Brunette goddess,
50\'s British starlet catapulted onto the Hollywood scene,
The toast of Hollywood with film and tv roles at her feet,
She fought off the predatory wolves on the casting couch successfully in between.
Marriages, motherhood and husbands brought her challenges,
Her career enjoyed various highs and lows,
She changed perceptions of female sexuality over 40 with an iconic role in The Stud,
As super bitch Alexis in Dynasty her A list star status arose.
A resurrected career on stage and screen,
A successful writer she became,
Personal happiness and true love eluded her,
With husband No 5, Percy Gibson, her soulmate, never would her life be the same.
A beloved mother, grandmother and devoted wife,
Into her eighties she continues to entertain and fascinate,
Dame Joan Collins, a British institution,
One awaits her latest venture to date.