Bo Derek is an American film and television actress, movie producer, and model perhaps best known for her breakthrough role in the 1979 film 10. The film also launched a bestselling poster for Derek in a swimsuit, and subsequently she became one of the most popular sex symbols in the 1980s. She was directed by husband John Derek in Tarzan, the Ape Man , Bolero and Ghosts Cant Do It , none of which were critically wellreceived. A widow since 1998, she now lives with actor John Corbett. She makes occasional film, television and documentary appearances.
Derek was born Mary Cathleen Collins in Long Beach, California. Her father, Paul Collins, was a Hobie Cat executive, and her mother, Norma, a makeup artist and hairdresser to AnnMargret. Dereks parents divorced, and her mother married American stunt performer Bobby Bass.
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