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Bo Derek Net Worth
Bo Derek is an American actress and model who has a net worth of $40 million. She is best known for her role in the 1979 movie “10,” where she became famous for a scene where she comes out of the ocean in a skin-colored swimsuit. This movie made her a sex symbol.
Bo first appeared in “Playboy” magazine in 1980. She has acted in more than 40 movies, including “A Change of Seasons” (1980), “Tarzan, the Ape Man” (1981), “Bolero” (1984), “Tommy Boy” (1995), and “Malibu’s Most Wanted” (2003). She was paid $35,000 for “10,” $1 million for “Tarzan, the Ape Man,” and $1.5 million for “Bolero.”
In 2002, Bo wrote a memoir called “Riding Lessons: Everything That Matters in Life I Learned from Horses.” In 2020, she made a documentary for the Reelz channel called “Bo Derek: In My Own Words.”
In 2000, Bo started a company called Bo Derek Pet Care, which sells shampoo, conditioner, and face wash for dogs. Some of the money from this business goes to charities that help retired military dogs.
Bo Derek Early Life
Bo Derek was born Mary Cathleen Collins on November 20, 1956, in Long Beach, California. She grew up with her mom, Norma, who was a hairdresser and makeup artist, her dad, Paul, who worked for Hobie Cat, and her two younger sisters and a younger brother.
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Her parents divorced in 1969, and her mom married a stuntman named Bobby Bass. Bo went to school at George S. Patton Continuation School and Narbonne High School in Harbor City, but she left school at 16 to make a movie in Greece with John Derek.
The movie was called “Fantasies” but didn’t come out until 1981. Bo fell in love with John, who was 30 years older and married to actress Linda Evans.
They moved to Germany to avoid legal trouble in the U.S. because of their age difference. When Bo turned 18, they came back to the U.S., and she changed her name to Bo Derek after marrying John in 1976.
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Bo Derek Career
Bo Derek’s first movie to come out was “Orca” in 1977, but her first acting job in a movie was “Fantasies.” In 1979, she got the role of Jenny Hanley in the movie “10” by Blake Edwards, winning the part over other famous actresses like Melanie Griffith, Kim Basinger, and Christie Brinkley.
She acted alongside Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews in the film and got a Golden Globe nomination for her performance. The movie was a big hit, making $74.8 million at the box office.
Next, she was in the movie “A Change of Seasons” in 1980 with Anthony Hopkins and Shirley MacLaine. That same year, Bo was featured in “Playboy” magazine twice and appeared in it again in 1981, 1984, and 1994.
She played Jane in the movie “Tarzan, the Ape Man,” directed by her husband, John Derek, and starred in another of his movies, “Bolero,” in 1984. Bo and John made their last movie together, “Ghosts Can’t Do It,” in 1989, and she also guest-starred on the TV show “D.C. Follies” that year.
After “Ghosts Can’t Do It,” Bo starred in TV movies like “Hot Chocolate” (1992) and “Shattered Image” (1994). She then acted in the movie “Tommy Boy” (1995) with Chris Farley, David Spade, and Brian Dennehy, which became very popular.
In the following years, she guest-starred on TV shows like “The Drew Carey Show” (1999), “Family Law” (2000), and “Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place” (2001). In 2002, she was in “The Master of Disguise” with Dana Carvey and appeared in “Malibu’s Most Wanted” by Jamie Kennedy.
In 2006, Bo had the lead role in the TV soap opera “Fashion House.” She also appeared in TV movies like “The Hunt for the I-5 Killer” (2011), “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!” (2015), and “The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time” (2018).
