---
name: "Bo Derek"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bo-derek"
fi1m_id: "bo-derek"
imdb_id: "nm0000137"
tmdb_id: 37995
wikidata_id: "Q229477"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "20 November 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-10-04T17:39:16.150438+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bo Derek

## Identity

Bo Derek

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bo-derek
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bo-derek
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000137
- **TMDB ID:** 37995
- **Wikidata ID:** Q229477
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Derek, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229477, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000137/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/37995

Producer. Born 20 November 1956 in Long Beach, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 20 November 1956, Long Beach, California, USA
- **Also known as:** Mary Cathleen Collins, メアリー・キャスリーン・コリンズ, بو درک, Cathy, Bo, Kathleen Collins
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Derek, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229477, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000137/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/37995

## Biography

Bo Derek is an American actress and model. Born Mary Cathleen Collins on 20 November 1956 in Long Beach, California, she began her career as a model before moving into acting.

Her breakthrough came with the role of Jenny Hanley in *10* (1979). She starred as Jane Parker and produced *Tarzan, the Ape Man* (1981), directed by her husband John Derek; other films directed by him include *Bolero* (1984) and *Ghosts Can't Do It* (1989).

Derek has appeared in films such as *Orca* (1977) and *Tommy Boy* (1995), and in television series including *CSI: Miami* and *Chuck*. Widowed in 1998, she married actor John Corbett in 2020.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1981), Fi1m 30, as Jane Porter — [page](https://film.one/film/tarzan-the-ape-man.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Heaven's Murderer* (2025), as Heavenly God
- *John Bronco* (2020), as Bo Derek
- *JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift* (2020), as Claudia
- *Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast* (2019), Thanks
- *5 Weddings* (2018), as Mandy Singh
- *The Last Sharknado: It's About Time* (2018), as May
- *Christmas in the Heartland* (2017), as Elsa Gentry
- *Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!* (2015), as May Wexler
- *Highland Park* (2013), as Destiny
- *The Hunt for the I-5 Killer* (2011), as Seaver
- *The Jill & Tony Curtis Story* (2008), Actor
- *Chuck* (2007), series, as Bo Derek — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *L'onore e il rispetto* (2006), series, as Chantal Le Fleur
- *Fashion House* (2006), series, Actor
- *Crusader* (2005), as Nicola Markham
- *Boom* (2003), as Bo Derek
- *Malibu's Most Wanted* (2003), as Bess Gluckman
- *Still Standing* (2002), series, as Mrs. Rose Grundy
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Joanna Toring
- *Life in the Balance* (2001), as Kathryn Garr
- *Bob Patterson* (2001), series, as Bo Derek
- *Emeril* (2001), series, Actor
- *Horror 101* (2001), as Miss Allison James
- *Frozen with Fear* (2001), as Katherine Sullivan
- *Sunstorm* (2001), as Victoria Warren
- *Murder at the Cannes Film Festival* (2000), as Thada Pryce
- *Queen of Swords* (2000), series, as Mary Rose
- *Family Law* (1999), series, as Camille Weller
- *Wind on Water* (1998), series, Actor
- *Two Guys and a Girl* (1998), series, as Susan
- *7th Heaven* (1996), series, as Mrs. Kinkirk
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor
- *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, as Bo Derek
- *Tommy Boy* (1995), as Beverly Barish, aka Beverly Burns
- *Woman of Desire* (1994), as Christina Ford
- *Shattered Image* (1994), as Helen Allgood
- *Sognando la California* (1992), as Bo Derek
- *Hot Chocolate* (1992), as BJ Cassidy
- *Ghosts Can't Do It* (1989), as Katie O'Dare Scott · Producer
- *Bolero* (1984), as Ayre MacGillivery · Producer
- *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1981), as Jane Porter · Producer — Fi1m 30, [page](https://film.one/film/tarzan-the-ape-man.md)
- *Fantasies* (1981), as Anastasia (as Kathleen Collins)
- *A Change of Seasons* (1980), as Lindsey Rutledge
- *Love You!* (1979), Loop Group Coordinator, Lighting Technician
- *10* (1979), as Jenny Hanley
- *Orca* (1977), as Annie

## Gallery

- ![Bo Derek](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-d8c1453b1ea4.jpg) Bo Derek — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Bo_Derek_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg/1280px-Bo_Derek_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bo Derek on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmor (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-1c9c185dffee.jpg) Bo Derek on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmor (2017) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Bo_Derek_%2832680554674%29.jpg/1280px-Bo_Derek_%2832680554674%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bo Derek on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-0baa063bf754.jpg) Bo Derek on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore (2018) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bo_Derek_%2838933510970%29.jpg/1280px-Bo_Derek_%2838933510970%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bo Derek on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmor (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-beb469e59073.jpg) Bo Derek on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmor (2017) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Bo_Derek_%2833483343846%29.jpg/1280px-Bo_Derek_%2833483343846%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bo Derek](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-26c11083cfc0.jpg) Bo Derek — Image via TMDB
- ![Bo Derek](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-08bc9456774d.jpg) Bo Derek — Image via TMDB
- ![Bo Derek](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-8c43a93a0be8.jpg) Bo Derek — Image via TMDB
- ![Bo Derek on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-ddaee0ccc414.jpg) Bo Derek on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore (2018) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Bo_Derek_%2840033773934%29.jpg/1280px-Bo_Derek_%2840033773934%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bo Derek on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmor (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-1550d4ec0f6b.jpg) Bo Derek on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIII at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmor (2017) — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Bo_Derek_%2833140766680%29.jpg/1280px-Bo_Derek_%2833140766680%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bo Derek](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-20d85213b365.jpg) Bo Derek — Image via TMDB
- ![Bo Derek](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-5b332e492806.jpg) Bo Derek — Image via TMDB
- ![Bo Derek](https://film.one/media/person/5541619/gallery-9ff592d7516f.jpg) Bo Derek — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 5 won, 1 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1991: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (won), for *Ghosts Can't Do It*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 1991: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (won), for *Ghosts Can't Do It*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1985: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (won), for *Bolero*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 1985: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (won), for *Bolero*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress 1982: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress (won), for *Tarzan, the Ape Man*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture 1982: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture (nominated), for *Tarzan, the Ape Man*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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