How Foreign-Born Actress Jacqueline Bisset Made it in Hollywood

In 2021, she reflected publicly on her early modeling, her lack of family connections in the industry, and the way she learned film work through experience. She also looked back on major co-stars like Frank Sinatra and Steve McQueen, whose names were tied to her first Hollywood rise.

Those interviews also returned to the sexualized attention that followed her, especially after The Deep. Bisset spoke openly about her discomfort with some of that publicity, showing how differently she viewed fame after decades of living with its consequences.