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Joan Collins
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Born: May 23, 1933
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Beautiful brunette who's had a roller-coaster career. She made her feature debut as a beauty contest entrant in Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951) and appeared in a handful of other British films before gaining international attention as the femme fatale in Howard Hawks' sprawling epic of ancient Egypt, Land of the Pharaohs (1955).
Brought to Hollywood with great fan fare, Collins established herself in The Virgin Queen (1955), The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955, as notorious showgirl Evelyn Nesbit), The Opposite Sex (1956, in the role played by Joan Crawford in the original, The Women), The Bravados (1958), Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958, trying to seduce Paul Newman), Seven Thieves, Esther and the King (both 1960), and The Road to Hong Kong (1962).
Collins worked infrequently during her 1963-71 marriage to songwriter/performer Anthony Newley, although she starred opposite him in his notorious sex comedy Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969). When she returned to films fulltime, it was in shoddy thrillers and horrorsci-fi fare, including Inn of the Frightened People (1971), Tales From the Crypt (1972), Tales That Witness Madness (1973), and Empire of the Ants (1977), as well as The Big Sleep (1978). She also appeared on episodic TV, including a memorable "Star Trek" episode, "City on the Edge of Forever."
By the late 1970s she was starring in tawdry sexploitation films like The Stud (1978) and The Bitch (1979), both based on novels written by her sister Jackie. Then she landed the role of super-bitch Alexis Carrington in the prime-time TV soap "Dynasty" (1981-89) and soared to the top of the show-biz heap, achieving greater worldwide fame and recognition than she'd ever enjoyed before. She even posed for a nude layout in "Playboy" magazine. (She also made one forgettable film, Homework in 1982.) Since then she's appeared in (and produced) TV movies and miniseries, acted on stage, and written several steamy novels (lik...[MORE]
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Joan Collins Nude and Sexy
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