Joan Collins is to play Wallis Simpson in a biopic about the American socialite whose relationship with the British King led to his abdication.

The film, led by Four Weddings and a Funeral director Mike Newell and penned by Louise Fennell, promises to dive deep into Simpson's final chapter. "I am thrilled about the challenge of playing this ...

Joan Collins, a longtime supporter of the British monarchy ... The two were married from 1937 until the end of Edward’s life in 1972; Simpson died in 1986 at age 89. Hulton-Deutsch ...

Wilson/Getty; Wolfgang Kuhn/United Archives via Getty Joan Collins, a longtime supporter ... from 1937 until the end of Edward’s life in 1972; Simpson died in 1986 at age 89.

Joan Collins, a longtime supporter of the British ... The two were married from 1937 until the end of Edward’s life in 1972; Simpson died in 1986 at age 89. The film will be directed by Mike ...

Dame Joan Collins will be playing famous royal Wallis ... It tells Wallis’s story in flashbacks, starting with her 1972 arrival in Britain for Edward’s funeral. Tessa says of Jane Seymour ...

Joan Collins is to play Wallis Simpson in a biopic ... in the Boulogne woods of western Paris. The duke died in 1972, while his wife continued to live there in increasing isolation and declining ...

Dame Joan Collins will take on the role of Wallis Simpson in a biopic about the American socialite’s final years. The 91-year-old British actress, known for playing Alexis Carrington Colby in US soap ...

Dame Joan Collins will take on the role of Wallis Simpson ... with Edward dying in May 1972. The duchess died in Paris in 1986 at the age of 89. The Bitter End is part of a series of new projects ...