Katyana Kass is an actress and the daughter of Joan Collins. Katyana Kass’ mother is most famous for playing the role of vengeful schemer Alexis Carrington Colby in the soap opera “Dynasty” (1981-1989). In 1997, Collins was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama. She is a recipient of a Golden Globe Award, a People’s Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
Katyana Kass: Bio Summary
Full Name | Katyana Kennedy Kass |
famous as | *Daughter of Joan Collins *Actress |
Age | 51 years old as of 2023 |
Date of Birth | June 20, 1972 |
Place of Birth | St Marylebone |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Nationality | British-American |
Ethnicity | Caucasian |
Siblings | Tara Newley, Alexander Newley |
Parents | Joan Collins, Ron Kass |
Katyana Kass was born on June 20, 1972, in St Marylebone, United Kingdom. As of 2023, she is 51 years old. Katyana is the daughter of Joan Collins and her third husband, American businessman Ron Kass. She has two half-siblings from her mother’s previous marriage – They are Tara Newley, an elder sister, and Alexander Newley, an elder brother. Katyana is the youngest child of the iconic actress. She also has three half-siblings from her father’s side- They are Robert Joseph Kass, David Kass, and Jonathan Kass.
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In 2022, Collins celebrated her daughter Katyana’s birthday with a carousel of throwback photos, writing in the caption, “Happy Birthday to my favorite fellow Gemini, my beautiful daughter Katy! ❤️🎂🥂🍾🎉 #birthday #gemini #daughter #love.”
Katyana Kass’s father Ron Kass was a businessman, recording executive, manager of The Beatles, and film producer. He worked with at least four recording companies: Liberty, MGM, Warner Brothers, and Apple Records. His film-producing credits included Melody (1971), The Optimists (1973), Naked Yoga (1974) nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject, The Stud (1978), and The Bitch (1979) both based on novels by Jackie Collins, and starring her sister Joan Collins.
Her father passed away from cancer at the age of 51 with Collins at his bedside even though they were divorced. Collins is now married to Percy Gibson. She is 31 years older than him.
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Katyana Kass was involved in an accident
In 1980, Joan Collins’ daughter, Katyana was involved in a near-fatal car accident when she was just 8 years old, per PEOPLE. The Royals alum recalled, “She was knocked down by a car and sustained very serious brain injuries and I was told that she was going to die. She was in a coma for a very long time.” The accident which her mother Collins described in the This Is Joan Collins documentary as the “worst thing that ever happened” to her.
According to the Land of the Pharaohs actress’ memoir, Passion for Life, the accident strained her marriage to Ron Kass because he began abusing drugs and alcohol around this time. The couple divorced in 1983 but remained close until his death in 1986, a few years later.
Katyana is an actress
Following in the footsteps of her mother, Katyana is an actress. Though she has not achieved the level of her mother’s success, she is defiantly living behind his own name in the industry. Per IMBb, she is known for The Optimists (1973). Her mother has stayed in more than 50 films and is famously known for Empire of the Ants (1977), which earned her a Saturn Award nomination, The Stud (1978), Zero to Sixty (1978), Game for Vultures (1979) and The Bitch (1979).
From 1981 to 1989, Collins starred as Alexis Colby in the soap opera Dynasty, which made her an international superstar. She also appeared on the Star Trek episode The City on the Edge of Forever as Edith Keeler (1967). In the 1990s and 2000s, Collins worked sporadically in acting. She took fewer film roles, most notably appearing in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000) and the TV movie These Old Broads (2001).
What happened to Katyana Kass, where is she now?
Per Mirror‘s report in 2012, Katyana Kass, then 41, fell and hit her head in the foyer of her mum’s Hollywood apartment block. This happened after she’d been for a swim while her mother Joan was upstairs. Katyana was rushed to Cedars-Sinai hospital in Beverly Hills. A source told the outlet: “Joan spent the night in hospital with her and hasn’t left her side.” since then, Katyana has been living a very private life away from the media. It is unclear if she is married and has a family of her own.
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