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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alexis" data-source="post: 276084" data-attributes="member: 68">Oh no, you didn't step on my toes. I just thinks she's a better actress than most give her credit for. I also have the Superstar collection and have seen some of her early British films, and almost all of her TV roles, in fact pretty much all she has done bar a few episodic US TV things from the 1960s and 1970s. I will admit that playing Alexis although being her big break and stand out role has probably hindered her career to a degree and limited the types of roles she's offered as well as they type that she would accept.People think Joan Collins and think Glamorous Bitch. It's just the way it is.I did enjoy her two kind of recent film roles. She's great in The Time Of Their Lives, there's a nice warmth and depth in her performance that was lacking in a lot of her bitchier roles. Also the short film Gerry was wonderful. For me as a Joan fan to see her do a role where she's not the Glam Diva was so good. I had always wanted to see her do something like that. It made me feel that Joan could have had a recurring role on one the the British Soaps, Eastenders or Corrie. She would never do it, as she values her image so much, but she'd have been perfect.I advise all of you who haven't yet seen Gerry to see it. It's a low budget, short film and it's not what you expect.</blockquote>