Actress
Eldest of four children. Her father, Paul Collins, was a boat salesman and a Hobie Cat executive. Her mother, Norma Collins , was a make-up artist, and hairdresser to Ann-Margret.
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1979" in John Willis Screen World, Vol 31.
Mentioned in the theme song of the 1980s television series "The Fall Guy" .
Stepdaughter of stuntman Bobby Bass.
Did fund raising work for President George W. Bush during the 2000 election.
Turned down the role of "Dwan" in the remake King Kong , which went to Jessica Lange.
Attended Nathaniel Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California. Did not return after completing junior year.
Photographer for the John Corbett tour. She shot his self-titled CD cover.
Friends with Diandra Douglas and Ursula Andress.
Oldest of four children: a brother and two sisters (one of whom is Kerry Perez ).
Bo and her late husband, John Derek , formed "Svengali Productions".
Met her current boyfriend John Corbett on a blind date.
Bos stepchildren, Russell Derek (1950-1999) and Sean Catherine Derek , were older than her.
Animal rights activist and supporter of the Republican Party.
Her sister, Kerry Perez , is her longtime assistant.
Member of the NRA and a regular hunter. Close friend and vocal supporter of former NRA president Charlton Heston.
Attended the Republican National Convention in New York in 2004 to show her support for President George W. Bush and the Iraq war.
Has Dutch, English, German, Irish and Welsh descent.
Lives on a family horse ranch outside of Santa Ynez, California (between Santa Barbara and Santa Maria).
Her father, Paul Collins, was the marketing and public relations director at Kawasaki Motorcycles in the early 1970s.
Has her own pampering pet care product company: "Bo Dereks Bless the Beasts", products in the range include numerous nourishing dog shampoos and conditioners, fragrances and fur polish.
She is a member of the California Horse Racing Board.
Named envoy to Fight Animal Trafficking by the United States State Department.
Was considered for the role of Stacey Sutton in A View to a Kill , which ultimately went to Tanya Roberts.
Bo Derek is the International Ambassador of the Lusitano Horse (Portuguese World Champion Horse).
She has a Pure Portuguese mare, a champion named Gaiata, which she bought in 2000.
2014 Ambassador to the Breeders Cup (thoroughbred horseracing).
Was announced as a roaster for Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe but did not appear. No explanation was given for her absence.
At one point she was in negotiations to star in a screen adaptation of Irving Wallace s novel "The Fan Club".
Bo and John Derek were of the many celebrities who liked to make weekend visits to Ralph Helfer s "Africa U.S.A." Exotic Animal Ranch in Soledad Canyon, California to play with the animals and pitch in with the chores.
C.J. the Orangutan fell in love with her at first sight as they were making the movie Tarzan the Ape Man .
Was romantically linked to Ted Turner and Kiefer Sutherland in the early 00s.
Turned down Priscilla Presley s role in The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! .
Step-granddaughter Alyce Derek (b. June 1969) is only 12 years younger than Bo.
I played a definite part in it. I guess the things that I played in,films and the way the nudity and the love scenes were handled were,really different.
I love Spain. I go back two or three times a year usually to visit,friends and ride horses.
10 (1979) was amazing! I had no career before "10" and then all,of a sudden I was able to do pretty much whatever I was able to do in,the business.
I found my love when I was 17 years old and my love is 100% honest.
We were on the island of Hawaii. I think I was there three months. It,was fantastic. It is not much different than films. It depends on the,television show but much of television today is as good or better than,most films.
Probably some of the projects I chose to do after that had more to do,with what people thought of me. The industry was very open and probably,hoping that I could do anything.
