Wallis Simpson's life has been portrayed by plenty of stars, from Jane Seymour, to Gillian Anderson, Joely Richardson and Faye Dunaway - but how accurately did they depict the woman blamed for the ...

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

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 ...

Much has been written about Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American socialite who changed the course of the British monarchy in 1936 when King Edward VIII abdicated to marry her. Most of it is ...

King Edward VIII abdicated the throne in 1936 in order to marry Wallis Simpson. The pair were later known as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. - AP Collins said: “I’m delighted to be playing # ...

Edward VIII scandalized British society in 1936 when he stepped away from the throne in order to marry Simpson, an American divorcée. Simpson was born Bessie Wallis Warfield in Pennsylvania in 1896.