Dame Joan Collins made her stage debut at the age of nine and has been a consummate performer ever since.
As she marks her 90th birthday, we look back at the actress over the decades, from her role as vengeful schemer Alexis Carrington Colby in the soap Dynasty, to her book signings and brushes with royalty.
Preparing for filming at the Endell Street Baths in Holborn, London, in 1951 (PA)
With her children Sasha and Tara at London Airport in 1966 (PA)
Meeting Queen Elizabeth II backstage following the Royal Variety Performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1985 (PA)
Launching her book Too Damn Famous in Harrods in 1995 (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Launching a campaign to encourage people to visit the countryside in 2002 (Sean Dempsey/PA)
Arriving at a Christopher Kane fashion show in 2009 (Yui Mok/PA)
