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Bo Derek

Film Producer / Film Actress / Model (person) / Television Actress | * 11/20/1956 (67) | Long Beach, California (United States of America (USA))
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Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins; November 20, 1956) is an American actress. She began her career as a child model before deciding to pursue acting on the advice of a talent agent she met through the actress Ann-Margret, who was acquainted with both of her parents. In 1972, she was cast in the romantic drama film Once Upon a Love (1973), which was directed by her first husband, John Derek, and eventually released as Fantasies in 1981. Her breakthrough performance came in the romantic comedy film 10 (1979), which cemented her status as a sex icon and mainstream celebrity. The role earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for New Star of the Year – Actress. Derek went on to star in three more films directed by John Derek: Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981), Bolero (1984), and Ghosts Can't Do It (1989), all of which were critically panned. Her other credits include the dramatic-comedy film A Change of Seasons"> ()
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Bo Derek is an American film actress and model.An aspiring model, 16-year-old Bo Derek was introduced to actor/director/cinematographer John Derek in 1971. Just as he'd done with previous "protegés" Ursula Andress and Linda Evans, Derek literally molded her into a highly desirable superstar. In 1974, the 48-year-old Derek capped his makeover by marrying the 18-year-old Bo. In her first film, the Jaws rip-off Orca, Bo showed up long enough to have her lovely leg chewed off by a killer whale. Her next film was far more rewarding: Blake Edwards' 10 (1979), in which, bouncing along the beach in slow motion to the pulsating rhythms of Ravel's Bolero, the scantily clad, cornrow-coifed Bo became the instant object of star Dudley Moore's affections. An overnight pinup favorite, Bo followed her 10 triumph with a brace of adventure films directed by her husband: Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) and Bolero (1984). After six years away from films, she returned before the cameras in another Derek/Derek co-production, the unsuccessful Ghosts Can't Do It (1990). Bo Derek has since occasionally appeared in such films as the Italian Sognando la California (1991) and the American Woman of Desire (1994). Derek also appeared in Tommy Boy the 1995 comedy starring David Spade and Chris Farley.In 2003, Derek played the mother of a sheltered wannabe named B-Rad (Jamie Kennedy), and joined the Miss Universe 2004 pageant as a judge. The actress appeared in several television series including 7th Heaven, Lucky, and Queen of Swords. In 2006, she took a leading role as a ruthless businesswoman in Fashion House, a telenovela drama series following the scandals and passions found within an elite corporation.When not acting, Bo Derek participates in a number of political and social causes, including working on the behalves of disabeled veterans, serving as a spokeswoman for the Animal Welfare Institute’s campaign to put an end to the slaughter of horses. Derek is an avid equestrian and published an autobiography titled Everything That Matters in Life I Learned from Horses. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | TV Movies

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Awards & Nominations for Bo Derek

3x Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 2x Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 3x Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 3x Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress
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Movies with Bo Derek as Actress(39)

as Kathryn Garr2023 Life in the Balance
as herself2020 John Bronco
as Mandy Singh2018 5 Weddings
as Elsa Gentry2017 Christmas in the Heartland
as herself2015 I Am Chris Farley
as May Wexler2015 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
as Destiny2013 Highland Park
as Self (archive footage)2008 Il falso bugiardo
as Nicola Markham2005 Crusader
as herself2003 Boom
as Bess Gluckman2003 Malibu's Most Wanted
as herself2002 The Master of Disguise
as Miss Allison James2001 Horror 101
as Victoria Warren2001 Sunstorm
as Katherine Sullivan2001 Frozen with Fear
as Beverly Barish, aka Beverly Burns1995 Tommy Boy
as Christina Ford1994 Woman of Desire
as Helen Allgood1994 Shattered Image
as BJ Cassidy1992 Hot Chocolate
as herself1992 Sognando la California
as Self - Guest at Soldier of Fortune Convention (uncredited)1991 America Exposed
as herself1989 Hollywood on Horses
as Katie O'Dare Scott1989 Ghosts Can't Do It
as Lida MacGillivery1984 Bolero
as Anastasia (as Kathleen Collins)1981 Fantasies
as Jane Porter1981 Tarzan: The Ape Man
as Lindsey Rutledge1980 A Change of Seasons
as Jenny Hanley1979 10
as Annie1977 Orca

TV Shows/Series with Bo Derek as Actress(19)

as herself2007 Chuck
as Chantal Le Fleur2006 L'onore e il rispetto
as herself2002 V Graham Norton
as herself2001 Bob Patterson
as herself1998 So Graham Norton
as herself1997 The View
as Mrs. Kinkirk1996 7th Heaven
as herself1993 Noche de ronda
as herself1982 Wogan
as herself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as herself1977 Auf los geht's los
as herself1974 Der große Preis

Movies with Bo Derek as Crew(5)

Production/Producer1989 Ghosts Can't Do It
Production/Producer1984 Bolero
Production/Producer1981 Tarzan: The Ape Man
Lighting/Lighting Technician1979 Love You!
Sound/Loop Group Coordinator1979 Love You!

Additional Information

Full Name: Mary Cathleen Collins
Born: Tuesday, 11/20 1956 (November) in Long Beach, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 67 years + 354 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Narbonne High School, El Camino College
Member of: Daughters of the American Revolution
Spouses (current/former): John Derek, John Corbett
Other names for Bo Derek (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mary Cathleen Collins"
Bo Derek frequently works together with these people:
John Derek (15x, Actor)
Patrick Weil (8x, Cast)
Jason Alexander (6x, Actor)
Joan Collins (6x, Actress)
Brigitte Nielsen (5x, Actress)
Cher (5x, Actress)
Morgan Fairchild (5x, Actress)
Catherine Deneuve (5x, Actress)
Tyra Banks (5x, Actress)
Mike Krüger (5x, Actor)
Michael Hardman (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5482, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 11/02/2024