Bo Derek Overview

Actress Bo Derek was born in Long Beach, California. When she played Jenny Hanley, a woman considered a "10" in the movie 10 (1979) opposite Dudley Moore, Bo immediately gained enormous fame. Bo had married actor/producer/director John Derek, 30 years her senior, on June 10, 1976 and he was her mentor, guiding her career to great heights. Together they formed Svengali Productions. She quickly appeared in a number of other projects, such as Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) and Bolero (1984)... See All