Jacqueline Bisset was already known and loved by cinema audiences before the 1970s began; she had eleven movie credits to her name including a part in the original 'Casino Royale.' She may not even have been any more famous by the end of the 70s than she was when it began, but that doesn't change the fact that she was one of the era's enduring stars.
Bisset racked up an astonishing eighteen movie credits during the 1970s; almost two a year, and many of them prominent and critically acclaimed performances. It was probably 1977's 'The Deep' that was the best known of all - the film is known for a scene where Bisset's character swims in the sea in only her underwear and a t-shirt. The movie's director Peter Guber would later remark that the t-shirt made him a lot of money.