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I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than any actor I know in any other medium. And they don't get very much approbation for it.

Joan Collins

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Joan Collins
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: May 23
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London
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Joan Henrietta Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins
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