fashion modeling
career as a way to pay
for her acting lessons.
After playing in a
few small roles, in
1967 Bisset was cast
for the movie Two
for the Road, which
became a critically
acclaimed effort for
her. Next, she
participated in the
James Bond spoof
Casino Royale,
playing the character of
"Miss Goodthighs".
In
1968,
Mia Farrow, who was
having personal
problems, dropped out of
a movie named The
Detective, and her
job was given to Bisset
instead. Then, she was
cast opposite
Steve McQueen in
Bullit.
In
1973, she
participated in
Francois Truffaut's
movie Day for Night,
where she earned the
respect of
European critics and
movie goers as a serious
actress. In
1977, Bisset made
great strides towards
becoming a better known
entertainer in
North America with
her movie The Deep,
co-starring
Robert Shaw, where
her appearance swimming
underwater wearing only
a t-shirt made many to
credit her with
beginning a world wide
revolution that led to a
"wet t-shirt contest
craze". At the time,
Newsweek magazine
declared her to be "the
most beautiful film
actress of all time".
Soon thereafter she
played in the movies
Rich and Famous
with
Candice Bergen, and
Under The Volcano
with
Albert Finney, which
was made in 1984 and
gave her a
Golden Globe award
nomination. In 1978 she
had already earned her
first nomination for
Who is Killing the Great
Chefs of Europe?.
In 1996, she was
nominated for a
Cesar Award,
France's version of the
Oscars, for her role
in La Ceremonie.
During her career,
Bisset has been in
movies directed by such
stars as
Fran?is Truffaut,
John Huston,
George Cukor and
Roman Polanski,
among others. Several of
her movies are French or
Italian productions.
Besides in movies,
Bisset has played in
many TV films,
especially during the
last 10 years, some of
these films having been
quite successful. A role
she has become familiar
with, first in TV and
most recently in cinema
movies, is the character
of
Jacqueline Kennedy.
The movie, a
biographical story about
Robert Kennedy, will
be released shortly.
Bisset, who is known
as a good
autograph signer who
even personalises her
signature if fans ask
her to, has never been
married, but she has had
a number of well
publicized relationships
with men
