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I'm older than my sister so I started writing first. I started writing at school. I was always top of my class in composition, essays, English Lit and all of that.

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Joan Collins
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: May 23
Actress
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London
England
Joan Henrietta Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins
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I don't use e-mail I phone and fax. I think people who are hunched over their computer screens all day should get a life.
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I loathe conflict, and I loathe not getting along well with people, so I always try very hard to be on the best terms with the people I work with.
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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.
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Yes, I love playing cartoony characters. Been known for that.
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Certainly there are dozens of over-50 actresses who look great: Sophia Loren, Susan Sarandon, Ursula Andress, Stefanie Powers, Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden, Joanna Lumley, Linda Gray - the list is endless, and these are just the actresses! I have many friends in their 60s, 70s and 80s, not in the limelight, but who all look absolutely stunning.
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I used to not be confident. My father certainly didn't add to my confidence. When I was 17 or 18, I was voted the most beautiful girl in England by the association of press photographers. When they called Daddy for a comment, he said, 'I'm amazed. She's a nice looking girl, but nothing special.'
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And I kissed a lot of frogs as well, but no, I kissed a lot of frogs and now I've found my prince.
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And then I wrote my first autobiography when I - well, it was 23 years ago. And since then I've written about one book every two years.
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I'm extremely happy in my life. I consider myself to be very blessed.
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