Joan Collins
DameJoan Collins (born23 May1933; age 92) is the English actress who playedEdith Keeler in theStar Trek: The Original Seriesfirst season episode "The City on the Edge of Forever". Well known for TV and movie appearances on both sides of the Atlantic, Collins arrived in Hollywood in the mid-1950s, and made a number of films until the early sixties, when her career slowed by her choice. These include her starring role inLand of the Pharaohs (1955),The Virgin Queen (1955, withJay Robinson andLeslie Parrish) andThe Road to Hong Kong (1962, withWalter Gotell). She is the sister of best-selling novelistJackie Collins.
Collins filmed her scenes as Edith Keeler on Friday3 February1967 at the40 Acres backlot, Monday6 February1967 atDesilu Stage 11, Tuesday7 February1967 and Wednesday8 February1967 atDesilu Stage 10.
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In the sixties, she made a number of notable television guest-appearances (including her appearance onStar Trek). She appeared in two episodes ofBatman alongsideYvonne Craig,Frank Gorshin andGil Perkins, an episode ofMission: Impossible featuringLogan Ramsey,Jon Lormer andRobert Bralver, and an episode ofThe Virginian directed byDon McDougall. She returned to film in the early seventies.
The seventies were more of a low period. However her appearance inThe Stud, based on a book by her sister Jackie was commercially successful making back more than thirty times its budget. In 1979, she made a memorable appearance in the British series,Tales of the Unexpected in the episode "Neck". She also guest starred in a first season episode ofSpace: 1999 (starringMartin Landau,Nick Tate andClifton Jones).
In 1981, Collins' career was revitalized by her starring role as the predatory Alexis Carrington inDynasty, arguably her most famous role to date.Dynasty also featuredTrek alumniStephanie Beacham andLee Bergere.Douglas S. Cramer served as executive producer on the series. The 2005 TV movieDynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure was a documentary behind-the-scenes ofDynasty. Here, Joan Collins was played byAlice Krige.
She was also the face of a prominent Cinzano advertising campaign on British television. One of her Cinzano commercials featured an appearance by a youngMarina Sirtis.
She has been married five times and lives an international lifestyle. She is a successful author in her own right. She has also done intermittent stage acting and is a graduate of RADA.