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Dame Joan Henrietta Collins DBE (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. Born in Paddington, west London, and brought up in Maida Vale, Collins grew up during the Second World War. After making her stage debut in ''A Doll's House'' at the age of 9, she trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. She then signed an exclusive contract with the Rank Organisation and appeared in various British films. At the age of 22, Collins headed to Hollywood and landed sultry roles in several popular films, including ''The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing'' (1955) and ''Rally Round the Flag, Boys!'' (1958). While she continued to make films in the US and the UK throughout the 1960s, her career languished in the 1970s, when she appeared in a number of horror flicks. Near the end of the decade, she starred in two films based on best-selling novels by her younger sister Jackie Collins: ''The Stud'' (1978) and its sequel ''The Bitch'' (1979). She began appearing on stage, playing the title role in the 1980 British revival of ''The Last of Mrs. Cheyney'', and later had a lead role in the 1990 revival of Noël Coward's ''Private Lives''. In 1981, she landed the role of Alexis Carrington Colby, the vengeful ex-wife of John Forsythe's character, in the 1980s television soap opera ''Dynasty'', winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 1982; she is credited for the success around ''Dynasty,'' which was the most-watched television show in America during the 1984-85 broadcast season. Collins also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1983 for career achievement. Since the late 1970s, Collins has written several books (including beauty and autobiographical books). In 1988 she published her first novel, ''Prime Time'', and she has continued to publish various kinds of writing. ==Early life== Collins was born in Paddington, London, the daughter of Elsa Collins (née Bessant), a dance teacher and nightclub hostess, and Joseph William Collins (died 1988), an agent〔(Joan Collins profile ), FilmReference.com; retrieved 1 December 2008.〕 whose clients would later include Shirley Bassey, the Beatles, and Tom Jones. Her father, a native of South Africa, was Jewish, and her British mother was Anglican.〔(Joan Collins: low cunning and high drama ), telegraph.co.uk; accessed 28 December 2014.〕〔("Queen of Hollywood gossip mill Jackie Collins' novels grow out of the best dirt" ), nl.newsbank.com; accessed 28 December 2014.〕〔("Collins returns to an early love, the stage" ), nl.newsbank.com; accessed 28 December 2014.〕 She has two younger siblings, Jackie (1937–2015)〔 and Bill. She was educated at the Francis Holland School, an independent day school for girls in London〔(Francis Holland School, NW1 at Tatler Schools Guide ), tatler.com; retrieved 28 December 2014.〕 and then trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. At the age of 17, Collins was signed to the J. Arthur Rank Film Company, a British film studio.〔(Joan Collins bio ), TCM.com; accessed 28 December 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joan Collins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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