Bo Derek

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. A longtime WildAid ambassador, Derek was named in 2006 as the special envoy of the secretary of state for wildlife trafficking issues by Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick. In 2008, she was appointed a commissioner of the California Horse Racing Board by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a role that reflected her sustained advocacy—including her service as a spokesperson for the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act since 2003. and 2014.

Widowed in 1998, Her father, Paul Collins, was a Hobie Cat executive, and her mother, Norma , was a make-up artist and hairdresser to Ann-Margret. She grew up with two sisters and a brother.

Career Acting In 1972, while a 16-year-old student at Narbonne High School, He therefore extended the offer on the condition that she dye her hair darker, and Collins accepted. Principal photography began in late 1973, continuing until the editing stage. During post-production in Munich, the film ran out of funding and was seized by a domestic film lab. It languished in a vault for several years until being sold to producer Kevin Casselman. Casselman attempted to distribute Once Upon a Love globally, prompting Derek and his lead to seek a restraining order against its release. They eventually dropped any legal action, deciding it was not worth their time and effort. The film was finally released in 1981 under the new title Fantasies, at which point it received negative reviews.

During the course of these events, Collins became sexually involved with John Derek, who was 30 years her senior and at the time still married to actress Linda Evans. Following his divorce from Evans, Derek moved to West Germany with Collins to evade prosecution for statutory rape, as her age was below the legal threshold in California.

In 1976, at age 19, Collins married John Derek. From then on, she was known professionally as Bo Derek, an amalgam of her former stage name Bo Shane and her married name.

In 1979, Derek was selected over Melanie Griffith, Heather Thomas, Tanya Roberts, and several others for the role of Jenny Hanley in the romantic comedy film 10. Directed by Blake Edwards, the film starred Dudley Moore as a middle-aged man who fixates on Hanley as his ideal woman. Derek's appearance in a dream sequence, running toward Moore in a tight-fitting, nude-colored one-piece swimsuit, launched her status as a mainstream sex symbol. The scene has been widely parodied in popular culture, with spoofs often focusing on her cornrow hairstyle or her slow-motion stride. 10 was a critical and financial success. For her performance in the film, Derek received a Golden Globe Award nomination for New Star of the Year – Actress but ended up losing to Bette Midler for her performance in The Rose.

After 10, Derek was cast in A Change of Seasons (1980), a comedy-drama film that featured Shirley MacLaine and Anthony Hopkins. She played a college student who has an affair with her older, married professor. The film was only a moderate box-office success, with critics reviewing it and Derek's performance unfavorably ("The only appealing performance is Miss MacLaine's").

In 1981, Derek starred in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adventure film Tarzan, the Ape Man, marking her first leading role in a mainstream Hollywood feature. Directed by John Derek, the film dealt little with Tarzan and instead focused on the character of Jane Parker and specifically on Derek's physical attributes. Derek appeared nude in two scenes, one of which involved her being bathed and body-painted. Ahead of the release, MGM and the distributor, United Artists, were sued for an injunction by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate, which alleged that the film exceeded the scope of a 1931 license agreement ("1931 Agreement") that permitted MGM to use Tarzan and other Burroughs characters in the 1932 film Tarzan the Ape Man. The agreement stipulated that the studio could only produce remakes if the story of the 1932 film was maintained. Additionally, the Burroughs estate contended that MGM's character license under the deal was terminated in 1977, thereby constituting a violation of their copyright. It was further concluded that MGM's character license remained in effect as the legal prerequisites for its termination had not been met. For her performance as Jane Parker, Derek shared the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress with Faye Dunaway, the latter for her starring role as Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest.

Derek next appeared in the romantic drama film Bolero (1984). Directed by John Derek, the film explores the female protagonist's sexual awakening and her journey around the world to find an ideal first lover to take her virginity. Due to its sexual nature and substantial nudity, Bolero was handed an X rating, a classification typically reserved for pornography or extreme horror. Critical reviews, including those of Derek's performance, were negative ("[Bo Derek] would be a lot more appealing if she tried less assiduously to please"). For her role in the film, she won her second Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. The production dominated the 5th Golden Raspberry Awards, winning five additional "Razzies," including Worst Picture, Worst Director (John Derek), Worst Screenplay (John Derek), Worst New Star (Olivia d'Abo), and Worst Musical Score (Peter Bernstein and Elmer Bernstein).

In 1987, Derek teamed up with Steven Paul of the firm sales agency Paul Entertainment to sell the unreleased feature film A Knight of Love, in which she was set to star, but the project never materialized.

After a five-year hiatus, Derek returned to feature films with the romantic fantasy comedy Ghosts Can't Do It (1989). The final collaboration with her husband as director, it was a critical and financial failure. Earning Derek her third Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, the film also won awards for Worst Picture, Worst Director (John Derek), and Worst Supporting Actor (Donald Trump).

Following her role in Ghosts Can't Do It, Derek appeared in the television films Hot Chocolate (1992) and Shattered Image (1994) and the erotic thriller film Woman of Desire (1994). For her performance in the 1995 buddy comedy film Tommy Boy, Derek was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress but ultimately lost to Madonna for her performance in Four Rooms.

In 1998, Derek guest-starred on four episodes of the television series Wind on Water. In 1999, she appeared on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show.

At the 20th Golden Raspberry Awards in 2000, Derek was nominated for Worst Actress of the Century, sharing the nomination with Madonna (the eventual winner), Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Berkley, and Pia Zadora.

Derek appeared in several more feature films during the early 2000s, including Frozen with Fear (2000), The Master of Disguise (2002), for which she received her second Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Supporting Actress, and Malibu's Most Wanted (2003). She also had guest roles on the television shows Family Law, Queen of Swords, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Lucky, Still Standing, and 7th Heaven.

In 2006, Derek starred in 40 episodes of the 65-episode telenovela-style nighttime soap opera Fashion House. In 2012, she appeared on the CBS police procedural CSI: Miami.

Derek had a featured role in the 2015 made-for-television disaster comedy film Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

Politics Derek, who describes herself as an independent, and George W. Bush. Derek was also seen at notable events with Republican Congressman David Dreier, whom she briefly dated following the death of her first husband.

In 2002, Derek was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by President George W. Bush; she served on the Operations Committee. When White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten was asked about his relationship with Derek during a 2006 edition of Fox News Sunday, he described her as his friend and a "good supporter of the [43rd] president."

Derek voted for Barack Obama in 2008.

Choosing neutrality in the 2012 race, Derek declined to endorse a presidential candidate while still affirming her plans to vote. Addressing a related question about Donald Trump's cameo in her 1989 film Ghosts Can't Do It, Derek recalled that his scene was written specifically for him, adding, "He was great."

Derek was set to participate in the 2016 Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe, but she was unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict.

Personal life Horse owner and activist Derek, a horse lover and riding enthusiast since childhood, owns Andalusian and Lusitano horses and is a spokesperson for the Animal Welfare Institute's campaign to end horse slaughter through the passage of federal and state legislation. On February 5, 2002, she published her autobiography entitled Riding Lessons: Everything That Matters in Life I Learned from Horses .

Wounded veterans advocate Beginning in the early 2000s, Derek served nearly a decade as the honorary chairperson for the Veterans Affairs' National Rehabilitation Special Events. She remains an avid supporter of the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colorado.

In 2003, Derek received the VA's highest honor from Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi. She frequently participated in the United Service Organizations tours, for which the Special Forces Association named her an honorary Green Beret.

Derek's father, Paul Collins, was a radio operator during the Korean War. Her stepfather, Bobby Bass, and her late husband, John Derek, were both US military veterans. which provides funds to protect sharks and dissuade people from purchasing wildlife products. In 2006, she was designated as the special envoy of the secretary of state for wildlife trafficking issues by Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick.

Relationships

After 16-year-old Mary Cathleen Collins began a relationship with John Derek—her senior by 30 years—the pair moved to West Germany to evade California's statutory rape laws.

Following her husband's death, Collins (now Bo Derek) briefly dated Republican Congressman David Dreier. They married in December 2020.

Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 1977 Orca Annie a.k.a. Orca: The Killer Whale 1979 10 Jenny Hanley 1980 A Change of Seasons Lindsey Rutledge 1981 Fantasies Anastasia Filmed and produced in 1973; credited as Kathleen Collins; a.k.a. Once Upon a Love, Once Upon a Time, And Once Upon a Love, And Once Upon a Time, and Bo Derek's Fantasies 1981 Tarzan, the Ape Man Jane Parker 1984 Bolero Ayre "Mac" MacGillivery 1989 Ghosts Can't Do It Katie O'Dare Scott 1992 Sognando la California Herself 1994 Woman of Desire Christina Ford 1995 Tommy Boy Beverly Barish-Burns Callahan 2000 Frozen with Fear Katherine Sullivan 2001 Sunstorm Victoria Warren 2001 Horror 101 Miss Allison James 2002 The Master of Disguise Herself Cameo appearance 2003 Malibu's Most Wanted Bess Gluckman 2003 Boom Herself Cameo appearance 2003 Precious Puppies Herself Documentary film 2018 5 Weddings Mandy Singh Dhaliwal

Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Hot Chocolate B.J. Cassidy Television movie 1994 Shattered Image Helen Allgood Television movie 1998 Wind on Water Ciel Connolly 3 episodes 1999 The Drew Carey Show Herself 1 episode 2000 Family Law Camille Weller 1 episode 2000 Queen of Swords Mary Rose 1 episode 2000 Murder at the Cannes Film Festival Thada Pryce Television movie 2001 Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Susan Bergen 3 episodes 2003 Lucky Joan 1 episode 2003–2005 7th Heaven Mrs. Kinkirk 3 episodes 2005 Still Standing Mrs. Rose Grundy 1 episode 2005 Crusader Nicola Markham Television movie 2006 Fashion House Maria Gianni 40 episodes 2011 The Hunt for the I-5 Killer Seaver Television movie 2012 Chuck Herself 1 episode 2012 CSI: Miami Joanna Toring 1 episode 2015 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! May Wexler Television movie 2017 Christmas in the Heartland Elsa Gentry Television movie 2018 The Last Sharknado: It's About Time May Wexler Television movie 2020 JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift Claudia Television movie 2023 Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta Sirena/Herself 2 episodes

Production credits Film Film Genre Year Role Notes Love You Porn 1979 Producer Tarzan, the Ape Man Adventure 1981 Producer Also starred as Jane Parker Bolero Drama 1984 Producer Also starred as Ayre "Mac" MacGillivery Ghosts Can't Do It Romantic comedy 1989 Producer Also starred as Katie O'Dare Scott

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1980 Golden Globe Awards New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – Female 10 1981 Jupiter Awards Best International Actress 10 1982 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actress Tarzan, the Ape Man 1985 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actress Bolero 1990 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actress of the Decade Tarzan, the Ape Man, Bolero 1991 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Picture Ghosts Can't Do It 1991 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actress Ghosts Can't Do It 1996 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actress Tommy Boy 2000 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actress of the Century Tarzan, the Ape Man, Bolero,Ghosts Can't Do It, and Tommy Boy 2003 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Supporting Actress The Master of Disguise