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Bo Derek
Bo Derek 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. In 1973, she appeared in the drama film Once Upon a Love, which was directed by her future husband John Derek and eventually released as Fantasies in 1981. Her breakthrough performan…
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entertainment · American actress (born 1956) · film producer · film actor · model · autobiographer · television actor · actor · also Bo Derek, Derek
Born 20 November 1956 · Q229477
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2026· 1 entry
2020· 2 entries
Was a guest on the Discovery Channel's Shark Week
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In a 2020 interview with Variety, when asked who she was supporting in the then-upcoming presidential election, Derek explained, "I don't talk about who I vote for anymore.
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2012· 2 entries
Appeared on the CBS police procedural CSI: Miami
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Choosing neutrality in the 2012 race, Derek declined to endorse a presidential candidate while still affirming her plans to vote.
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2008· 2 entries
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 Slaught
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Derek was appointed a commissioner of the California Horse Racing Board by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a position she held until 2015
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2006· 3 entries
Was designated as the special envoy of the secretary of state for wildlife trafficking issues by Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick
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Derek starred in 40 episodes of the 65-episode telenovela-style nighttime soap opera Fashion House
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As the special envoy of the secretary of state for wildlife trafficking issues by Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick
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2003· 1 entry
Derek received the VA's highest honor from Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi
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2002· 4 entries
Published her autobiography entitled Riding Lessons: Everything That Matters in Life I Learned from Horses (ISBN 0-06-039437-4)
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Was appointed to the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees by President George W
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In 2002, Derek was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the John F.
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Derek was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the John F
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2000· 1 entry
Derek was nominated for Worst Actress of the Century, sharing the nomination with Madonna (the eventual winner), Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Berkley, and Pia Zadora
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1999· 1 entry
Appeared on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show
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1998· 3 entries
Derek began a relationship with actor John Corbett in 2002
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They remained married until Derek's death from heart failure in 1998.
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Derek guest-starred on four episodes of the television series Wind on Water
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1991· 2 entries
Won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture for Ghosts Can't Do It (1991).
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Won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for Ghosts Can't Do It (1991).
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1987· 1 entry
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
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1985· 2 entries
Won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture for Bolero (1985).
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Won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for Bolero (1985).
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1982· 1 entry
Won Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for Tarzan, the Ape Man (1982).
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1981· 2 entries
Under the new title Fantasies, at which point it received negative reviews
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Derek starred in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adventure film Tarzan, the Ape Man, marking her first leading role in a mainstream Hollywood feature
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1980· 1 entry
Derek appeared twice in Playboy magazine; she was featured again in 1981, 1984, and 1994
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1979· 1 entry
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
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1977· 2 entries
Thereby constituting a violation of their copyright
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Director Michael Anderson cast Derek in a small role in his thriller film Orca: The Killer Whale, in which her character loses a leg to the titular whale
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1976· 1 entry
At age 19, Collins married John Derek
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1973· 1 entry
Appeared in the drama film Once Upon a Love, which was directed by her future husband John Derek and eventually released as Fantasies in 1981
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1972· 1 entry
While a 16-year-old student at Narbonne High School, Collins auditioned for the female lead in John Derek's Once Upon a Love, a low-budget drama film shot on location in Greece
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1956· 1 entry
Born 1956-11-20.
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