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
Cora
Fantastic Voyage
Loana
One Million Years B.C.
Constance de Bonancieux
The Three Musketeers
Det. Eileen McHenry
Fuzz
Lady Edith
The Prince and the Pauper
Woman In Lobby (uncredited)
Do Not Disturb
Grace Kosik
Chairman of the Board
Priestess of the Whip
The Magic Christian
Hannie Caulder
Hannie Caulder
Jane Gardner
L'Animal
Alice
The Last of Sheila
Self
Of Muppets & Men
Constance de Bonancieux
The Four Musketeers
Self
Jim Brown: All-American
Magdalena
Bluebeard
K.C. Carr
Kansas City Bomber
Self
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Myra Breckinridge
Myra Breckinridge
Kit Forrest
Lady in Cement
Hortensia
Tortilla Soup
Sarita
100 Rifles
Fathom Harvill
Fathom
Self
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Lilian Lust
Bedazzled
Self
Get Bruce!
Michele in Flareup (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Nini (segment "La belle époque")
Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde
Juliana
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Elena
Sin
Michele
Flareup
Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Queenie
The Wild Party
Tania Montini
Spara forte, più forte, non capisco
Elena ("Fata Elena")
Le fate
Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret
Call Girl
A House Is Not a Home
Leda Beth Vincent
Scandal in a Small Town
Walks Far Woman
The Legend of Walks Far Woman
Emily Bauer
Right to Die
Mrs. Windham Vandermark
Legally Blonde
Jacqueline
Folle d'elle
Elizabeth Hayes
Tainted Blood
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
College Girl (uncredited)
Roustabout
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
Christine DeLee
Forget About It
Narrator
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Jugs
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Jeri Mason
A Swingin' Summer
Shelly Millstone (voice)
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
Sally May Anderson
The Ultimate Legacy
Self
Raquel!
Raquel Welch (uncredited)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Self (archive footage)
Electric Blue 005
Rachel Baxley
Trouble in Paradise
Celeste
How to Be a Latin Lover
Maria Stoner
Bandolero!
Lucia
House of Versace
Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Self
From Raquel with Love
Self
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Raquel Welch
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Paula Eastman
Torch Song
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self - Hostess
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Herself
Really, Raquel
Loana
1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel
Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
Self
Mickey's 50
(Archival)
Trailer Camp
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Female
Birthday
1940-09-05
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
ラクエル・ウェルチ