--are featured in a three-disc set. 9 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish. **12 episodes on 3 discs. 9 1/2 hrs.**
Dynasty: The Third Season, Vol. 2 [DVD](1983) DVD
The remaining 12 episodes from the series's third season--including "Danny," "Reunions in Singapore," "The Downstairs Bride," "The Vote," and "The Cabin"--are featured in a three-disc set. 9 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish. **12 episodes on 3 discs. 9 1/2 hrs.**
Dynasty: The Fourth Season, Vol. 1 [DVD](1983) DVD
The first 14 episodes from the series's fourth season--including "The Arrest," "The Note," "Tracy," "Dex," and "The Ring"--are featured in a three-disc set. 11 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish. **14 episodes on 3 discs. 11 hrs.**
Dynasty: The Fourth Season, Vol. 2 [DVD](1984) DVD
The remaining 13 episodes from the series's fourth season--including "Seizure," "The Vigil," "Steps," "The Check," and "The Nightmare"--are featured in a three-disc set. 10 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish. **13 episodes on 3 discs. 10 hrs.**
Dynasty: The Fifth Season, Vol. 1 [DVD](1984) DVD
The first 14 episodes from the series's fifth season--including "Disappearance," "Fallon," "The Trial," "Krystina," and "The Will"--are featured in a four-disc set. 10 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH). **14 episodes on 4 discs. 10 1/2 hrs.**
Dynasty: The Fifth Season, Vol. 2 [DVD](1985) DVD
The remaining 15 episodes from the series's fifth season--including "The Treasure," "The Collapse," "Photo Finish," "Sammy Jo," and "Royal Wedding"--are featured in a four-disc set. 11 2/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); interview. **15 episodes on 4 discs. 11 2/3 hrs.**
The Noel Coward Collection [DVD] DVD
This expansive seven-disc set features a spectacular array of one-act and full-length plays and short stories by Noel Coward, produced and shown on the BBC from the 1960s to the '80s. "The Vortex," "Hay Fever," "Private Lives," "Design for Living," "Mrs. Capper's Birthday," "What Mad Pursuit," "Tonight at 8:30," "Present Laughter," "Star Quality," "Me and the Girls," "Bon Voyage," "Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill," and "Suite in Two Keys" are performed by such notables as Joan Collins, Paul Eddington, Deborah Kerr, Hugh Laurie, and others. 19 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; featurette; interviews; radio shows; more.
Star Trek: Season 1 [Blu-ray](1966)
All 29 episodes from the series's debut season--including "The Man Trap," "Where No Man Has Gone Before," the two-part "The Menagerie," "Balance of Terror," "This Side of Paradise," and "The City on the Edge of Forever"--are featured in a seven-disc set. Includes the broadcast versions of the episodes and the remastered versions featuring all-new CGI special effects. 24 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Portuguese, Spanish; featurettes. **29 episodes on 7 discs. 24 1/2 hrs.**
Star Trek: Season One Remastered [DVD](1966) DVD
All 29 episodes from the series's debut season--including "The Man Trap," "Where No Man Has Gone Before," the two-part "The Menagerie," "Balance of Terror," "This Side of Paradise," and "The City on the Edge of Forever"--are featured in a 10-disc set. Includes the broadcast versions of the episodes and the remastered versions featuring all-new CGI special effects. 24 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo Surround, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; featurettes; more. **29 episodes on 10 discs. 24 1/2 hrs.**
The Persuaders: Set 2 [DVD](1971) DVD
The final 11 episodes--including "Element of Risk," "Five Miles to Midnight," "A Death in the Family," "The Ozerov Inheritance," and "Someone Waiting"--are collected in a three-disc set. 9 1/2 hrs. total. Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; biographies; filmographies. **11 episodes on 3 discs. 9 1/2 hrs.**
Space: 1999: Set 4 [DVD] DVD
Includes "The Troubled Spirit," "Space Brain," "The Infernal Machine," "Mission of the Darians," "Dragon's Domain," and "The Testament of Arkadia." 5 1/4 hrs. on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery. **6 episodes on 2 discs. 5 1/4 hrs.**
Starsky & Hutch: The Complete Third Season [DVD](1977) DVD
All 23 episodes from season three--including the two-part "Starsky & Hutch on Playboy Island," "Fatal Charm," "The Collector," "Satan's Witches," and "Hutchinson: Murder One"--are included in a five-disc set. 18 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; TV spots. **23 episodes on 5 discs. 18 3/4 hrs.**
Roald Dahl's Tales Of The Unexpected: Set 1: Complete First Two Seasons [DVD](1979) DVD
All 25 episodes from the show's first two seasons--including "Man from the South," "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Cat," "Royal Jelly," "Georgy Porgy," and "The Umbrella Man"--are collected in a four-disc set. Roald Dahl hosts. 10 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; biography; filmographies. **25 episodes on 4 discs. 10 1/2 hrs.**

FILM
British Film Noir: Twilight Women (1952)/The Slasher (1953) [DVD] DVD
This pair of dark mysteries from "across the pond" opens with "Twilight Women," in which a singer left homeless after her boyfriend is arrested for murder winds up in a squalid boardinghouse for unwed mothers whose owner sells the babies to childless couples. Rene Ray, Laurence Harvey, Freda Jackson, Lois Maxwell star. AKA: "Women of Twilight." Next, James Kenney is a blackjack-wielding juvenile delinquent in post-WWII London who leads his gang into increasingly violent doings in the controversial drama "The Slasher." With Robert Ayres, Hermione Baddeley, and Joan Collins as Kenney's girlfriend. AKA: "Cosh Boy." 164 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
British Cinema, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD
First, the early Joan Collins outing "Our Girl Friday" (1953) features the sexy star as a woman shipwrecked with three men on an island. All the guys are hot for Joan, and who can blame them? George Cole, Kenneth More, and Hermione Gingold co-star.AKA: "The Adventures of Sadie." Next, jolly good British comedy, as two members of Her Majesty's Royal Navy trade places, turning the ship into a shambles. The final straw comes when the Admiral's dinghy is destroyed. David Tomlinson, Peggy Cummins star in "Carry On Admiral" (1957). AKA: "The Ship Was Loaded." Then, an ex-convict father (Richard Hearne) is kept locked in the attic by his wife so his daughter can enjoy a proper birthday party, but he escapes and has "The Time of His Life" (1955). With Ellen Pollock, Richard Wattis. Two-disc set also includes "The Runaway Bus" and "Dentist in the Chair." 6 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
The Virgin Queen [DVD](1955) DVD
Returning to the role she played two decades earlier, Bette Davis stars as England's Elizabeth I. Richard Todd is roguish Sir Walter Raleigh, who uses the aging monarch's interest in him for his own gains, and Joan Collins is the lady-in-waiting who comes between them. Lavish costume drama also stars Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy. 92 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 4.0, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; "making of" documentary; photo gallery; poster gallery; lobby card gallery; restoration comparison; TV spots; theatrical trailer; isolated music score.
The Bette Davis Collection [DVD] DVD
Six-disc set includes "All About Eve" (2-Disc Special Edition), "Phone Call from a Stranger," "The Virgin Queen" (1955), "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte," and "The Nanny" (1965).
Cult Camp Classics, Vol. 4: Historical Epics [DVD] DVD
Sergio Leone's first screen-credited directorial effort, "The Colossus of Rhodes" (1961) is set in 290 A.D. and follows a Greek military hero as he travels to Rhodes to visit his uncle. While flirting with the beautiful daughter of a man who recently constructed a gigantic statue of Apollo to protect the city's harbor, he becomes involved in a rebellion aimed at overthrowing a tyrannical king. Rory Calhoun, Lea Massari, Georges Marchal star. Three-disc set also includes "The Prodigal" (1955) and "Land of the Pharaohs." 5 3/4 hrs. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.
The Girl In The Red Velvet Swing [DVD](1955) DVD
This turn-of-the-century crime drama depicts the true story of model and chorus girl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins), who is the object of a fierce romantic rivalry between womanizing architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and the wealthy Harry Thaw (Farley Granger). Thaw wins Nesbit's hand in marriage, but the hostilities between her suitors continue...and culminate in murder. Luther Adler, Frances Fuller also star. 109 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; interview; photo gallery; poster gallery; theatrical trailers.
The Opposite Sex [DVD](1956) DVD
Highlighted by stunning production numbers and unforgettable 1950s fashions, this musical remake of "The Women" stars June Allyson as a jaded wife and mother who learns that her hubby has had an affair. Encouraged by her gal pals to get on with her life (and get revenge), she begins divorce preparations while trying to figure out what she wants. With Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller; songs include "Young Man with a Horn," "A Perfect Love," "Yellow Gold," and more. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
Island In The Sun [DVD](1957) DVD
Political dealings, forbidden romances and racial tension threaten to explode on a peaceful West Indies island in this steamy drama based on Alec Waugh's novel. The stellar cast includes Harry Belafonte, Joan Collins, Dorothy Dandridge, Joan Fontaine, James Mason, and Michael Rennie. 119 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 4.0, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; documentary; theatrical trailer.
Sea Wife [DVD](1957) DVD
The year is 1942: a Japanese sub sinks a cargo ship, forcing a lifeboat carrying four British citizens onto a remote island off the coast of Singapore. One of the castaways, the virile Michael Cannon (Richard Burton), becomes enamored of a beautiful woman (Joan Collins) reluctant to disclose her true identity as a nun. Wild romantic melodrama also stars Basil Sydney, Cy Grant. 82 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; photo gallery; featurette; theatrical trailer.
Rally 'Round The Flag, Boys! [DVD](1958) DVD
This diverting romantic comedy centers on the deteriorating relationship of Harry and Grace Bannerman (Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward). While Harry is eager to repair their marriage, Grace's community activism takes up all of her emotional energy. Feeling unloved, Harry begins entertaining the idea of an affair with married woman Angela (Joan Collins). Based on the Max Shulman book; Jack Carson, Tuesday Weld also star. 107 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
The Bravados [DVD](1958) DVD
Powerful drama of frontier justice stars Gregory Peck as the man out to catch four outlaws he believes were responsible for assaulting and killing his wife, only to learn that his vigilante actions come at a terrible cost. Thoughtful Western co-stars Stephen Boyd, Joan Collins; look for Lee Van Cleef and "Curly Joe" De Rita as a hangman. 99 min. Standard and Widescreen.
Esther And The King [DVD](1960) DVD
Lavish Biblical spectacle starring Joan Collins as Esther, the Jewish girl who marries King Ahasuerus of Persia in hopes of helping ease the persecution of her conquered people. Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea star; Raoul Walsh directs. 109 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Seven Thieves [DVD](1960) DVD
Suspenseful, stylish "perfect crime" thriller stars Edward G. Robinson as a professor who, before he dies, wants to pull the ultimate heist at Monte Carlo's casino. Rod Steiger is the old friend who helps him assemble a gang. Joan Collins, Eli Wallach, Michael Dante, Sebastian Cabot co-star. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; featurette; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
The Executioner [DVD](1970) DVD
When operations in Vienna begin to go awry, British intelligence agent John Shay (George Peppard) suspects fellow spy Adam Booth (Keith Michell) of working for the Soviets. But when Shay presents his accusations, they are instantly dismissed by his superiors, who warn him against an investigation. Forced to work alone, Shay embarks on a mission to confirm his suspicions and discovers a truth more shocking than he imagined. Judy Geeson, Joan Collins, Charles Gray also star in this spy thriller. 111 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Terror From Under The House [DVD](1971) DVD
When his daughter is brutally murdered and the police cannot bring in a suspect, a British pub owner takes the law into his own hands and abducts the boy he thinks is responsible. Gripping thriller stars James Booth, Sinead Cusack and Joan Collins. AKA: "After Jenny Died," "Behind the Cellar Door," "Inn of the Frightened People," "Revenge." 89 min.
Tales From The Crypt (1972)/Vault Of Horror [DVD](1973) DVD
The notorious E.C. horror comics of the 1950s come to life in this scare-packed double feature. First, in "Tales from the Crypt," five travellers trapped in a tomb with the sinister Crypt Keeper (Ralph Richardson) are each told a shocking story about their future--or is it their past?--in this chilling Amicus anthology. Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Roy Dotrice, Patrick Magee star. Then, in "Vault of Horror," five men stuck in the basement of an office building relate their strangest dreams to each other--including tales of vampires, murderous spouses, sinister magic tricks, insurance fraud gone wrong, and revenge. Dawn Addams, Tom Baker, Denholm Elliott, and Glynis Johns star. AKA: "Further Tales from the Crypt," "Tales from the Crypt, Part
Playing The Field [DVD](1974) DVD
The film Joan Collins fans have been clamoring for is a risque sex farce from Italy involving an unconventional soccer ref whose passion for the sport--and for gorgeous women--gets him into trouble. Exciting sports sequences and bawdy sexual hi-jinks abound with Joan as one of his sultry conquests. Lando Buzzanca, Daniele Vargas also star. AKA: "The Referee." 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Alfie Darling [DVD](1975) DVD
Sultry Joan Collins is even bolder and more revealing than her TV roles in this sexy tale about the continuing adventures of the British playboy who refuses to change his womanizing ways. Alan Price, Jill Townsend, Rula Lenska also star. AKA: "Oh, Alfie!" 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
I Don't Want To Be Born [DVD](1975) DVD
Joan Collins stars as a woman who is placed under a curse and gives birth to a bloodthirsty "killer baby" in this horrifying blend of "The Exorcist" and "It's Alive." With Ralph Bates, Donald Pleasence, Caroline Munro. AKA: "The Devil Within Her," "It's Growing Inside Her," "Sharon's Baby." 90 min. Soundtrack: English.
The Great Adventure [DVD](1976) DVD
A young boy and his trusty dog struggle to survive in Gold Rush-era Alaska but run afoul of a corrupt town boss, in this exciting adaptation of a Jack London story. Jack Palance, Joan Collins, Fred Romer star. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
Empire Of The Ants (1977)/Tentacles [DVD](1977) DVD
First, watch as the one and only Joan Collins leads a group of unfortunate tourists to a deserted island, unaware that giant ants have grown on the island and don't take kindly to intruders. "Empire of the Ants" co-stars Robert Lansing, Albert Salmi, Jacqueline Scott. Next, there's eight times the terror as a giant octopus reaches out and puts the squeeze on a seaside community in "Tentacles," starring Bo Hopkins, Henry Fonda, John Huston, and Shelley Winters. 191 min. total. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo/English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailers.
Fearless [DVD](1978) DVD
Violence, nudity, and action abound in this Euro-thriller about a grizzled Rome detective whose latest case involves millionaires, missing girls, and Joan Collins as a beautiful striptease artist. Maurizio Merli and Franco Ressel co-star. AKA: "Fatal Charm," "Magnum Cop." 89 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital stereo. Dubbed in English.
The Big Sleep [DVD](1978) DVD
Gumshoe Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) is hired by elderly recluse James Stewart to learn who's been blackmailing his daughters, but soon finds the entire family involved in a complex plot of deception and murder, in this colorful remake of the Raymond Chandler classic. Sarah Miles, Candy Clark, Richard Boone and Joan Collins also star. 100 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; scene access.
The Stud [DVD](1978) DVD
Joan Collins is at her sultriest as the bored wife of a London nightclub owner who sets out to make the trendy club's handsome manager her personal "boy toy." Based on the best-selling novel by Joan's sister Jackie, this steamy drama also stars Oliver Tobias, Emma Jacobs, Sue Lloyd. 96 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
Jackie Collins: The Stud & The Bitch [DVD] DVD
Two-disc set includes "The Stud" and "The Bitch."
The Bitch [DVD](1979) DVD
In this sequel to "The Stud," Joan Collins is the owner of a popular London nightclub whose future is threatened when her marriage dissolves after she has an extramarital affair. In order to keep the club, Joan gets into some shady and sexy wheeling and dealing with the jet set. Based on the novel by Jackie Collins (Joan's sister), the film features revealing scenes of Joan in the nude; with Ian Hendry, Michael Coby, and John Ratzenberger. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Sins [DVD](1985) DVD
The high glamour trappings of the Paris fashion world are the setting for this steamy mini-series drama of passion and revenge. The ever-stunning Joan Collins stars as a designer who survived the horrors of World War II and rose to the top of the industry...but at a great price. With Capucine, Timothy Dalton, James Farentino, Giancarlo Giannini, Lauren Hutton, and (in his final role) Gene Kelly. 5 1/2 hrs. on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Monte Carlo [DVD](1986) DVD
The opulent Mediterranean gaming resort becomes a backdrop for drama, intrigue, and romance in this tale set at the beginning of World War II. Joan Collins stars as a singer whose secret life may be exposed with the arrival of American writer George Hamilton. With Lauren Hutton, Malcolm McDowell, Robert Carradine; based on the novel by Stephen Sheppard. 185 min. on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
A Midwinter's Tale [DVD](1995) DVD
Kenneth Branagh's delightful theatrical comedy focuses on a group of struggling, highly neurotic British actors who, against all odds, decide to stage "Hamlet" in a small-town church hall. The superb ensemble cast includes Michael Maloney, Richard Briers, John Sessions, Joan Collins, and "Absolutely Fabulous" stars Julia Sawalha and Jennifer Saunders. AKA: "In the Bleak Midwinter." 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
Annie: A Royal Adventure! [DVD](1995) DVD
Sequel to the ever-popular "Annie" follows the redheaded moppet, her dog Sandy, and Daddy Warbucks to England, where he is scheduled to be knighted. At the same time, evil Lady Hogbottom plots to blow up Buckingham Palace and become Queen of England. Can Annie and company stop them? Joan Collins, George Hearn, Ashley Johnson star. 92 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround, Japanese stereo; Subtitles: English, Japanese.
Hart To Hart: Two Harts In 3/4 Time [DVD](1995) DVD
Following the death of their trusted friend Max, the Harts (Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers) travel to Montreal for the reading of his will. Once there, they are thrust into a mystery involving a missing clock they inherited, a kidnapping, a murder, and their noble friend Lady Camilla (Joan Collins). With Tara Sloane, Jeff Kaake, Daniela Lunkewitz. 103 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat [DVD](2000) DVD
Donny Osmond stars in the title role of the young man sold into slavery by his jealous brothers, but who rises to power in Egypt and manages to save his family's lives, in this lively stage presentation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical. Richard Attenborough, Joan Collins and Maria Friedman also star; songs include "Any Dream Will Do," "Close Every Door to Me," and "Go Go Go Joseph." 78 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1; Subtitles: French; "making of" documentary; biographies; production notes.
These Old Broads [DVD](2001) DVD
Shirley MacLaine, Debbie Reynolds, and Joan Collins star in this comedy, playing stars of a 1960s film that has become a sensation after being reissued in theaters. With help from MacLaine's son (Jonathan Silverman) and a top agent (Elizabeth Taylor), the actresses are reunited for a TV special, but their petty jealousies and romantic rivalries threaten to derail the project. Co-written by Carrie Fisher. 89 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English.
Ozzie [DVD](2001) DVD
Joan Collins stars as unscrupulous businesswoman Maxine Happy, who aims to kidnap a talking koala bear from his home in the Australian outback. Her plot to clone the bear just in time for the holidays is temporarily thwarted when Ozzie, the cuddly and loquacious creature, gives Maxine's henchmen the slip by hiding in a little boy's backpack. Can young Justin (Spencer Breslin) keep Ozzie safe long enough to return him to his rightful home? Ralf Moeller, Rachel Hunter also star. 87 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: Spanish; biographies; theatrical trailers.
The Golden Gong: The Story Of Rank Films--British Cinema's Legendary Studio [DVD](2004) DVD
After making his fortune in flour mills and dabbling in religious short films, English millionaire J. Arthur Rank established Pinewood Studios and produced some of the most memorable movies in British cinema. Michael Caine narrates this look at the company, with reminiscences from such stars as Richard Attenborough, Joan Collins, Stewart Granger, and others, plus clips from "Brief Encounter," "Oliver Twist," "The Red Shoes," and more. 76 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

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FILM
Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (2009)
Ellis in Glamourland (2004)
These Old Broads (2001) with Shirley MacLaine, Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Graves, Gene Barry, and Pat Harrington Jr.
Ozzie (2001) with Ralf Moeller and Rachel Hunter
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) with Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Kristen Johnston, Jane Krakowski, Alan Cumming, and Harvey Korman
The Clandestine Marriage (1999) with Nigel Hawthorne
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999) with Donny Osmond and Richard Attenborough
Sweet Deception (1998) with Kate Jackson and Jack Scalia
Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time (1995) with Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers
Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995) with Ashley Johnson
A Midwinter's Tale (1995) with Jennifer Saunders and Julia Sawalha
Decadence (1994) with Steven Berkoff
Dynasty: The Reunion (1991) with John Forsythe, Linda Evans, John James, Heather Locklear, Emma Samms, Maxwell Caulfield, and Michael Brandon
Red Peppers (1991) with Anthony Newley
Monte Carlo (1986) with George Hamilton, Lisa Eilbacher, Lauren Hutton, Robert Carradine, and Malcolm McDowell
The Cartier Affair (1984) with David Hasselhoff, Ed Lauter, and Randi Brooks
Her Life as a Man (1984) with Marc Singer, Laraine Newman, and Robert Culp
Making of a Male Model (1983) with Jon-Erik Hexum, Kevin McCarthy, Roxie Roker, Arte Johnson, Ted McGinley, Jeff Conaway, and Robert Walker Jr.
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982) with Priscilla Barnes, Lee Horsley, Howard Duff, Pamela Bellwood, Jeanette Nolan, Morgan Brittany, Donny Osmond, Lisa Whelchel, Susan Kellermann, and Paul Carr
Homework (1982) with Shell Kepler, Lee Purcell, Carrie Snodgress, and Wings Hauser
Paper Dolls (1982) with Joan Hackett, Daryl Hannah, Marc Singer, Antonio Fargas, Craig T. Nelson, and Eric Stoltz
Nutcracker (1982) with Finola Hughes
The Bitch (1979) with Antonio Cantafora, Ian Hendry, Sue Lloyd, and John Ratzenberger
Game for Vultures (1979) with Richard Harris, Richard Roundtree, and Ray Milland
Sunburn (1979) with Farrah Fawcett, Charles Grodin, Art Carney, William Daniels, John Hillerman, Eleanor Parker, Keenan Wynn, Joan Goodfellow, and Alejandro Rey
The Stud (1978) with Oliver Tobias and Sue Lloyd
Zero to Sixty (1978) with Darren McGavin, Sylvia Miles, Bill Hudson, Vito Scotti, Lorraine Gary, Gordon MacRae, Dick Martin, and Lyle Waggoner
The Big Sleep (1978) with Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark, James Stewart, Oliver Reed, and Richard Todd
Magnum Cop (1978)
Empire of the Ants (1977) with Robert Lansing, John David Carson, Albert Salmi, Jacqueline Scott, Pamela Susan Shoop, Robert Pine, and Brooke Palance
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) with Trevor Howard and Terry-Thomas
Il pomicione (1976)
Il richiamo del lupo (1975) with Jack Palance
I Don't Want to Be Born (1975) with Ralph Bates, Donald Pleasence, and Caroline Munro
Alfie Darling (1975) with Jill Townsend and Rula Lenska
Playing the Field (1974) with Daniele Vargas
Tales That Witness Madness (1973) with Kim Novak, Georgia Brown, Suzy Kendall, and Donald Pleasence
Drive Hard, Drive Fast (1973) with Brian Kelly, Henry Silva, Joseph Campanella, Karen Ericson, and Charles H. Gray
Dark Places (1973) with Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, and Jane Birkin
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) with Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Don Knotts, Edward Andrews, and Peter Haskell
Fear in the Night (1972) with Judy Geeson, Ralph Bates, and Peter Cushing
Tales from the Crypt (1972) with Peter Cushing, Richard Greene, and Ian Hendry
Quest for Love (1971) with Denholm Elliott
Inn of the Frightened People (1971) with Ray Barrett
Up in the Cellar (1970) with Larry Hagman and Judy Pace
The Executioner (1970) with George Peppard, Judy Geeson, Oskar Homolka, Charles Gray, Nigel Patrick, and George Baker
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) with Suzanne Pleshette, Ian McShane, Mildred Natwick, Murray Hamilton, Michael Constantine, Norman Fell, Peggy Cass, Marty Ingels, Pamela Britton, and Luke Halpin
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969) with Anthony Newley, Milton Berle, Connie Kreski, and George Jessel
Besieged (1969) with Faith Domergue
Subterfuge (1968) with Gene Barry, Richard Todd, Suzanna Leigh, and Michael Rennie
Warning Shot (1967) with David Janssen, Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Lillian Gish, Stefanie Powers, Eleanor Parker, George Grizzard, George Sanders, Steve Allen, Carroll O'Connor, Walter Pidgeon, and Vito Scotti
Hard Time for Princes (1965) with Vittorio Gassman and Jacques Bergerac
The Road to Hong Kong (1962) with Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Robert Morley
Esther and the King (1960) with Richard Egan, Denis O'Dea, Rik Battaglia, and Rosalba Neri
Seven Thieves (1960) with Edward G. Robinson, Rod Steiger, Eli Wallach, Berry Kroeger, Sebastian Cabot, and John Beradino
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) with Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Jack Carson, Dwayne Hickman, Tuesday Weld, and Gale Gordon
The Bravados (1958) with Gregory Peck, Stephen Boyd, Albert Salmi, Henry Silva, Barry Coe, Lee Van Cleef, and Andrew Duggan
Stopover Tokyo (1957) with Robert Wagner and Edmond O'Brien
Sea Wife (1957) with Richard Burton
Island in the Sun (1957) with James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Michael Rennie, Harry Belafonte, Stephen Boyd, and Patricia Owens
The Wayward Bus (1957) with Jayne Mansfield, Dan Dailey, and Rick Jason
The Opposite Sex (1956) with June Allyson, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller, Leslie Nielsen, Jeff Richards, Agnes Moorehead, Charlotte Greenwood, Joan Blondell, and Alice Pearce
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955) with Ray Milland, Farley Granger, and Glenda Farrell
The Virgin Queen (1955) with Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy, and Leslie Parrish
Land of the Pharaohs (1955) with Dewey Martin and Sydney Chaplin
The Good Die Young (1954) with Laurence Harvey, Gloria Grahame, Richard Basehart, John Ireland, Robert Morley, and Lee Patterson
The Adventures of Sadie (1953) with Kenneth More
The Square Ring (1953)
Turn the Key Softly (1953) with Terence Morgan
The Slasher (1953) with Hermione Baddeley, Hermione Gingold, and Laurence Naismith
Decameron Nights (1953) with Joan Fontaine and Louis Jourdan
I Believe in You (1952) with Laurence Harvey
Judgment Deferred (1952)
The Woman's Angle (1952) Cathy O'Donnell, Lois Maxwell, and Dana Wynter

TELEVISION SERIES
Pacific Palisades, 1997 Fox TV series. Collins portrayed Christina Hobson
Tonight at 8.30, 1991 BBC TV series. Collins portrayed various characters in Noel Coward plays
Sins, 1986 CBS mini-series. Collins portrayed Helene Junot
Dynasty, 1981-1989 ABC TV series. Collins portrayed Alexis Carrington Colby
Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers, 1976 NBC TV mini-series. Collins portrayed Avril Devereaux

TELEVISION GUEST APPEARANCES
Rules of Engagement, episode Les-bro, originally aired November 8, 2010
Footballers' Wives, season five, episodes five and six, originally aired March 23 and 30, 2006
Will & Grace, episode My Best Friend's Tush, originally aired May 16, 2000
The Nanny, episode Me and Mrs. Joan, originally aired October 30, 1996
Roseanne, episode First Cousin, Twice Removed, originally aired February 16, 1993
Faerie Tale Theatre, episode Hansel and Gretel, originally aired December 5, 1983
The Love Boat, episode The Captain's Crush/Off-Course Romance/Out of My Hair, originally aired February 19, 1983
Tales of the Unexpected, episode Georgy Porgy, originally aired April 26, 1980
Tales of the Unexpected, episode A Girl Can't Always Have Everything, originally aired 1980
Fantasy Island, episode My Fair Pharaoh/The Power, originally aired May 10, 1980
Tales of the Unexpected, episode Neck, originally aired April 28, 1979
Starsky and Hutch, episode Starsky and Hutch on Playboy Island, originally aired September 17, 1977
Future Cop, episode The Kansas City Kid, originally aired April 30, 1977
The Fantastic Journey, episode Turnabout, originally aired April 7, 1977
Gibbsville, episode Andrea, originally aired December 23, 1976
Police Woman, episode The Trick Book, originally aired September 28, 1976
Baretta, episode Pay or Die, originally aired January 28, 1976
Police Woman, episode The Pawn Shop, originally aired January 20, 1976
Space: 1999, episode Mission of the Darians, originally aired December 12, 1975
Switch, episode Stung from Beyond, originally aired September 30, 1975
Ellery Queen, episode The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne, originally aired September 11, 1975
Great Mysteries, episode The Dinner Party, originally aired September 29, 1973
The Persuaders!, episode Five Miles to Midnight, originally aired January 7, 1972
Mission: Impossible, episode Nicole, originally aired March 30, 1969
The Danny Thomas Hour, episode The Demon Under the Bed, originally aired October 9, 1967
Batman, episode The Wail of the Siren, originally aired September 28, 1967
The Virginian, episode The Lady from Wichita, originally aired September 27, 1967
Batman, episode Ring Around the Riddler, originally aired September 21, 1967
Star Trek, episode The City on the Edge of Forever, originally aired April 6, 1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E., episode The Galatea Affair, originally aired September 30, 1966
Run for Your Life, episode The Borders of Barbarism, originally aired September 26, 1966
The Human Jungle, episode Struggle for a Mind, originally aired October 12, 1964

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