Bo Derek Bo Derek Bo Derek (born Mary Cathleen Collins; November 20, 1956) is an American film and television actress, film producer, and model perhaps best known for her breakthrough role in the 1979 film "10". The film also launched a bestselling poster for Derek in a swimsuit, and subsequently she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1980s. She was directed by husband John Derek in "Tarzan, the Ape Man" (1981), "Bolero" (1984) and "Ghosts Can't Do It" (1989), all of which received negative reviews. A widow since 1998, she lives with actor John Corbett. Now in semi-retirement,
Cathleen Cordell appeared in two episodes of "Perry Mason" and "Family Affair", and three times in "Dragnet 1967", starring Jack Webb. Cordell retired from acting in 1985 after appearing in the movie "The Return of the Living Dead". Cordell died on August 19, 1997, in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, at age 82. According to the Internet Movie Database, Cordell's cause of death was emphysema; her burial is unknown. Cathleen Cordell Cathleen Cordell (May 21, 1915 – August 19, 1997) was an American film and television actress. She was described as "a lass born in Brooklyn with an Irish name and an