Bo Derek 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 was born Mary Cathleen Collins in Long Beach, California. Her father, Paul Collins, was a Hobie Cat executive, and her mother, Norma (née White), was a make-up artist and hairdresser to Ann-Margret. Collins's parents divorced, and her mother remarried stunt performer Bobby Bass. She grew up with three siblings: two sisters and a brother.
Collins attended Narbonne High School and George S. Patton Continuation School, both in Harbor City, California. She remarked in a 1985 interview on Late Night with David Letterman:
Well, I didn't really mean to quit. Well, what happened—I'll tell you what happened ... I went for like a month without going to school; I went to the beach, and I got caught ... So, then I started going back to school, and I was really enjoying it ... and then I went to go do this film with John in Greece ...
| Date of Birth | 20th November 1956 |
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| Age | 68 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Country | United States of America |
| Current City | Long Beach |
| Birth Place | Long Beach |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Aliases | Bo Derek |
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| Spouses | John Derek John Corbett |
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| Education |
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| Narbonne High School, El Camino College |
| Occupation | film producer, film actor, model, autobiographer, television actor |
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