
Joan Collins, born May 23, 1933, is an award-winning actress and author. The London-born star, who had officially been dubbed a Dame, began her film career in the 50s after studying at the UK’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In the coming decades, she would star in classics like ‘Esther and the King’ (1960), ‘The Road to Hong Kong’ (1962), ‘Quest for Love’ (1971), ‘Tales from the Crypt’ (1972), ‘Empire of the Ants’ (1977), ‘Zero to Sixty’ (1978), and more.
Joan’s fame rose to another level when she took the role of Alexis Colby in the soap opera ‘Dynasty’ in 1981. She earned a Golden Globe for the iconic role, which lasted until 1988. Joan laid low in the 90s, making her 2010s comeback with the series ‘Happily Divorced’ (2011–2013), ‘The Royals’ (2014–2018) and ‘Horror Story: Apocalypse’ (2018). The British icon is also an author, with 6 novels, 7 memoirs, and 6 other non-fiction books under her belt.
There are so many fabulous photos of Joan through the years. Click through our gallery to see her from her days as a young ingenue, to now.
Joan Collins in Her Modeling Days

Joan Collins in 1951

‘Turn The Key Softly’

Joan Collins in 1958

Joan Collins in 1964

Joan Collins in 1969

Joan Collins in 1974

‘The Tales Of The Unexpected’

Joan Collins in 1986

Joan Collins in 1991

Joan Collins in 1995

Joan Collins in 2000

Joan Collins in 2003

Joan Collins in 2005

Joan Collins at the 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Joan Collins in 2011

Joan Collins in 2014

Joan Collins in 2017

Joan Collins at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Joan Collins in 2022

Joan Collins at the 2022 Chelsea Flower Show

Joan Collins in 2023
