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How The Other Actress Landed Her Roles

May 23, 2018 Blind Gossip

[National Enquirer] Actress Joan Collins revealed that a 20th Century Fox studio head once told her:

All you have to do is be nice to me, and the best parts in the studio are yours. We’ll see each other a couple of times a week… and you’ll have your pick of scripts.

Joan turned him down flat. But another actress was “nice” to the studio boss – and landed many of the roles Joan had wanted.

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Studio Head:

The Other Actress:

[Optional] What roles did The Other Actress Land instead of Joan?

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  1. johnchas1 says

    May 27, 2018 at 8:21 am

    NOT Elizabeth Taylor! While Taylor made Cleopatra for Fox, she was under contract to MGM, not Fox. Also not Marilyn Monroe, most of whom’s roles would never have been a fit for Collins. This is Jean Simmons – look it up on IMDB. Jean was British, a similar “type” as Collins and was being cast in A list pictures during this period, while Collins was decidedly “B” list.

  2. studdabubba says

    May 25, 2018 at 4:23 am

    Elizabeth Taylor was the biggest movie star in the world during the 50’s and 60’s; she demanded – and received – $1,000,000 for her role in Cleopatra – a huge sum back then. Taylor’s stature at that point in her career was such that she had no need of the casting couch. Collins were never more than a C-list actress until she joined Dynasty in the 80’s. Easy for Collns to accuse Taylor since she’s not around to defend herself. Sounds like jealousy and sour grapes to me.

  3. amagod121 says

    May 24, 2018 at 2:21 pm

    Studio head: Harry Cohn?
    Actress who got the roles: Elizabeth Taylor because she looked vey much like Joan when both were young, so if studio boss wanted a “type” and Joan wouldn’t play “nice,” then Liz could fit into that type very nicely. Plus they were around the same age, I believe.
    Movie: That one Liz did with Montgomery Cliff, “Giant”?

  4. Bunniest says

    May 24, 2018 at 12:53 pm

    Elizabeth Taylor, she landed the role of Cleopatra over Joan Collins

  5. tinker belle says

    May 24, 2018 at 9:05 am

    Actress Grace Kelly
    Director Alfred Hitchcock
    Movies: all Alfred Hitchcock movie roles

  6. Aurelia says

    May 24, 2018 at 8:33 am

    Studio L. Meyer
    Actress Liz Taylor
    Movie” Butterflied 8?

  7. rescuesu says

    May 24, 2018 at 8:22 am

    natalie wood!

  8. lillianne1 says

    May 24, 2018 at 6:59 am

    Bette Davis.

  9. bluekisses07 says

    May 24, 2018 at 5:58 am

    Studio Head: Darryl F Zanuck – he liked them young.

    Other Actress: Joan Crawford – Well known for sleeping with studio heads, even though she wasnt a bad actress. Sadly alot of other actresses had to put out to be chosen for the best scripts.

    Joan Collins was orginally slated to play Cleopatra but wanted Elizabeth taylor as first choice, called Elizabeth up and she said she would only do it for 1 million. Elizabeth was a bigger powerhouse already and thats why they gave in to her demand.

    • bluekisses07 says

      May 24, 2018 at 6:13 am

      Im changing my Answer to Buddy Alder since he was the one to let Elizabeth taylor have the movie role since Joan wouldnt sleep with him. Then again all of the studio heads were disgusting.

  10. Mr Jaws says

    May 24, 2018 at 12:18 am

    Marilyn Monroe

  11. ohRthey says

    May 23, 2018 at 10:22 pm

    Liz Taylor

  12. ILoveNutella says

    May 23, 2018 at 9:04 pm

    real guess. elizabeth taylor

  13. ILoveNutella says

    May 23, 2018 at 9:03 pm

    Betty white.

    LMAO. that’s a joke. i just wanted to say betty white.

  14. aaaMel says

    May 23, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    Marilyn Monroe maybe?

    I don’t know what roles Joan might have missed out on

  15. 8outof11 says

    May 23, 2018 at 8:36 pm

    Studio head: Almost all of them from 20th Century-Fox; Warner Bros etc.,
    Other Actresses: Elizabeth Taylor or Marilyn Monroe, and maybe more.

    Best guess is many gave in since that was the way to get ahead without being called *frigid ** and black-balled back in the day more easily than today.

  16. Martini says

    May 23, 2018 at 8:27 pm

    Liz Taylor.

  17. More_Cowbell says

    May 23, 2018 at 7:55 pm

    Elizabeth Taylor
    Cleopatra

  18. robynsing says

    May 23, 2018 at 7:13 pm

    Jayne Mansfield

  19. bertwheeler says

    May 23, 2018 at 5:50 pm

    Daryl F. Zanuck
    Liz Taylor
    Cleopatra

  20. traherne says

    May 23, 2018 at 4:59 pm

    Marilyn Monroe?

    Claudette Colbert once said Bette Davis was probably the only actress who succeeded without having to lie on the casting couch.

  21. Sarri says

    May 23, 2018 at 3:57 pm

    Studio Head: Buddy Adler

    The Other Actress: Elizabeth Taylor

  22. Laughing1 says

    May 23, 2018 at 3:55 pm

    Liz Taylor. They looked a lot alike then.

  23. Insiderher says

    May 23, 2018 at 3:38 pm

    Had to dig, but not too deep to find this. Joan Collins gave a DM interview naming predators & hinting at others. She screen tested many times for Cleopatra, but turned down advances from Buddy Adler. Liz Taylor, clearly, is the other actress!
    Collins names Richard Burton, Daryl Zanuck, George Peppard, Harry Cohn & more as creeps! Good going, Joan! She was always known as the poor mans Liz Taylor. Unreal.

  24. oyevey says

    May 23, 2018 at 3:37 pm

    Liz Taylor!

  25. Marvella says

    May 23, 2018 at 3:28 pm

    Studio Head: Buddy Adler
    The Other Actress: Marilyn Monroe
    Role: There’s No Business Like Show Business 1954.

  26. High Steppa says

    May 23, 2018 at 3:27 pm

    Elizabeth Taylor. It had been rumored that Joan was considered for the role of Cleopatra but Liz got it.

  27. kc1977 says

    May 23, 2018 at 3:23 pm

    Elizabeth Taylor

  28. whowassheilahgraham says

    May 23, 2018 at 3:21 pm

    Studio Head: Joseph Schenk
    Actress: Marilyn Monroe
    Optional: 7 Year Itch, Bus Stop, The Prince and the Showgirl, Some Like It Hot

  29. misskitty9 says

    May 23, 2018 at 3:20 pm

    Elizabeth Taylor?

    • KatarinaJ says

      May 24, 2018 at 8:02 pm

      I think Liz is 1000 times more interesting and charismatic than Joan so no loss here. Joan was great but in older years, like Dynasty. Never got her appeal that much young.

  30. johnchas1 says

    May 23, 2018 at 3:03 pm

    While I have no idea if this is true or not – the quote from Collin’s is made separate from the gossip item – At FOX at the time, and MUCH more successful was Jean Simmons – a very similar “type” who got leading lady roles in much higher profile projects than Collins. Whether this is true or not, there’s no denying Simmons was the bigger star working in higher prestige pictures during that time period.

  31. stickaforkinit says

    May 23, 2018 at 2:39 pm

    Probably Elizabeth Taylor.

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