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Bo Derek

Bo Derek

Birthday: 1956-11-20 | Place of Birth: Long Beach, California, USA

Bo Derek is an American film actress and model. An aspiring model, 16-year-old Bo Derek was introduced to actor/director/cinematographer John Derek in 1971. Just as he'd done with previous "protegés" Ursula Andress and Linda Evans, Derek literally molded her into a highly desirable superstar. In 1974, the 48-year-old Derek capped his makeover by marrying the 18-year-old Bo. In her first film, the Jaws rip-off Orca, Bo showed up long enough to have her lovely leg chewed off by a killer whale. Her next film was far more rewarding: Blake Edwards' 10 (1979), in which, bouncing along the beach in slow motion to the pulsating rhythms of Ravel's Bolero, the scantily clad, cornrow-coifed Bo became the instant object of star Dudley Moore's affections. An overnight pinup favorite, Bo followed her 10 triumph with a brace of adventure films directed by her husband: Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) and Bolero (1984). After six years away from films, she returned before the cameras in another Derek/Derek co-production, the unsuccessful Ghosts Can't Do It (1990). Bo Derek has since occasionally appeared in such films as the Italian Sognando La California (1991) and the American Woman of Desire (1994). Derek also appeared in Tommy Boy the 1995 comedy starring David Spade and Chris Farley. In 2003, Derek played the mother of a sheltered wannabe named B-Rad (Jamie Kennedy), and joined the Miss Universe 2004 pageant as a judge. The actress appeared in several television series including 7th Heaven, Lucky, and Queen of Swords. In 2006, she took a leading role as a ruthless businesswoman in Fashion House, a telenovela drama series following the scandals and passions found within an elite corporation. When not acting, Bo Derek participates in a number of political and social causes, including working on the behalves of disabeled veterans, serving as a spokeswoman for the Animal Welfare Institute’s campaign to put an end to the slaughter of horses. Derek is an avid equestrian and published an autobiography titled Everything That Matters in Life I Learned from Horses. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
John Bronco Rides Again

as    Self

2020
John Bronco

as    Bo Derek

2020
2018
5 Weddings

as    Mandy Singh

2017
Christmas in the Heartland

as    Elsa Gentry

2015
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

as    May Wexler

2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as    Self - Producer & Actress

2014
2013
Highland Park

as    Destiny

2011
The Hunt for the I-5 Killer

as    Seaver

2005
Crusader

as    Nicola Markham

2003
Malibu's Most Wanted

as    Bess Gluckman

2003
Boom

as    Bo Derek

2003
Frazetta: Painting with Fire

as    Herself

1995
Tommy Boy

as    Beverly Barish, aka Beverly Burns

1994
Woman of Desire

as    Christina Ford

1994
Shattered Image

as    Helen Allgood

1992
Hot Chocolate

as    BJ Cassidy

1990
Ghosts Can't Do It

as    Katie O'Dare Scott

1984
Bolero

as    Ayre MacGillivery

1981
Tarzan the Ape Man

as    Jane Porter

1980
A Change of Seasons

as    Lindsey Rutledge

1979
10

as    Jenny Hanley

1977
Orca

as    Annie