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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 275689" data-attributes="member: 5079">Joan probably has the most impressive "second act" of any Hollywood star.    During her Hollywood youth, she was no more than a B-tier leading lady who had a fairly unspectacular vogue from the mid-50s to the very early-60s.  After that, her career was basically crummy movies and TV guest spots.  If DYNASTY hadn't come along, I think her career would look only slightly more impressive than, say, Sheree North.  Some stars hit it big relatively late.  Dietrich was 30; Lucy & Mae were 40. But to become a superstar (and sex symbol) after 50 is mind-boggling.  I like Joan as a star; she plays the part to the hilt without being obnoxious about it.  As an actress, I don't have much of an opinion.  There's nothing on her filmography -- not even DYNASTY -- that I like.</blockquote>