Bo Derek is an American fashion model and actress. The fame of the widow of the famous John Derek brought the role of the woman of dreams in the film "10".
One of the brightest Hollywood stars Mary Kathleen Collins entered the history of cinema under the name Bo Derek. In the image of a woman running along the shore to her beloved, the actress became a sex symbol of the eighties and an icon of beach style for fashionistas.
Road to fame
The biography of the future star began in 1956. The girl was born on November 20. Paul Collins owned a boat station, Margaret Ann, his wife, worked as a hairdresser. The family had four children. The adults parted shortly after Mary was born. The child was raised by stuntman Bobby Bass, the mother's new husband.
Colin Bass-Collins, Bo's brother, became a famous musician. He was in the rock band Camel.
After completing elementary school, Mary went to Harbor City, a private boarding school. She did not like studying there, the fifteen-year-old schoolgirl ran away. Parents a month later found their daughter on the beach, where she was surfing with friends. Since there was only a year left to study, the girl agreed to return to school.
Young Mary was perfect in appearance. She dreamed of a career on the catwalk, but due to her small stature, she could only become a photo model. It was this type of activity that the graduate chose. After completing her studies, Collins starred in commercials, advertised hair and skin care products.
At seventeen she was in the studio. There, the charming model met John Derek. Soon Mary and the famous artist became husband and wife. The girl changed them to Bo. Since the eighties, she has become a regular model for Playboy magazine. The photographer was her husband John Derek.
Film career
She made her film debut in 1977. A spectacular blonde with a lush shock of luxurious hair appeared on the screen in Death Among Icebergs. The main character, a zoologist, was played by Charlotte Rampling, and the captain who provoked the shark attack was played by Richard Harris. The beginning actress was given a small episode. But he brought a lot of excitement to the audience.
A couple of years later, Bo was filming the erotic comedy "10". Here she became a woman of dreams, racing towards Dudley Moore. For the first time in this film, the star appeared with a haircut in the form of dreadlocks and a tanned leather swimsuit. For her work in the Top Ten, the aspiring actress was nominated for a Golden Globe nomination. Two decades later, her Playboy shots of this period will turn into a lucrative investment.
Bo got the leading role in the new film of his wife "Tarzan, the Ape Man" in 1981. However, viewers and critics, the picture was perceived very negatively. Everyone did not like the bet on Jane's spectacular figure, explicit scenes, and not the plot of the tape and the acting. The result was the Golden Raspberry anti-prize.
In 1984 this "award" was brought to Derek by another movie heroine, traveling the world in search of an ideal match for herself in the plot of the film "Bolero".
Even participation in the film project "Ghosts Don't Do It" by then popular Anthony Quinn in 1989 did not prevent Bo's work from being awarded a new "raspberry" nomination.
New roles
In the romantic 1992 film Hot Chocolate, the directors removed all the erotic scenes. As a result, the work received accolades. Bo's heroine became the owner of a chocolate factory, establishing relations with the manager. Until 2002, the actress starred in "Priestess of Passion", "Heart, Heart", "Rapprochement", but none of the film works managed to make the performer a superstar.
The new century has changed the requirements for the canons of beauty and demanded new heroines. Bo ceded fame to a new generation of actresses. At the same time, the model retained the title of a symbol of bygone times.
With the beginning of the 2000s, the directors were finally able to see the talent of the actress. Coming out of the role of sensual silly people, the celebrity showed a mature game. It turned out that Bo had a good talent for comedic roles. She participated in Naughty Parents, Wanted in Malibu.
Until 2016, Derek played in TV serials, full-length films. She got small roles. The star devoted her main attention to her personal life, took up social activities, charity and animal welfare.
Personal life of a star
The fateful meeting took place in 1973. Beau was sixteen when she met her future husband. The novel began and developed so rapidly that both had to wait for the actress to come of age in order to officially register the relationship. The marriage lasted until John passed away.
The widow took the loss of her mastermind very hard. There was no child in the family, as John feared that his birth would negatively affect the health and appearance of his wife. During the year, Bo did not attend any events, did not act in films. With great difficulty she managed to force herself to learn to live anew. It was only six years later that she got down to work. The past merits were completely forgotten.
In 2003, Derek agreed to participate in the Blind Date show. And here fate smiled at her. Actor John Corbett came to a meeting at one of the most prestigious restaurants in Los Angeles. With him, Bo regained family happiness. A year later, the lovers moved to the actor's ranch in California. They prefer a secluded lifestyle, letting in only relatives and close people.
The actress continues to act. She starred in episodes of The Queen of Swords and The Master of Transformation, and co-starred in Tornado Shark 3 in 2015. In 2017, Bo was offered to reincarnate as the heroine's mother in Christmas in the Heartland. Derek also starred in 2018 in the comedy film "5 Weddings".
