Wallis has previously been portrayed by May 33rd star Lia Williams in hit Netflix royal drama The Crown, Nip/Tuck star Joely Richardson in TV film Wallis & Edward, Faye Dunaway in The Woman I Love, and Nurse Jackie star Eve Best in The King’s Speech.
Joan Collins to portray Wallis Simpson in new biopic Dame Joan Collins will take on the role of Wallis Simpson in a biopic about the American socialite’s final years.
Golden Globe Award-winner Collins said: “I am thrilled about the challenge of playing this iconic woman in a previously untold story and to be in John Gore Studios’ initial roster of what I’m sure will be a very successful endeavour.”.
The 91-year-old British actress, known for playing Alexis Carrington Colby in US soap opera Dynasty, will portray the woman who Edward VIII gave up his throne to marry, sparking a constitutional crisis.
After marrying in June 1937, Edward and Wallis, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, lived the rest of their lives in exile in France, with Edward dying in May 1972.
