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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 5, 1940
Died
February 15, 2023
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- ラクエル・ウェルチ
- Jo Raquel Welch
- Jo Raquel Tejada
- راکوئل ولش
Raquel Welch
2.0 Popularity
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
7.8
Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
🎬
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
2017
6.5
Rosa
Date My Dad
2017
6.9
Celeste
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
5.6
Sally May Anderson
The Ultimate Legacy
2015
5.5
Lucia
House of Versace
2013
2.3
Charlene Van Ark
Welcome to the Captain
2008
4.9
Christine DeLee
Forget About It
2006
2.0
Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
2006
7.6
Michele in Flareup (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
Credits
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024
7.8
🎬
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
as Self (archive footage)
2017
0.0
Date My Dad
as Rosa
2017
6.5
How to Be a Latin Lover
as Celeste
2017
6.9
The Ultimate Legacy
as Sally May Anderson
2015
5.6
House of Versace
as Lucia
2013
5.5
Welcome to the Captain
as Charlene Van Ark
2008
2.3
Forget About It
as Christine DeLee
2006
4.9
Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
2006
2.0
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Michele in Flareup (archive footage)
2004
7.6
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Self
2003
4.9
CSI: Miami
as Vina Navarro
2002
7.7
8 Simple Rules
as Jackie
2002
6.8
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
6.2
Jim Brown: All-American
as Self
2002
5.0
Tortilla Soup
as Hortensia
2001
6.3
Legally Blonde
as Mrs. Windham Vandermark
2001
6.8
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2001
7.2
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
as Self - Hostess
2000
0.0
The Early Show
as Self
1999
6.2
Get Bruce!
as Self
1999
6.2
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
0.0
Hollywood Squares
1998
7.3
What I Did for Love
as Jacqueline
1998
4.7
Chairman of the Board
as Grace Kosik
1998
3.6
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Vesta
1996
7.8
🎬
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Self - Presenter
1996
0.0
Spin City
as Abby Lassiter
1996
7.0
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
🎬
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
as Narrator
1996
3.8
Central Park West
as Dianna Brock
1995
4.0
Trailer Camp
as (Archival)
1995
1.0
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as La Madrastra (voice)
1995
6.0
🎬
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
as Self
1995
2.0
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
1994
6.5
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
as Self
1994
7.3
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Raquel Welch (uncredited)
1994
6.5
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
0.0
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
as Shelly Millstone (voice)
1993
6.4
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
4.5
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Diana Stride
1993
6.9
Torch Song
as Paula Eastman
1993
3.0
Tainted Blood
as Elizabeth Hayes
1993
4.9
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
4.0
Seinfeld
as Raquel Welch
1989
8.3
Trouble in Paradise
as Rachel Baxley
1989
3.7
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)
1988
6.0
Scandal in a Small Town
as Leda Beth Vincent
1988
5.0
Right to Die
as Emily Bauer
1987
7.8
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
as Raquel Welch
1985
6.7
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
8.0
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
1984
7.0
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
Champs-Elysées
as Self (Vidéoclip) (archive footage)
1982
6.3
Of Muppets & Men
as Self
1981
7.0
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
4.1
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
5.3
Electric Blue 005
as Self (archive footage)
1981
4.5
From Raquel with Love
as Self
1980
0.0
The Legend of Walks Far Woman
as Walks Far Woman
1980
4.3
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1979
6.2
Mickey's 50
as Self
1978
0.0
Mork & Mindy
as Captain Nirvana
1978
7.0
Animal
as Jane Gardner
1977
6.1
The Prince and the Pauper
as Lady Edith
1977
6.0
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
8.0
Mother, Jugs & Speed
as Jugs
1976
5.4
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976
6.7
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret
as Self
1975
0.0
The Wild Party
as Queenie
1975
4.7
Cher
as Self - Guest
1975
6.2
🎬
Système 2
as Self
1975
0.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
6.0
The Four Musketeers
as Constance de Bonancieux
1974
6.4
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.7
Really, Raquel
as Herself
1974
0.0
The Three Musketeers
as Constance de Bonancieux
1973
6.7
The Last of Sheila
as Alice Wood
1973
7.0
🎬
1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel
as Loana
1973
0.0
Bluebeard
as Magdalena
1972
5.3
Kansas City Bomber
as K.C. Carr
1972
5.9
Fuzz
as Det. Eileen McHenry
1972
5.4
Hannie Caulder
as Hannie Caulder
1971
6.2
🎬
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
1971
7.5
Sin
as Elena
1971
5.1
Myra Breckinridge
as Myra Breckinridge
1970
4.5
Raquel!
as Self
1970
10.0
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
0.0
The Magic Christian
as Priestess of the Whip
1969
5.6
Flareup
as Michele
1969
5.1
Bracken's World
1969
5.0
100 Rifles
as Sarita
1969
5.9
Lady in Cement
as Kit Forrest
1968
6.1
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
Bandolero!
as Maria Stoner
1968
6.5
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1968
6.6
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
as Juliana
1968
5.4
Bedazzled
as Lilian Lust
1967
6.2
Fathom
as Fathom Harvill
1967
5.9
The Oldest Profession
as Nini (segment "La belle époque")
1967
4.9
Lionpower from MGM
1967
4.5
One Million Years B.C.
as Loana
1966
6.1
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
as Tania Montini
1966
5.4
Fantastic Voyage
as Cora
1966
6.7
Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
1966
0.0
The Queens
as Elena ("Fata Elena")
1966
5.1
Do Not Disturb
as Woman In Lobby (uncredited)
1965
5.5
A Swingin' Summer
as Jeri Mason
1965
3.5
Roustabout
as College Girl (uncredited)
1964
6.0
The Baileys of Balboa
1964
7.7
Bewitched
as Stewardess
1964
7.9
Shindig!
as Self - Singer
1964
6.2
Wendy and Me
1964
0.0
A House Is Not a Home
as Call Girl
1964
4.1
McHale's Navy
as Lt. Wilson
1962
6.6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Virginian
as Saloon Girl
1962
6.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
1956
5.9
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Today
as Self
1952
5.6
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Host
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
1944
7.2