Joan's greatest act FROM DAME TO DUCHESS!

SIMPSON PLAYING WALLIS IS THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME

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Her name continues to be synonymous with her campy Dynasty alter ego, Alexis Carrington Colby. But Joan Collins hopes that playing one of the most hated members of the British royal family will finally show the world she is capable of much more than just big hair and even bigger acting choices.

Joan, who was made a Dame in 2015, is set to portray Wallis Simpson – aka the Duchess of Windsor - in a new film, currently titled The Bitter End. While most biopics tend to recount the American divorcee's romance with Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor - who famously abdicated the throne in order to marry Wallis -