Editing Joan Collins (section)

==Acting career==

=== 1950s ===
[[File:Joan Collins 1952.jpg|thumb|upright|Collins in 1952]]
After signing with Rank, Collins appeared in many British films. Her feature debut as a film extra playing a beauty contestant in ''[[Lady Godiva Rides Again]]'' (1951) which featured [[Diana Dors]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Worth A Watch|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RLH9YZE3C2HW8|access-date=2021-06-22|website=www.amazon.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Piers Morgan's Life Stories - Dame Joan Collins 70 Years of Stardom|url=https://www.itv.com/hub/piers-morgans-life-stories/1a7234a0102|language=en|access-date=2021-06-23}}</ref> Collins followed up with ''[[The Woman's Angle]]'' (1952) a minor role as a Greek maid. Next was a more significant role as a gangster's moll in ''[[Judgment Deferred]]'' (1952).

Collins's big break came with a major, highly publicised role as a juvenile delinquent in ''[[I Believe in You (film)|I Believe in You]]'' (1952). Her success in the part led to her initial stardom and the press nickname "Britain's Bad Girl". Her subsequent films whilst under contract to Rank included ''[[Decameron Nights]]'' (1953) with [[Joan Fontaine]]; England's first [[X rating|X certificate]] drama, ''[[Cosh Boy]]'' (1953), directed by [[Lewis Gilbert]]; ''[[Turn the Key Softly]]'' (1953), a drama about three women released from prison on the same day; and the boxing saga ''[[The Square Ring (1953 film)|The Square Ring]]'' (1953).

Collins was top-billed in the [[Desert island#In literature and popular culture|desert island]] comedy ''[[Our Girl Friday]]'' (1953), co starring [[Kenneth More]]. She was directed again by Lewis Gilbert in ''[[The Good Die Young]]'' (1954) with [[Laurence Harvey]] and [[Gloria Grahame]]. Between films, she appeared in several plays in London including ''[[The Seventh Veil]]'' (1952), ''Jassy'' (1952), ''[[Claudia and David]]'' (1954), and ''[[The Skin of Our Teeth]]'' (1954), as well as a UK tour of ''The Praying Mantis'' (1953).

[[File:Collins, Joan - Land of the Pharoahs.jpg|thumb|Collins in ''[[Land of the Pharaohs]]'' (1955)|261x261px]]
In 1954, Collins was chosen by American director [[Howard Hawks]] to star as the scheming Princess Nellifer in her first international production, ''[[Land of the Pharaohs]]''. The lavish [[Warner Brothers]] historical epic was unsuccessful upon release but has been lauded by [[Martin Scorsese]] and French critics supporting the [[auteur theory]] for numerous elements of its physical production. [[Danny Peary]] in his book ''Cult Movies'' (1981), selected it as a [[cult film|cult]] [[cult following|classic]].<ref name="Peary1">[[Danny Peary|Peary, Danny]]. ''[[Cult Movies (book)|Cult Movies]]'', Delta Books, 1981. {{ISBN|0-517-20185-2}}</ref> Collins's sultry performance so impressed [[20th Century Fox]] chief [[Darryl Zanuck]] that he signed the young star to a seven-year contract with the Hollywood studio.

Collins made her Hollywood film debut in the lavish historical drama ''[[The Virgin Queen (1955 film)|The Virgin Queen]]'' (1955). The British newcomer was given equal billing with established stars [[Bette Davis]] and [[Richard Todd]]. The same year, Collins was cast in the starring role of [[Evelyn Nesbitt]] in ''[[The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing]]'' with [[Ray Milland]] and [[Farley Granger]]. The part had originally been intended for [[Marilyn Monroe]], however problems between Monroe and Fox led to Collins gaining the role.<ref>{{Citation | url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048119/trivia | title = IMDb | contribution = Trivia}}</ref>

MGM borrowed Collins for ''[[The Opposite Sex]]'' (1956), a musical remake of ''[[The Women (1939 film)|The Women]]'' (1939) in which she was cast as the gold digging Crystal, the role played by [[Joan Crawford]] in the original. She then starred as a young nun in ''[[Sea Wife]]'' (1956), top-billed over co-star [[Richard Burton]], followed by the all-star ''[[Island in the Sun (film)|Island in the Sun]]'' (1957), which was a major box-office success. The film earned $5,550,000 worldwide, and finished as the sixth-highest-grossing film of 1957.<ref>LINDSAY ANDERSON, and DAVID DENT. "Time For New Ideas." Times [London, England] January 8, 1958: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. July 11, 2012.</ref> In 1957, she was top-billed over [[Jayne Mansfield]] in the film version of [[John Steinbeck]]'s ''[[The Wayward Bus (film)|The Wayward Bus]]'', which despite disappointing reviews<ref>{{cite book|author= Railsback, Brian E.|author2=Michael J. Meyer |title= A John Steinbeck Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NikZBtGvy_gC&pg=PA422|page=422|year=2006|publisher=Bloomsbury |access-date=September 3, 2011|isbn=9780313296697 }}</ref> was nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear Award at the [[7th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="imdb">{{cite web |url=https://pro.imdb.com/event/ev0000091/awards-1957 |title=Berlin International Film Festival, Awards for 1957(Golden Berlin Bear) |access-date=September 3, 2011}}</ref> She then starred opposite [[Robert Wagner]] in the espionage thriller ''[[Stopover Tokyo]]'' (1957), and was [[Gregory Peck]]'s leading lady in the Western drama ''[[The Bravados]]'' (1958). The [[Leo McCarey]] comedy ''[[Rally Round the Flag, Boys]]'' (1958) cast Collins as a temptress out to seduce [[Paul Newman]] away from [[Joanne Woodward]]. Next came the tense crime caper ''[[Seven Thieves]]'' (1960) opposite [[Edward G. Robinson]] and [[Rod Steiger]].

=== 1960s ===
In 1960, Collins became increasingly disillusioned with 20th Century Fox when, having been the original choice to play the title role in ''[[Cleopatra (1963 film)|Cleopatra]]'', the part went instead to [[Elizabeth Taylor]]. Collins withdrew from the studio's production of ''[[Sons and Lovers (film)|Sons and Lovers]]'', and requested a release from her contract, but agreed to star in one last film for Fox, top-billed again in the biblical epic ''[[Esther and the King]]'' (1960).

In 1961, she returned to London to star opposite [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Bob Hope]] in the last of that film duo's "road" pictures, ''[[The Road to Hong Kong]]'' (1962). Former "road" leading lady [[Dorothy Lamour]] was relegated to a guest appearance in the film. In Italy, Collins starred in ''[[Hard Time for Princes]]'' (1965); back in the US she played [[David Janssen]]'s wife in the detective thriller ''[[Warning Shot (1967 film)|Warning Shot]]'' (1967); in the UK she was the leading lady in the spy caper ''[[Subterfuge (1968 film)|Subterfuge]]'' (1968); and made a cameo appearance in the comedy ''[[If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium]]'' (1969).

In the US, Collins starred opposite her husband [[Anthony Newley]] in his autobiographical musical ''[[Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?]]'' (1969), a decision she later regretted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/do-not-attempt-sober/Content?oid=2167788|title = Do Not Attempt Sober}}</ref> Then came the female lead in the Italian drama ''L'amore brave'' (1969), ''[[The Executioner (1970 film)|The Executioner]]'' (1970), a thriller with George Peppard, and ''[[Up in the Cellar]]'' (1970), a quasisequel to ''[[Three in the Attic]]''. Although she had made several appearances on interview and game shows in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Collins began her television dramatic career with a guest role in ''[[The Human Jungle (TV series)|The Human Jungle]]'' in 1963. Her notable appearances on American television during the 1960s included playing the villainous Siren in ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', ''[[Run for Your Life (TV series)|Run For Your Life]]'', ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[The Man From U.N.C.L.E.]]'', and in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', she played Edith Keeler in the episode, "[[The City on the Edge of Forever]]" (1967), an episode, noted by many critics and fans as the best Star Trek episode of the whole franchise <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-25 |title='The City on the Edge of Forever' is Remembered as One of Star Trek's Best |url=https://www.startrek.com/news/city-edge-forever-remembered-one-treks-best |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.startrek.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elvy |first=Craig |date=2021-04-01 |title=Why The Best Star Trek: TOS Episode Is Also The Most Controversial |url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-tos-city-edge-forever-best-controversy-gene-roddenberry/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

=== 1970s ===
In the 1970s, Collins remained busy on television. She starred in the TV movies ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]'' (1972) with [[Orson Welles]] and [[Lee Remick]], and ''Drive Hard, Drive Fast'' (1973) opposite [[Brian Kelly (actor)|Brian Kelly]]. Her many guest appearances during the decade included ''[[The Persuaders!]]'' alongside [[Roger Moore]] and [[Tony Curtis]], ''Fallen Angels'' with [[Susannah York]], ''[[Space 1999]]'', ''[[Orson Welles Great Mysteries]]'', ''[[Police Woman (TV series)|Police Woman]]'', ''[[The Moneychangers]]'' with [[Kirk Douglas]] and [[Christopher Plummer]], ''[[Starsky and Hutch]]'', ''[[Tattletales]]'', ''[[Switch (American TV series)|Switch]]'', ''[[Future Cop (TV series)|Future Cop]]'', ''[[Ellery Queen]]'', ''[[The Fantastic Journey]]'', ''[[Baretta]]'' and three separate episodes of ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]''. She rounded off the decade playing Cleopatra in an episode of [[Aaron Spelling]]'s ''[[Fantasy Island]]''.[[File:Joan Collins Empire of the Ants.JPG|thumb|In ''[[Empire of the Ants (film)|Empire of the Ants]]'' (1977)|227x227px]]
In 1970, Collins returned to Britain and starred in several films, mostly thrillers and horror films: ''[[Revenge (1971 film)|Revenge]]'' (1971), as the vengeance-seeking mother of a murdered child; ''[[Quest for Love (1971 film)|Quest for Love]]'' (1971), a romantic science-fiction piece; ''[[Tales from the Crypt (film)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' (1972), a highly successful horror anthology; ''[[Fear in the Night (1972 film)|Fear in the Night]]'' (1972), a psychological horror from [[Jimmy Sangster]]; ''[[Dark Places (1973 film)|Dark Places]]'' (1973), a thriller with [[Christopher Lee]]; and ''[[Tales That Witness Madness]]'' (1973), another horror anthology. She went to Italy for the football-themed comedy ''[[L'arbitro (1974 film)|L'arbitro]]'' (1974), to Spain for ''The Great Adventure'' opposite [[Jack Palance]] and returned to England for yet another horror, playing the mother of a murderous infant in ''[[I Don't Want to Be Born]]'' (1975).

After two comedies, ''[[Alfie Darling]]'' (1975) and ''[[The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones]]'' (1976), Collins returned to the US to make what she now refers to as the nadir of her film career, the giant insect science-fiction piece ''[[Empire of the Ants (film)|Empire of the Ants]]'' (1977). In Italy she was the leading lady in the thriller ''[[Fearless (1978 film)|Fearless]]'' (1978); in the US made the lighthearted ''[[Zero to Sixty]]'' (1978); and back in the UK appeared with [[Robert Mitchum]] in ''[[The Big Sleep (1978 film)|The Big Sleep]]''.

In 1978, Collins was catapulted back to major stardom in the UK when she starred in the film version of her sister [[Jackie Collins]]'s racy novel ''[[The Stud (film)|The Stud]]''. It was made for $600,000 and went on to gross over $20,000,000 internationally.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gritten|first=David|url=http://people.com/archive/imperfect-past-behind-her-joan-collins-says-she-likes-turning-homebody-vol-12-no-22/|title=Imperfect Past Behind Her, Joan Collins Says She Likes Turning Homebody|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=26 November 1979|access-date=13 March 2018|df=dmy-all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314104555/http://people.com/archive/imperfect-past-behind-her-joan-collins-says-she-likes-turning-homebody-vol-12-no-22/|archive-date=14 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the same time she published her autobiography, ''Past Imperfect'', which went to number 1 in the bestseller charts. ''The Stud'' was so successful that a sequel, ''[[The Bitch (film)|The Bitch]]'' (1979)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trailersfromhell.com/the-bitch/|title=The Bitch|website=Trailers from Hell|date=2017-10-06}}</ref> was hastily arranged and was also a hit. After shooting ''[[Game for Vultures]]'' (1979) opposite [[Richard Harris]] and ''[[Sunburn (1979 film)|Sunburn]]'' (1979) with [[Farrah Fawcett]], Collins returned to the stage for the first time in many years to play the title role in ''[[The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (play)|The Last of Mrs. Cheyney]]'' (1980) in London's [[West End theatre|West End]].

=== 1980s ===
The success of ''The Stud'' and ''The Bitch'' helped Collins to be cast<ref name="thorpe20210613">{{Cite news |last=Thorpe |first=Vanessa |date=2021-06-13 |title=Jackie Collins: the reality of life in Joan's shadow |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/13/jackie-collins-the-reality-of-life-in-joans-shadow |access-date=2024-10-05 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> in the second season of the then-struggling soap opera ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' (1981–89), as [[Alexis Colby]], the beautiful and vengeful ex-wife of oil tycoon [[Blake Carrington]] ([[John Forsythe]]). ''Dynasty'' became an enormous worldwide phenomenon, and by 1985 the programme was the number-one show in the United States, beating out [[CBS]] rival ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'', which ranked number two.<ref name="Ratings 1985">{{cite web |title=ClassicTVHits.com: TV Ratings > 1980's |url=http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1984.htm |work=classictvhits.com |date=12 February 2021 |access-date=9 September 2008 |archive-date=15 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815052553/http://classictvhits.com/tvratings/1984.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> For her portrayal of Alexis, Collins was nominated six times for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama|Golden Globe Award]] (every year from 1982 to 1987), winning in 1983,<ref>{{cite web |title=Browse Results – Golden Globe Awards Official Website |url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/joan-collins|access-date=11 November 2016 |publisher=Goldenglobes.com}}</ref> the same year she was nominated for an Emmy as Best Actress in a Drama Series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards and nominations: Emmy Award |url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/joan-collins |access-date=11 November 2016|publisher=Emmys.com}}</ref> In accepting the award, Collins thanked [[Sophia Loren]] for turning down the part of Alexis.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 December 2010 |title=Joan Collins Wins Best Actress TV Series Drama – Golden Globes 1983 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0moVcqbKF8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/n0moVcqbKF8 |archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=31 October 2012 |publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Her performance is generally credited as the chief factor in the fledgling show's subsequent rise in the [[Nielsen ratings]]<ref name="SOE">[[Christopher Schemering|Schemering, Christopher]]. ''[[The Soap Opera Encyclopedia (Schemering book)|The Soap Opera Encyclopedia]]'', September 1985, pp 80–81, {{ISBN|0-345-32459-5}} (1st edition)</ref> to a hit rivalling ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]''. Co-star [[Al Corley]] noted that Collins "just flew" in the role that was "tailor made... just spot on." In ''Dynasty'' producer [[Aaron Spelling]]'s final press interview, he said of Collins: "We didn't write Joan Collins. She played Joan Collins. Am I right? We wrote a character, but the character could have been played by 50 people and 49 of them would have failed. She made it work."<ref name="Spelling Interview Regarding Collins Portrayal">{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/the-great-escape/2005/09/17/1126750167460.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=The great escape|date=19 September 2005}}</ref> In recognition of her new status, in 1983 Collins was honoured with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for career achievement.

Whilst filming ''Dynasty'', Collins starred in the feature film ''[[Nutcracker (film)|Nutcracker]]'' (1982) and the TV movies ''[[Paper Dolls]]'' (1982), ''[[The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch]]'' (1982), ''[[Making of a Male Model]]'' (1983) with [[Jon-Erik Hexum]], ''Her Life as a Man'' (1984), and ''[[The Cartier Affair]]'' (1984) with [[David Hasselhoff]]. She made guest star appearances in ''[[The Love Boat]]'' and ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'', and co-hosted an ABC-TV special created for her, ''[[Blondes vs. Brunettes (TV Special)|Blondes vs. Brunettes]]''. At the age of 50, Collins appeared in a 12-page photo layout for ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine shot by [[George Hurrell]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Photographer of the Week – George Hurrell|url=http://www.practicalphotography.net/photographer-of-the-week-george-hurrell-117.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307092918/http://www.practicalphotography.net/photographer-of-the-week-george-hurrell-117.html|archive-date=7 March 2013|access-date=31 October 2012|publisher=Practical Photography|df=dmy-all}}</ref> With ''Dynasty'' at the height of its success, Collins both produced and starred in the smash hit 1986 [[CBS]] [[miniseries]] ''[[Sins (miniseries)|Sins]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-08-ca-5772-story.html |title='Sins' Wins Miniseries Ratings Battle |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=8 February 1986 |access-date=11 November 2016}}</ref> and also in the same year, ''[[Monte Carlo (miniseries)|Monte Carlo]]''.<ref name="Sins">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/31/arts/joan-collins-in-sins-a-mini-series.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=John|last=Corry|title=Joan Collins In ''Sins'', A Mini-Series|date=31 January 1986 |access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="Monte Carlo">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/07/arts/cbs-offers-monte-carlo-starring-joan-collins.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=John J.|last=O'Connor|title=CBS Offers ''Monte Carlo'', Starring Joan Collins |date=7 November 1986 |access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref>

=== 1990s ===
When ''Dynasty'' ended in 1989, Collins began rehearsals for her Broadway stage debut, as Amanda in a successful revival of [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Private Lives]]'' (1990). She subsequently toured the US in the same play and also starred as Amanda in a production in London's West End.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/21/theater/review-theater-private-lives-for-the-ardent-fans-of-collins-and-coward.html| title=Review/Theater: Private Lives; For the Ardent Fans Of Collins and Coward| newspaper=The New York Times| date=21 February 1992| access-date=15 April 2015| first=Frank| last=Rich}}</ref> In 1991, she also starred for [[BBC Television]] in a series of eight individual Noël Coward plays under the title ''[[Tonight at 8.30]]''. In 1991, Collins rejoined her co-stars for ''[[Dynasty: The Reunion]]'', a miniseries that concluded the cliffhanger ending left after the show's abrupt 1989 cancellation. In the 1990s, Collins continued to star in films including ''[[Decadence (film)|Decadence]]'' (1994) and ''[[In the Bleak Midwinter (film)|In The Bleak Midwinter]]'' (1995).

On American television she made the TV movies ''[[Hart to Hart#TV movies|Hart to Hart]] – Two Harts in 3/4 Time'' (1995), ''[[Annie: A Royal Adventure!]]'' (1995) and ''Sweet Deception'' (1998). She also made guest-star appearances on series such as ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'' (1993), ''[[The Nanny]]'' (1996) and ''[[Will & Grace]]'' (2000), and played a recurring role in seven episodes of ''[[Pacific Palisades (TV series)|Pacific Palisades]]'' (1997). She was selected as the cover star for the relaunch of the popular celebrity magazine ''[[OK!]]'' when it changed from a monthly to a weekly.<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.magforum.com/mens/joan_collins.htm "The glamour of Joan Collins"], Magforum.com; accessed 28 December 2014.</ref> In 1999, Collins was cast in the film version of the musical theatre show ''[[Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]], '' with [[Donny Osmond]]. She then starred opposite [[Nigel Hawthorne]] in the film ''[[The Clandestine Marriage]]'' (1999), which she also co-produced.

===2000s===
[[File:Ladies of Dynasty.jpg|thumb|With ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' co-stars [[Stephanie Beacham]] and [[Emma Samms]] in 2009|right|250x250px]]
In 2000, Collins replaced [[Elizabeth Taylor]] as [[Pearl Slaghoople]], Wilma Flintstone's mother, in ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'', a prequel to the [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]] live-action film ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' (1994, Taylor had originated the role in the first film). The following year, Collins co-starred with Taylor, [[Shirley MacLaine]] and [[Debbie Reynolds]] in the television film ''[[These Old Broads]]'', written by Reynolds' daughter [[Carrie Fisher]]. In 2002, Collins returned to soap operas in a limited guest run on the American daytime soap ''[[Guiding Light]]''.<ref name="People">{{cite news|last=CAVALLO|first=JO|title=Joan Collins to Play Nasty Again|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,624335,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906150230/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,624335,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 September 2012|access-date=3 November 2013|newspaper=People|date=17 July 2002}}</ref> In 2005, actress [[Alice Krige]] impersonated Collins in ''[[Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure]]'', a fictionalised [[television film]] based on the creation and [[wikt:behind the scenes|behind-the-scenes]] production of ''Dynasty''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.der-denver-clan.de/de/dynasty_behind.207.html|title=''Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure:'' Credits|publisher=Der-denver-clan.de|access-date=27 February 2009}}</ref>

In 2006, Collins toured the United Kingdom in ''An Evening with Joan Collins'' (US title ''One Night With Joan''), a one-woman show in which she related the highs and lows of her career and life. The show was directed by her husband Percy Gibson, whom she married in 2002. She has continued to tour the world with the show and its sequel ''Joan Collins Unscripted'' ever since, including appearances in New York, Las Vegas, Dubai, Sydney, and twice at the [[London Palladium]]. In 2006–2007 she also toured North America for 30 weeks in the play ''Legends!'' with former ''Dynasty'' co-star [[Linda Evans]].

In the mid-2000s, Collins's television work included the hit British television series ''[[Footballer's Wives]]'' as Eva de Wolffe (2005), the BBC series ''[[Hotel Babylon (BBC series)|Hotel Babylon]]'' (2006) and ''Dynasty Reunion: Catfights and Caviar'', a 2006 special featuring several of her ''Dynasty'' co-stars reminiscing about the original series. Collins guest-starred in ''[[They Do It with Mirrors]]'', a two-hour episode of the murder-mystery drama ''[[Marple (ITV TV series)|Marple]]'' in 2009, as Ruth Van Rydock, a friend of detective [[Miss Marple|Miss Jane Marple]]. In 2009, Collins presented her own reality television series entitled ''Joan Collins Does Glamour''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2009/oct/13/joan-collins-does-glamour-television#:~:text=The%20premise%20for%20ITV%27s%20latest,it%27s%20JC%20to%20the%20rescue.&text=(She%20shows%20us%20her%20beauty,and%20a%20bar%20of%20soap. |title=Joan does glamour - but not empathy |work=The Guardian |last=Sibbles |first=Emma |date=13 October 2009 |access-date=14 September 2021 }}</ref>

=== 2010s ===
[[File:Joan Collins in Stephane Rolland.jpg|thumb|Collins at [[The Heart Truth]]'s Red Dress Collection Fashion Show in 2010|300x300px]]
In 2010 she joined the cast of the German soap opera ''[[Verbotene Liebe]]'' (''Forbidden Love'') for a short run, playing an aristocratic British woman, Lady Joan, who takes a young German prince in tow.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bild.de/BILD/unterhaltung/TV/2010/01/24/verbotene-liebe/joan-collins-dreht-verbotene-liebe.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125121028/http://www.bild.de/BILD/unterhaltung/TV/2010/01/24/verbotene-liebe/joan-collins-dreht-verbotene-liebe.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=25 January 2010| title=Collins Joins 'Verbotene Liebe'| work=Bild| date=24 January 2010| access-date=28 December 2014| language=de}}</ref> Famed for her double act with [[Leonard Rossiter]] in the [[Cinzano#Advertising|Cinzano advertisements]], in 2012 she starred in a Europe-wide commercial for [[Snickers]] chocolate bars, alongside [[Stephanie Beacham]]. Within a short time the advert was re-edited and Beacham's appearance cut.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joan Collins and Stephanie Beacham reunite for Snickers advert|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/tvandradiovideo/9007000/Joan-Collins-and-Stephanie-Beacham-reunite-for-Snickers-advert.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112020216/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/tvandradiovideo/9007000/Joan-Collins-and-Stephanie-Beacham-reunite-for-Snickers-advert.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 January 2012|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=11 January 2012|access-date=23 June 2012|location=London}}</ref>

She made her first (and, to date, only) venture into [[pantomime]] as Queen Rat in ''[[Dick Whittington]]'' at the [[Birmingham Hippodrome]] during the 2010 [[Christmas season]], starring alongside [[Nigel Havers]] and [[Julian Clary]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Joan Collins will make her pantomime debut in the role of Queen Rat...in...Dick Whittington|url=http://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/whatson_focus.asp?showid=1651|publisher=birminghamhippodrome.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020063304/http://birminghamhippodrome.com/whatson_focus.asp?showid=1651|archive-date=20 October 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2012–2013, she appeared as herself in the US sitcom ''[[Happily Divorced]]''. She also lent her voice to the animated feature film ''[[Saving Santa]]'' (2013).

From 2013 to 2017, Collins had a recurring guest role in the British sitcom ''[[Benidorm (British TV series)|Benidorm]]'' as Crystal Hennessy-Vass, the fierce CEO of the fictional Solana Hotel Group. From 2014 to 2018, she played the Grand Duchess of Oxford, mother of fictional British Queen Helena ([[Elizabeth Hurley]]) in the [[E!]] drama series ''[[The Royals (TV series)|The Royals]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/article/joan-collins-elizabeth-hurley-royals |title=Joan Collins to Appear on E!'s The Royals |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |first=Melody |last=Chiu |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=8 January 2015}}</ref> In 2015, Collins backed the children's fairytales app GivingTales in aid of [[UNICEF]], together with others such as [[Roger Moore]], [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Stephen Fry]], [[Joanna Lumley]], and [[Michael Caine]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Roger Moore backs children's fairytales app in aid of Unicef|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/roger-moore-childrens-app-unicef-givingtales|work=The Guardian|date=18 June 2015}}</ref> The same year she starred in the fantasy film ''[[Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism]]''.

In 2016, Collins made a cameo appearance as herself in ''[[Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie]]''. The following year she returned to the big screen with the starring role in the British comedy-drama ''[[The Time of Their Lives]]'', playing a faded Hollywood star. In 2018 she appeared in a critically acclaimed short film, ''Gerry'', for which she won the Best Actress award at the LA Shorts International Film Festival.

In 2018, Collins joined the cast of [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]]'s series ''[[American Horror Story]]'' for its eighth season ''[[American Horror Story: Apocalypse]]''. She first portrayed Evie Gallant, the glamorous and rich grandmother of [[Evan Peters]]' character, and later portrayed witch actress Bubbles McGee. In 2019 she guest-starred in an episode of the new ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'' TV-series.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jim Halterman |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/754875/hawaii-five-0-season-9-joan-collins-amanda-savage/ |title='Hawaii Five-0': Joan Collins Talks Playing Danny's Former Mother-in-Law – TV Insider |publisher=Tvinsider.com |date=2019-03-07 |access-date=2019-09-26}}</ref>

=== 2020s ===
She had a co-starring role in the 2020 film ''[[The Loss Adjuster]]'' opposite [[Luke Goss]] and [[Martin Kemp]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/first-look-joan-collins-and-luke-goss-in-dark-comedy-the-loss-adjuster-exclusive/5147551.article|title=First Look: Joan Collins and Luke Goss in dark comedy 'The Loss Adjuster' (exclusive)|last=Rosser|first=Michael|website=Screen|language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> In 2021, Collins appeared in a short comedy spoof for [[Comic Relief]] entitled ''2020: The Movie'', in which she played Maggie Keenan, the first person to receive a [[COVID-19]] vaccination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comicrelief.com/press-releases/overwhelming-response-by-british-public-during-challenging-time-as-52025485-raised-for-red-nose-day-so-far/|title=OVERWHELMING RESPONSE BY BRITISH PUBLIC DURING CHALLENGING TIMES AS £52,025,485 IS RAISED FOR RED NOSE DAY… SO FAR!|language=en|publisher=Comic Relief|date=2021-03-19|access-date=2021-04-02|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413194450/https://www.comicrelief.com/press-releases/overwhelming-response-by-british-public-during-challenging-time-as-52025485-raised-for-red-nose-day-so-far/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Collins starred as [[Adelaide of Maurienne]] in the historical drama miniseries ''Glow and Darkness'' (2021), alongside [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]] and [[Denise Richards]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rebecca Cope |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/dame-joan-collins-glow-and-darkness|title=Dame Joan Collins looks every inch the Medieval Queen in picture from new TV series, Glow and Darkness|publisher=Tatler |date=2020-10-27 |access-date=2021-04-02}}</ref> Collins had a role in the 2022 musical ''[[Tomorrow Morning (musical)#Movie Adaptation|Tomorrow Morning]]'', based on the acclaimed musical play of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|author=Annabel Jones|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/hair/88-joan-collins-drastic-new-hair-colour-flattering-look-yet/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/hair/88-joan-collins-drastic-new-hair-colour-flattering-look-yet/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Why, at 88, Joan Collins drastic new hair colour is her most flattering look yet|publisher=The Telegraph|date=2021-05-26|access-date=2021-05-06}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She is set to portray [[Wallis Simpson]] in a movie under a working title ''[[The Bitter End (film)|The Bitter End]]''. Filming on the movie began in May 2025, taking place in London and Paris.<ref>{{cite web|author=Emily Burack | title=Joan Collins to Play Wallis Simpson in Biopic 'The Bitter End' | website=Town & Country | date=2025-02-26 | url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a63653359/joan-collins-wallis-simpson-biopic-news/ | access-date=2025-03-14}}</ref>