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Birth Name:

Mary Cathleen Collins

Birth Place:

Long Beach, California, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer

Ranked #10 in Shape Magazine's "Top 20 Best-Ever Bikini Moments" for her role in "10․"
Received the Veterans Affairs' highest honor, and the Special Forces Association named her an honorary Green Beret
Along with being a spokesperson for the Animal Welfare Institute's campaign to end horse slaughter by passing federal and state legislation, she is also a national honory chairperson for Veterans Affairs' National Rehabilitation Special Events, and goes on United Service Organization (USO) tours
Attended Harbor City, Calif․'s Narbonne High School and George S․ Patton Continuation School
After her debut film appearance in 1977's "Orca" horror-adventure, she landed the role of Jenny Hanley in the 1979's "10" romantic comedy
Quote: "(On her film debut) "'10' was amazing․ I had no career before '10,' and then all of a sudden, I was able to do pretty much whatever in the business․""
Recognized as a sex symbol for her roles in 1979's "10" with Dudley Moore and also starred in 1995's "Tommy Boy" with Chris Farley and David Spade

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