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I've spent years when I've not been in the limelight at all and I'm perfectly happy living my life without being swooped on by paparazzi.

Joan Collins

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Joan Collins
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: May 23
Actress
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Film Actor
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Novelist
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Producer
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London
England
Joan Henrietta Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins
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