Bo Derek Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Bo Derek Biography

Bo Derek is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on November 20, 1956 in Long Beach, California, United States. 1980’s sex icon who was Jane the 1980’s sex symbol who played Jane Tarzan, Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981). The cornrow hairstyle was popularized in the 1979 film 10 and was also in the romance film Bolero. She also starred on screen in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

She was a part of the cast alongside She starred alongside Dudley Moore in 10. in 10.

In 1973 John Derek began production on a film titled Fantasies, a low-budget, English-language romantic drama starring Collins and several unknown German actors. The film was shot over a 10-day period in Greece. In an effort to capitalize on Collins’ beauty, Derek worked into the film several risqué scenes, including brief nudity. John Derek twice re-edited the film in an effort to sell it to major studios. The film remained unreleased until 1981, at which time it received negative notices.

While attending Narbonne High School in Los Angeles at age 16 in 1973, Collins became sexually involved with John Derek, a married man 30 years her senior. Not long after the two started dating, Derek divorced his wife, actress Linda Evans. The couple moved to Germany, where John Derek would not be subject to prosecution under California statutory rape laws, because Collins was under the age of consent.

She began to date the married She began dating the already-married John Derek at the age of 16, when he was 46. They finally married in 1976 and remained married until his death. She began living with actor John Corbett in 2002. at age 16 at the age of 46. They got married in 1976, and they remained together until the time of his death. She started dating actor John Corbett in 2002.

NameBo Derek
First NameBo
Last NameDerek
OccupationMovie Actress
BirthdayNovember 20
Birth Year1956
Place of BirthLong Beach
Home TownCalifornia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignScorpio
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FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseJohn Corbett , John Derek
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Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Collins and John Derek married on June 10, 1976; she was 19 and he 49. By that time Derek had given his young wife a so-called Hollywood makeover: she had bleached her hair blonde and adopted the name Bo Derek. In 1977 director Michael Anderson cast Derek in a small role in his horror film Orca – The Killer Whale (1977), in which Derek has her leg bitten off by the title character.

Bo Derek Net Worth

Bo Derek is one of the richest Movie Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bo Derek's net worth $50 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her name is Mary Cathleen Collins and she was a student at Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California.

She was awarded an Golden Globe nomination for Best New Star in 1980, following her performance in the 10th.

Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins; November 20, 1956) is an American film and television actress, film producer, and model perhaps best known for her breakthrough film role in the sex comedy 10 (1979). She was directed by husband John Derek in Fantasies, Tarzan, the Ape Man (both 1981), Bolero (1984) and Ghosts Can’t Do It (1989), all of which received negative reviews. A widow since 1998, she lives with actor John Corbett. Now in semi-retirement, she makes occasional film, television, and documentary appearances.

Net Worth$50 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeMovie Actress
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HouseLiving in own house.

In 1979 Derek was allegedly selected over Melanie Griffith, Heather Thomas, 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 finds Derek’s character to be the ideal woman. Derek’s appearance in a dream sequence, racing towards Moore in a flimsy flesh-colored swimsuit, launched her status as a mainstream sex symbol. This sequence and Derek’s cornrow hairstyle in the film have often been parodied. 10 was a critical and financial success.

In 1980 Derek photographed Bo twice for Playboy magazine; she was featured again in the magazine in 1981, 1984, and 1994.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Bo Derek height 5 ft 3 in Bo weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 3 in
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John and Bo moved to Germany and returned to the United States soon after Bo’s 18th birthday; they married in 1976 and remained so until his death from heart failure in 1998.

Derek appeared in MGM’s R-rated Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981), her first leading role in a mainstream Hollywood film. Directed by her husband, the film dealt little with Tarzan and instead focused on Derek’s character of Jane Parker, and specifically on Derek’s physical attributes. Several scenes of Derek wearing revealing outfits were featured, along with nude scenes of Derek being bathed and body-painted. Prior to the film’s release MGM and the film’s distributor, United Artists, were sued by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate over the name of the film, as Derek’s role and body overshadowed the story of Tarzan. Although the film received negative reviews from many critics, Tarzan, the Ape Man became a box-office success, making over $35 million in ticket sales and becoming the 15th highest-grossing film of 1981. For her performance, Derek shared the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress with Faye Dunaway, the latter for her starring role as Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest.

Who is Bo Derek Dating?

According to our records, Bo Derek married to John Corbett , John Derek. As of December 1, 2023, Bo Derek’s is not dating anyone.

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

Facts & Trivia

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Derek starred in Bolero (1984). Again directed by John Derek, the film explored the female protagonist’s sexual awakening, and her journey around the world to find an ideal first lover to take her virginity. Its sexual nature, along with its substantial use of nudity, resulted in the film receiving an X rating, usually reserved for pornographic or extremely violent horror films. Critical reviews for Bolero, including Derek’s performance, were negative (“[Bo Derek] would be a lot more appealing if she tried less assiduously to please”), and the film failed to recoup its production costs. For her performance in Bolero Derek won her second Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress. The film received other Golden Raspberry Awards: 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).

How old was Bo Derek when 10 was filmed?

— — At age 23, Bo Derek was cast as a perfect 10, starring opposite Dudley Moore, in the movie “10.”

How did Bo Derek Meet John Corbett?

Corbett, 60, and Derek, 64, met in 2002 when Hollywood agent Norby Walters set them up for a date at his annual Oscars party. “I said, ‘I’m not dating anyone,’ and he said, ‘I’ll get you a date, Corbett!’ And he set me up with Bo,” Corbett revealed when he and Derek visited TODAY in July 2015.

Are Bo Derek and John Corbett still together?

A Secret Wedding! After nearly two decades of dating, John Corbett and Bo Derek finally tied the knot! Corbett shared the happy news on The Talk on August 3, 2021, telling co-host Jerry O’Connell that the pair wed “around Christmastime.” in December 2020.

What happened to Bo and John Derek?

After Bo began a relationship with John Derek when she was 16, they moved to Germany, where John would not be subject to prosecution under California statutory rape laws. They returned to the United States soon after Bo’s 18th birthday. They wed in 1976 and remained married until his death from heart failure in 1998.

Is Linda Evans related to Bo Derek?

Evans, 78, was married to John from 1968 until 1974. She starred in “Dynasty” alongside Joan Collins and John Forsythe from 1981 until 1989. As for her ex, he married Bo Derek in 1976 and they remained together until his death in 1998 at age 71.

You may read full biography about Bo Derek from Wikipedia.

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