Raquel Welch
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
Actor
as Self (archive footage)
as Celeste
as Rosa
as Sally May Anderson
as Self (archive footage)
as Lucia
as Charlene Van Ark
as Christine DeLee
as Michele in Flareup (archive footage)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Hortensia
as Mrs. Windham Vandermark
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Hostess
as Self
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self
as Jacqueline
as Grace Kosik
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Narrator
as Vesta
as Self - Presenter
as Abby Lassiter
as Dianna Brock
as La Madrastra (voice)
as Raquel Welch (uncredited)
as Shelly Millstone (voice)
as Paula Eastman
as Elizabeth Hayes
as Self
as Diana Stride
as Self
as Rachel Baxley
as Raquel Welch
as Self (archive footage)
as Leda Beth Vincent
as Emily Bauer
as Raquel Welch
as Self
as Self
as Self (Vidéoclip) (archive footage)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Walks Far Woman
as Self
as Captain Nirvana
as Jane Gardner
as Lady Edith
as Jugs
as Self - Special Guest Star
as Self
as Queenie
as Self - Host
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Constance de Bonancieux
as Herself
as Self
as Constance de Bonancieux
as Alice
as Loana
as Magdalena
as K.C. Carr
as Det. Eileen McHenry
as Hannie Caulder
as Elena
as Self
as Myra Breckinridge
as Self
as Priestess of the Whip
as Michele
as Sarita
as Kit Forrest
as Maria Stoner
as Juliana
as Self - Guest
as Lilian Lust
as Fathom Harvill
as Nini (segment "La belle époque")
as Self
as Loana
as Tania Montini
as Cora
as Elena ("Fata Elena")
as Woman In Lobby (uncredited)
as Jeri Mason
as College Girl (uncredited)
as Call Girl
as Stewardess
as Self - Singer
as Lt. Wilson
as Saloon Girl
as Self
as Shelly Millstone (uncredited)
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Host
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Audience Member