Joan Collins is first and foremost an actress. However, she is also a best-selling author, an accomplished producer and a successful entrepreneur.

She has won two Golden Globes, a People’s Choice Award, and numerous other awards worldwide, as well as having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The daughter of theatrical agent Joe Collins and his wife Elsa, Joan Collins was born in London and made her London stage debut at the age of nine in Ibsen’s A DOLLS HOUSE at the Arts Theatre, London. She studied at RADA, went under contract to J. Arthur Rank at the age of seventeen and was signed to a seven year contract to 20th Century Fox by the age of 20.

Joan Collins has appeared in more than 70 feature films and hundreds of television appearances, including creating the role of Alexis Carrington on Dynasty, one of the most highly rated television dramas of all time. Her novels and memoirs have sold over 50 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 30 languages. She is recognized world-round as a fashion maven of timeless beauty, and is a regular diarist for The Spectator and a contributor to The Daily Mail, The Telegraph, The Times and Harper’s Bazaar. On stage, Joan Collins has performed on Broadway, the West End, and in national tours in the UK and North America.

On the humanitarian front, Joan Collins is vice president of the Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, supporting children with life limiting conditions and their families. She is devoted to the well-being of women, children and families and regularly lends her support and celebrity to causes that include finding a cure for breast cancer and empowering children with learning disabilities.

Joan is married to Theatrical Manager Percy Gibson and they live between LA, London and France.

Joan has three children: A son, Sacha, and two daughters, Tara and Katy.

In 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II elevated Joan Collins to Dame Commander of the British Empire (D.B.E.) for her lifetime contribution to charity work, after having presented her with The Most Excellent Order of The British Empire (O.B.E.) for her services to the arts in 1997.