How Foreign-Born Actress Jacqueline Bisset Made it in Hollywood

In 1970, Bisset joined the ensemble cast of Airport, one of the major commercial hits that helped launch the disaster-film cycle. The movie brought together big names and high-stakes melodrama, giving her another place in a widely seen Hollywood production.

The success of Airport showed that she could belong in mainstream studio entertainment, not just stylish dramas or smaller European-linked projects. It also kept her name moving upward at a crucial moment, just as Hollywood was searching for its next international leading women.