Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 05, 1940
Died
Feb 15, 2023
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
134 titles
Raquel Welch
Biography
Jo Raquel Welch (née Tejada; September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress. Welch first garnered attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, for whom she made One Million Years B.C. (1966). Although Welch had only three lines of dialogue in the film, images of her in the doe-skin bikini became bestselling posters that turned her into an international sex symbol. She later starred in Bedazzled (1967), Bandolero! (1968), 100 Rifles (1969), Myra Breckinridge (1970), Hannie Caulder (1971), Kansas City Bomber (1972), The Last of Sheila (1973), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Wild Party (1975), and Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976). She made several television variety specials. Through her portrayal of strong female characters, helping her break the mold of the traditional sex symbol, Welch developed a unique film persona that made her an icon of the 1960s and 1970s. Her rise to stardom in the mid-1960s was partly credited with ending Hollywood's vigorous promotion of the blonde bombshell.[1][2][3] Her love scene with Jim Brown in 100 Rifles also made cinematic history with their portrayal of interracial intimacy.[4] She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1974 for her performance as Constance Bonacieux in The Three Musketeers and reprised the role in its sequel the following year. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television Film for her performance in Right to Die (1987). Her final film was How to Be a Latin Lover (2017). In 1995, Welch was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History". Playboy ranked Welch No. 3 on their "100 Sexiest Stars of the Twentieth Century" list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raquel Welch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
Self (archive footage)
Date My Dad
Rosa
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
How to Be a Latin Lover
Celeste
The Ultimate Legacy
Sally May Anderson
House of Versace
Lucia
Hollywood Invasion
self
Welcome to the Captain
Charlene Van Ark
Forget About It
Christine DeLee
The Dish on Dolls
Self (archive footage)
Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
Self
The Best of So Graham Norton
Self (archive footage)
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Self
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
CSI: Miami
Vina Navarro
8 Simple Rules
Jackie
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Jim Brown: All-American
Self
Tortilla Soup
Hortensia
Legally Blonde
Mrs. Windham Vandermark
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Self - Hostess
The Early Show
Self
Get Bruce!
Self
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
What I Did for Love
Jacqueline
Chairman of the Board
Grace Kosik
The View
Self
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Vesta
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Self - Presenter
Spin City
Abby Lassiter
E! True Hollywood Story
Central Park West
Dianna Brock
Trailer Camp
(Archival)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
La Madrastra (voice)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Self
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Self
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Raquel Welch (uncredited)
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
Shelly Millstone (voice)
Intimate Portrait
Self
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Diana Stride
Torch Song
Paula Eastman
Tainted Blood
Elizabeth Hayes
Night of 100 Stars III
Self