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This article is about the actress. For the Irish politician, see Joan Collins (politician). Dame Joan Henrietta Collins, DBE (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author, and columnist. Born in Paddington, west London, and brought up in Maida Vale, Collins grew up during the Second World War.
Patricia is the National Spokesperson and on the Board of Directors for CurePSP, a patient advocacy organization for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, the disease that took her father in 2005. She serves on the LA Local and the National Board of SAG AFTRA. And she is the proud mother of three: Henry, Roxie, and Joe.