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Derek in 2013, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Mary Cathleen Collins
Place of Birth: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 20, 1956
Ethnicity: English, Irish, German, Dutch, Welsh, distant French Huguenot
Bo Derek is an American actress, model, and producer. She is known for her roles in the films Orca , 10 , Tarzan, the Ape Man , Bolero , and Tommy Boy .
She is the daughter of Norma, a make-up artist and hairdresser, and Paul Collins, an executive at Hobie Cat. Her stepfather, Bobby Bass, was an actor, stunt performer, and stunt coordinator/second unit director. Bo is married to actor John Corbett . She was previously married to actor, director, and photographer John Derek, until his death.
Bo descends from the French Huguenot Bodine family.
Bo’s paternal grandfather was Paul Clark Collins (the son of Walter Collins and Tinnie Elizabeth Bodine). Paul was born in Illinois. Walter was the son of Elijah Collins and Sarah M. Downer. Tinnie was the daughter of George Washington Bodine and Sarah Elizabeth Quinn.
Bo’s paternal grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Johnson (the daughter of Arch Johnson and Jessie May Harrison). Mary Elizabeth was born in Illinois. Arch was born in Kentucky. Jessie was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Jesse Joyner Harrison and Bettie Mary Roberts.
Bo’s maternal grandfather was Richard White (the son of John Q. White and Ada Mabel/Mattie Clayton). Richard was born in Illinois. John was the son of Richard M. White and Lutisha/Latisha Reeves. Mattie was the daughter of Ishmael Clayton and Adaline Lillian Zinn.
Bo’s maternal grandmother was Elsie Anne/Jean Middlecoff (the daughter of George Middlecoff and Mary Nobbe). Elsie was born in Illinois, to parents who were also born there. George was the son of Emily. Mary was the daughter of German parents, Casper Heinrich Nobbe and Anne Margarethe Kammermann.
Source: Genealogy of Bo Derek – https://gw.geneanet.org