Editing Jacqueline Bisset (section)

===1970s===
In 1970, Bisset was one of many stars in the [[disaster film]] ''[[Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]''; her role was that of a pregnant stewardess carrying [[Dean Martin]]'s love child. It was a huge hit. Bisset had another starring part in ''[[The Grasshopper (1970 film)|The Grasshopper]]'' (1970), which was little seen, and was in ''[[The Mephisto Waltz]]'' (1971) with [[Alan Alda]]. She reteamed with real-life boyfriend Michael Sarrazin for the romantic drama ''[[Believe in Me (1971 film)|Believe in Me]]'', in which she played a drug addict, and had the lead in the comedy ''[[Stand Up and Be Counted]]'' (1972). More popular was ''[[The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean]]'' (1972), in which she played the daughter of [[Paul Newman]]'s title character. She played the female lead in ''[[The Thief Who Came to Dinner]]'' (1973) with [[Ryan O'Neal]], stepping in for a pregnant [[Charlotte Rampling]].
[[File:Jacqueline Bisset.jpg|left|thumb|Bisset in 1979]]

Bisset went to France to appear in [[François Truffaut]]'s ''[[Day for Night (film)|Day for Night]]'' (1973), earning the respect of European critics and moviegoers as a serious actress. She stayed in France to make ''[[Le Magnifique]]'' (1973) with [[Jean-Paul Belmondo]], a hit in France but little seen in English-speaking countries. She was one of many stars in [[Sidney Lumet]]'s whodunnit ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'' (1974), an enormous success. In Britain, she starred in a remake of ''[[The Spiral Staircase (1975 film)|The Spiral Staircase]]'' (1975). Bisset went to Germany for ''[[End of the Game]]'' (1975), co-starring [[Jon Voight]]. In Italy, she played the main character in [[Luigi Comencini]]'s ''[[The Sunday Woman (film)|The Sunday Woman]]'' (1975) opposite [[Marcello Mastroianni]]. She returned to Hollywood to support [[Charles Bronson]] in ''[[St. Ives (1976 film)|St. Ives]]'' (1976).<ref>Jacqueline Bisset: Film Survivor Murphy, Mary. Los Angeles Times (8 December 1975: f18.</ref>

In 1977, Bisset gained wide publicity in America with ''[[The Deep (1977 film)|The Deep]]'', directed by [[Peter Yates]], who had previously directed her in ''Bullitt''. A marketing strategy based around Bisset appearing in some scenes underwater wearing only a white T-shirt for a top helped make the film a box-office success.<ref name="t-shirt">{{Cite web|date=October 3, 2020|title=Where was Jacqueline Bisset's wet T-shirt scene filmed?|url=http://www.thedeepfilminglocations.com/2020/10/where-was-jacqueline-bissets-wet-t.html|access-date=2020-10-23|archive-date=18 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018231202/http://www.thedeepfilminglocations.com/2020/10/where-was-jacqueline-bissets-wet-t.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Producer [[Peter Guber]] allegedly quipped, "That T-shirt made me a rich man!"<ref>Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters, ''Hit & Run: How Jon Peters and Peter Guber Took Sony for A Ride in Hollywood'', Simon & Schuster, 1996, p. 85.</ref> Many credit her with popularising [[wet T-shirt contest]]s,<ref>{{cite web |author=Chodin |title=A History of the Wet T-Shirt Contest |url=http://www.uproxx.com/feature/2010/05/a-history-of-the-wet-t-shirt-contest/ |publisher=Uproxx |date=16 May 2010 |access-date=14 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128003507/http://www.uproxx.com/feature/2010/05/a-history-of-the-wet-t-shirt-contest/ |archive-date=28 January 2012}}</ref> but Bisset herself was disappointed that the marketing of her translucent costume detracted from the film's technical achievements.<ref name="t-shirt"/> About that time, a UK production, ''[[Secrets (1971 film)|Secrets]]'', that Bisset had made in 1971 was re-released in the United States. That movie featured the only extensive nude scenes of Bisset's career and the producers cashed in on her notoriety.

By 1978, Bisset was a household name. She earned a Golden Globe nomination that year as [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical|Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy]] for her performance opposite [[George Segal]] in ''[[Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?]]'', and starred with [[Anthony Quinn]] in ''[[The Greek Tycoon]]'', playing a role based on [[Jackie Onassis]]. After these she made ''[[Together?]]'' (1979) in Italy with [[Terence Stamp]] and [[Maximilian Schell]].