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Bo Derek

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American actress

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2

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  • Bo Derek Book
  • Riding lessons: everything that matters in life I learned from horses

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Scotland
Active from
1958-04-25
art rockmarillionprogressive rock

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Listeners
10
Total plays
27

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Key facts

Born
Mary Cathleen Collins , ( 1956-11-20 ) November 20, 1956 (age 69) , Long Beach, California , U.S.
Occupations
Actress Model
Years active
1973–present
Notable work
10 (1979) Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) Bolero (1984) Tommy Boy (1995)
Spouses
John Derek ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 ; died 1998 ) ​ John Corbett ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2020 ) ​
Relatives
Bobby Bass (stepfather), Sean Catherine Derek (stepdaughter)

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Wikidata facts

Image
Bo Derek by Gage Skidmore 4.jpg
Height
62
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start of work period
1973-00-00
Commons category
Bo Derek
date of birth
1956-11-20
birth name
Mary Cathleen Collins
pseudonym
Bo Derek
social media followers
47091
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Article

Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins; November 20, 1956) is an American actress and model. She began her career as a child model before deciding to pursue acting on the advice of a talent agent she met through actress Ann-Margret, who was familiar with her parents. In 1973, she appeared in the romantic drama film Once Upon a Love, which was directed by her future 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 comedy-drama film A Change of Seasons (1980), the American buddy comedy film Tommy Boy (1995), and the American telenovela series Fashion House (2006).

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