Joan Collins' life - fame, royal crush, heartbreaking loss and Piers Morgan shut down
Hollywood career, charity work and personal life in the 2022 documentary This Is Joan Collins.Ever since rising to fame in the fifties, Joan has become of the world's biggest stars - particularly for her role in the hit eighties series Dynasty.However, her life has also included its fair share of loss, including the tragic death of her famous sister in 2015.As Joan celebrates her 89th birthday on May 23, 2022, Daily Star takes a look inside her life as part of our Golden Icons series.Joan Collins is one of Hollywood's biggest stars, having risen to fame in the fifties in films such as Land Of The Pharaohs, The Wayward Bus and Esther and The King.During the sixties and seventies she also appeared in TV series and films including Tales From The Crypt, Empire Of The Ants and The Stud, based on sister Jackie Collins' best selling book.However, it was her role as Alexis Dolby in the hit eighties series Dynasty that brought her worldwide acclaim, with the star playing the role between 1984 and 1989 - landing a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the process.It remains one of the actresses' favourite roles, with Joan Collins telling Forbes: "The thing that I liked about Alexis was her wit.
