Joan Collins Birthday & Fun Facts

Joan Collins Birthday Highlights

Birth Name

Dame Joan Henrietta Collins

Place Of Birth

Paddington, UK

Age

90 years old

Birth Date

May 23 1933

Joan Collins Facts

Child Star?

no

Occupation

Actress, Novelist, Author

Education & Qualifications

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Net Worth

$35,000,000

Current Partner

Percy Gibson

Children

Alexander, Tara

Parents

Elsa Collins, Joseph William Collins

Siblings

Jackie Collins, Bill Collins

Joan Collins is a multi-talented English actress born on 23 May 1933 in Paddington, London.

Collins is popular as an autobiographer, soap opera actress, author, and novelist who studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. The birth name of this talented actress is Dame Joan Henrietta Collins.

She has been honored for her generosity, notably her support for children's concerns, for which she has received several awards. She was referred to as a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 2015 for her philanthropic work. She completed her successful 70 years in the entertainment industry in the year 2021.

What is Joan Collins’ net worth?

The estimated net worth of the English novelist Joan Collins is said to be approximately $35 million as of May 2022, according to sources. Most of her net worth is gained from her profession as an actress.

How much does Joan Collins earn per year?

Her yearly earnings are not known.

How tall is Joan Collins?

She stands 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) tall.

How old is Joan Collins?

On May 23, 1933, the celebrity actress Joan Collins was born. She is 89 years old as of 2022.

Though Collins was born in Paddington, she was raised in Maida Vale, London, as the daughter of dance teacher Elsa Collins and talent agent Joseph William Collins. Her South African father was a devout Jew, while her British-born mother was an Anglican. Jackie Collins, a writer, and Bill Collins, a real estate agent, were her younger siblings. She attended the Francis Holland School, a London-based independent day school for females.

At the age of nine, Collins had her stage debut in Henrik Ibsen's play 'A Doll's House', and at the age of 17, she was recruited to the Rank Organisation-a British film studio.

Who is Joan Collins’ partner?

Collins has had five marriages. She married for the first time on May 24, 1952, to Northern Irish artist Maxwell Reed. Reed and she divorced in 1956. In 1959, Collins began dating Warren Beatty, a relatively unknown actor at that time. They married in the early '60s, but their marriage was short-lived due to his adultery. In 1963, she married actor and singer-songwriter Anthony Newley, and they had two children, Tara and Alexander. She wedded Ron Kass, an American businessman, in 1972, and the couple had a daughter. That marriage also ended in 1983. Collins married former musician Peter Holm in Las Vegas on November 3, 1985; They divorced on August 25, 1987.

On February 17, 2002, she married Percy Gibson, her current husband, who is 31 years younger to her, at London's Claridge's Hotel.

Collins had three grandkids as of 2019.

Best Known For…

She had minor roles in various movies and had guest appearances on television series such as 'Mission : Impossible' and 'Star Trek' in the late 60's. Collins played Crystal Hennessy-Vass, the ruthless CEO of the fictitious Solana Hotel Group, in the British comedy Benidorm from 2013 - 2017. In the E! drama series 'The Royals', she portrayed the Grand Duchess of Oxford, the mother of fictitious British Queen Helena (Elizabeth Hurley), from 2015 - 2018. Collins, along with Michael Caine, Stephen Fry, Ewan McGregor, Joanna Lumley, and Roger Moore, supported the children's fairytales app GivingTales in support of UNICEF in June 2015.

Joan made her cinematic debut in the 1951 picture 'Lady Godiva Rides' as a beauty pageant contestant. Again in the same year, she appeared in a minor role playing a Greek maid in 'The Woman's Angle'. In 'Judgment Deferred', she played a more prominent part as a Gangster's moll in early 1952.

In 1955, she made her Hollywood appearance in the historical drama 'The Virgin Queen', which also starred Bette Davis. She featured in the stage show 'The Girl In Red Velvet Swing' later that year. Collins switched to fiction in the late '80s, following in the footsteps of her sister with glamorous romance novels like 'Prime Time', 'Star Quality', and 'Love And Desire And Hate'. She also contributed to magazines and wrote many beauty books.

Charity Work

Joan supports a Shooting Star Children's Hospital as a patron. Collins has been a 25-year supporter of foster children in India. Joan attended the well-known Rita Hayworth Gala, a notable Alzheimer's Association fund-raising event. She is greatly recognized for her charitable services.

What awards has Joan Collins won?

Collins was honored with a medal on the 'Hollywood Walk of Fame' in 1983 for her contributions to the entertainment industry. Collins was recommended for a Golden Globe Award six times (every year from 1982 - 1987) for her portrayal of Alexis, winning in 1983; in the same year, she was shortlisted for an Emmy for Best Actress in a stage show series.

• Collins was named a Dame Commander of- the Order of the British Empire' (OBE) for services to charity in the 1997's New Year Honours. 
• Her major break came on the American soap opera named 'Dynasty', where Collins was claimed to have made roughly £12,000 ($ 14,435) each episode when she first started.
• Collins starred alongside Donny Osmond in the 1999 film version of the 'Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' and musical Joseph.
• Joan Collins has acknowledged that she and her 'Dynasty' co-actress Linda Evans had a troubled and unhealthy relationship.

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