Raquel Welch
- Acting
- September 5, 1940 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- February 15, 2023
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
- Belmondo: The Incorrigible
- Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite · Self
- Date My Dad · Rosa
- The Fabulous Allan Carr · Self
- How to Be a Latin Lover · Celeste
- The Ultimate Legacy · Sally May Anderson
- House of Versace · Lucia
- Welcome to the Captain · Charlene Van Ark
- Forget About It · Christine DeLee
- The Dish on Dolls · Self
- Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds · Self
- The Best of So Graham Norton · Self
- 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
- Jim Brown: All-American · Self
- Tortilla Soup · Hortensia
- Legally Blonde · Mrs. Windham Vandermark
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood · Self
- Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints · Self
- The Early Show · Self
- Get Bruce! · Self
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 · Self
- Hollywood Squares · Self
- 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
- 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
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror · Self, Thanks
- 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
- Seinfeld · Raquel Welch
- Trouble in Paradise · Rachel Baxley
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC · Self
- Scandal in a Small Town · Leda Beth Vincent
- Right to Die · Emily Bauer
- Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story · Raquel Welch
- Night of 100 Stars II · Self
- Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
- Wogan · Self
- Champs-Elysées · Self
- Of Muppets & Men · Self
- Entertainment Tonight · Self
- Wetten, dass..? · Self
- Electric Blue 005 · Self
- From Raquel with Love · Self
- The Legend of Walks Far Woman · Walks Far Woman
- The Muppets Go Hollywood · Self
- Mickey's 50 · Self
- Mork & Mindy · Captain Nirvana
- Animal · Jane Gardner
- The Prince and the Pauper · Lady Edith
- The Muppet Show · Self
- Mother, Jugs & Speed · Jugs
- Donny & Marie · Self
- Saturday Night Live · Self
- Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret · Self
- People's Choice Awards · Self
- The Wild Party · Queenie
- Cher · Self
- Système 2 · Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche · Self