The classiest diva

Happy 65th birthday today to the still-gorgeous actress Stephanie Beacham!

Famous for her roles in Dynasty, The Colbys, Tenko, Connie and Bad Girls (and even Corrie) among others, Miss Beacham has always had that certain genteelly British star quality that we love here at Dolores Delargo Towers.

Here's the lovely lady's latest appearance on our screens - alongside her on-screen nemesis Joan Collins...

Joan Collins & Stephanie Beacham - Snickers advert

Facts about Stephanie Beacham:

• As a baby she was diagnosed as being completely deaf in her right ear, as her mother had contracted chickenpox during her pregnancy. She has about 75% of normal hearing capacity in her left ear.
• Her first major film role was opposite Marlon Brando in 1971's The Nightcomers directed by Michael Winner, in which she appeared nude in one scene.
• She is an avid collector of dolls houses and dolls house furniture
• On her anti-Botox stance, she said: "If you want to inject cow poison in you, that’s perfectly alright...because you might keep your pretty face but your hands and knees are going to go anyway."

Stephanie Beacham on IMDB