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Bo Derek

Bo Derek

Actor, also producer · Born November 20, 1956 (69) · Long Beach, California, USA

Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins, November 20, 1956) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her breakout role in the romantic comedy film 10 (1979). Her other film credits include Richard Lang's A Change of Seasons (1980) and the ill-fated Fantasies, Tarzan, the Ape Man (both 1981), Bolero (1984), and Ghosts Can't Do It (1989), all four of which were directed by her first husband, John Derek. Widowed in 1998, she married actor John Corbett in 2020.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 20, 1956 (69)
From
Long Beach, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 2% in 30 days

What are Bo Derek's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Morality
26%
Self
22%
Survival
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 10 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 5 of 11 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
5 of 11
Hero
3 of 11
Shadow
1 of 11
Ally
1 of 11
Threshold guardian
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
9
Tense
7
Absurd
8
Joyful
7
Romantic
7
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Bo Derek's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Bo Derek's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

49 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Heaven's Murderer(2025)

    as Heavenly God

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • John Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Bo Derek

  • JL Family Ranch 2(2020)

    as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • 5 Weddings(2018)

    as Mandy Singh

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Last Sharknado: It's About Time(2018)

    as May

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Trap(2018)

    Producer · as Elsa Gentry

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!(2015)

    as May Wexler

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Highland Park(2013)

    as Destiny

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Hunt for the I-5 Killer(2011)

    as Seaver

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Jill & Tony Curtis Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Bo Derek

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Fashion House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 74 episodes · Actor

  • L'onore e il rispetto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Chantal Le Fleur

  • Crusader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nicola Markham

  • Boom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Bo Derek

  • Malibu's Most Wanted(2003)

    as Bess Gluckman

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Still Standing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Rose Grundy

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Joanna Toring

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Life in the Balance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Kathryn Garr

  • Bob Patterson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Bo Derek

  • Emeril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Horror 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Miss Allison James

  • Frozen with Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Katherine Sullivan

  • Sunstorm(2007)

    as Victoria Warren

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Murder at the Cannes Film Festival(2000)

    as Thada Pryce

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Queen of Swords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Rose

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Camille Weller

  • Wind on Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Two Guys and a Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Susan

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs. Kinkirk

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Bo Derek

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Tommy Boy(1995)

    as Beverly Barish, aka Beverly Burns

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Woman of Desire(1994)

    as Christina Ford

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Shattered Image(1994)

    as Helen Allgood

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Sognando la California (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Bo Derek

  • Hot Chocolate(1992)

    as BJ Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ghosts Can't Do It(1989)

    Producer · as Katie O'Dare Scott

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Bolero(1984)

    Producer · as Ayre MacGillivery

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • This Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Entertainment Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane · as Self

  • Tarzan the Ape Man(1981)

    Producer · as Jane Porter

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Fantasies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Anastasia (as Kathleen Collins)

  • A Change of Seasons(1980)

    as Lindsey Rutledge

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Love You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Lighting Technician · Loop Group Coordinator

  • 10(1979)

    as Jenny Hanley

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Orca(1977)

    as Annie

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 49 titles from 1977 to 2025; peak year 1981.

Biggest box office

10 (1979)

$75M worldwide

Highest rated

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Orca (1977)

Film career

19772025

Peak 1981 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 49: 44 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stProducing3 of 49: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew2 of 49: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

49 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew1980s7 · 7 acting · 3 crew1990s12 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s7 · 6 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 23% of 13 roles
7787

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Bo Derek's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Heaven's Murderer (2025)

99th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tommy Boy (1995)

Midcredits 81st · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Bo Derek's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles18–73 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles20–67 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles24–53 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles16–46 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles9–66 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Bo Derek work with?

People who share at least 2 of Bo Derek's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Derek shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Mixed roles