Raquel Welch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 5, 1940
- Died
- February 15, 2023 (aged 82)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
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Filmography
Dinosaur Drive-In
Movie · as Self - (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Movie
How to Be a Latin Lover
Movie · as Celeste
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Date My Dad
TV · as Rosa · 10 eps
The Ultimate Legacy
Movie · as Sally May Anderson
House of Versace
Movie · as Lucia
Welcome to the Captain
TV · as Charlene Van Ark · 5 eps
Forget About It
Movie · as Christine DeLee
Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
Movie · as Self
The Dish on Dolls
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best of So Graham Norton
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Movie · as Self
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie
Jim Brown: All-American
Movie · as Self
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Movie
Heart of the Festival
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
8 Simple Rules
TV · as Jackie · 1 ep
CSI: Miami
TV · as Vina Navarro · 1 ep
Tortilla Soup
Movie · as Hortensia
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Legally Blonde
Movie · as Mrs. Windham Vandermark
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Movie · as Self - Hostess
Get Bruce!
Movie · as Self
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Chairman of the Board
Movie · as Grace Kosik
What I Did for Love
Movie · as Jacqueline
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Spin City
TV · as Abby Lassiter · 3 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV · as Vesta · 1 ep
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
Movie · as Self
Trailer Camp
Movie · as (Archival)
Central Park West
TV · as Dianna Brock · 8 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as La Madrastra (voice) · 1 ep
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Movie · as Self
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Movie · as Raquel Welch (uncredited)
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
Movie
The World of Hammer
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Tainted Blood
Movie · as Elizabeth Hayes
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
Movie · as Shelly Millstone (voice)
Torch Song
Movie · as Paula Eastman
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV · as Diana Stride · 1 ep
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie · as Self
Trouble in Paradise
Movie · as Rachel Baxley
Seinfeld
TV · as Raquel Welch · 1 ep
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scandal in a Small Town
Movie · as Leda Beth Vincent
Right to Die
Movie · as Emily Bauer
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Movie · as Raquel Welch
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
Movie
Wogan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self (Vidéoclip) (archive footage) · 1 ep
Of Muppets & Men
Movie · as Self
Electric Blue 005
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Legend of Walks Far Woman
Movie · as Walks Far Woman
From Raquel with Love
Movie · as Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Mickey's 50
Movie · as Self
Mork & Mindy
TV · as Captain Nirvana · 2 eps
The Prince and the Pauper
Movie · as Lady Edith
Animal
Movie · as Jane Gardner
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Movie · as Jugs
Donny & Marie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep
The Wild Party
Movie · as Queenie
Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret
Movie · as Self
Cher
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Système 2
TV · as Self · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Four Musketeers
Movie · as Constance de Bonancieux
Really, Raquel
Movie · as Herself
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Three Musketeers
Movie · as Constance de Bonancieux
The Last of Sheila
Movie · as Alice Wood
1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel
Movie · as Loana
Fuzz
Movie · as Det. Eileen McHenry
Bluebeard
Movie · as Magdalena
Kansas City Bomber
Movie · as K.C. Carr
Hannie Caulder
Movie · as Hannie Caulder
Sin
Movie · as Elena
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Myra Breckinridge
Movie · as Myra Breckinridge
Raquel!
Movie · as Self
The Magic Christian
Movie · as Priestess of the Whip
100 Rifles
Movie · as Sarita
Flareup
Movie · as Michele
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Movie · as Self
Bracken's World
TV · 1 ep
Lady in Cement
Movie · as Kit Forrest
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Movie · as Juliana
Bandolero!
Movie · as Maria Stoner
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fathom
Movie · as Fathom Harvill
Bedazzled
Movie · as Lilian Lust
The Oldest Profession
Movie · as Nini (segment "La belle époque")
Lionpower from MGM
Movie · as Self - Juliana (archive footage) (uncredited)
One Pair of Eyes
TV · 1 ep
Fantastic Voyage
Movie · as Cora
One Million Years B.C.
Movie · as Loana
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
Movie · as Tania Montini
The Queens
Movie · as Elena ("Fata Elena")
Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
Movie
Do Not Disturb
Movie · as Woman In Lobby (uncredited)
A Swingin' Summer
Movie · as Jeri Mason
A House Is Not a Home
Movie · as Call Girl
Roustabout
Movie · as College Girl (uncredited)
Bewitched
TV · as Stewardess · 1 ep
Shindig!
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
Wendy and Me
TV · 1 ep
The Baileys of Balboa
TV · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Saloon Girl · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 4 eps
McHale's Navy
TV · as Lt. Wilson · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
What's My Line?
TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Host, Self - Nominee, Self - Audience Member · 1 ep