1940-09-05 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
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How to Be a Latin Lover | Celeste | 2017-03-06 |
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The Ultimate Legacy | Sally May Anderson | 2015-12-04 |
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And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
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House of Versace | Lucia | 2013-10-04 |
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Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good | Self | 2011-07-29 |
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The World of Peter Sellers | 2009-09-15 | |
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Forget About It | Christine DeLee | 2006-10-14 |
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Los Angeles Plays Itself | Michele in Flareup (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
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Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self | 2003-09-23 |
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Jim Brown: All-American | Self | 2002-03-22 |
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The Kid Stays in the Picture | Self (archive footage) | 2002-08-16 |
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Tortilla Soup | Hortensia | 2001-08-24 |
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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2001-04-03 |
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Legally Blonde | Mrs. Windham Vandermark | 2001-07-13 |
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Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints | Self - Hostess | 2000-01-01 |
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Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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Get Bruce! | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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Chairman of the Board | Grace Kosik | 1998-03-13 |
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Folle d'elle | Jacqueline | 1998-06-17 |
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Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen | Narrator | 1996-01-01 |
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Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell | Self | 1995-01-16 |
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Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Herself | 1994-08-06 |
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Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! | 1994-01-01 | |
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Raquel Welch (uncredited) | 1994-03-18 |
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The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby | Shelly Millstone (voice) | 1993-12-05 |
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Tainted Blood | Elizabeth Hayes | 1993-03-03 |
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Torch Song | Paula Eastman | 1993-05-23 |
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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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Trouble in Paradise | Rachel Baxley | 1989-05-16 |
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Scandal in a Small Town | Leda Beth Vincent | 1988-01-01 |
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC | Self (archive footage) | 1988-05-16 |
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Right to Die | Emily Bauer | 1987-08-12 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story | Raquel Welch | 1985-04-16 |
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Raquel: Total beauty and fitness | 1984-01-01 | |
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Electric Blue 005 | Self (archive footage) | 1981-01-01 |
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Of Muppets & Men | Self | 1981-10-31 |
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The Legend of Walks Far Woman | Walks Far Woman | 1980-08-24 |
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From Raquel with Love | Self | 1980-11-23 |
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The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
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The Prince and the Pauper | Lady Edith | 1977-06-03 |
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L'Animal | Jane Gardner | 1977-10-05 |
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Mother, Jugs & Speed | Jugs | 1976-05-26 |
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The Wild Party | Queenie | 1975-03-01 |
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Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret | 1975-05-28 | |
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The Four Musketeers | Constance de Bonancieux | 1974-10-31 |
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Really, Raquel | Herself | 1974-03-08 |
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The Three Musketeers | Constance de Bonancieux | 1973-12-11 |
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The Last of Sheila | Alice | 1973-06-14 |
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Fuzz | Det. Eileen McHenry | 1972-07-14 |
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Kansas City Bomber | K.C. Carr | 1972-08-02 |
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Bluebeard | Magdalena | 1972-09-01 |
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Sin | Elena | 1971-01-01 |
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Hannie Caulder | Hannie Caulder | 1971-11-08 |
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Raquel! | Self | 1970-04-26 |
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Myra Breckinridge | Myra Breckinridge | 1970-06-24 |
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100 Rifles | Sarita | 1969-03-26 |
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The Magic Christian | Priestess of the Whip | 1969-12-12 |
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Will the Real Mr. Sellers... | Self | 1969-12-18 |
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Flareup | Michele | 1969-11-10 |
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The Biggest Bundle of Them All | Juliana | 1968-01-17 |
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Bandolero! | Maria Stoner | 1968-06-01 |
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Lady in Cement | Kit Forrest | 1968-11-19 |
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Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde | Nini (segment "La belle époque") | 1967-04-07 |
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Bedazzled | Lilian Lust | 1967-10-30 |
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Fathom | Fathom Harvill | 1967-08-25 |
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Fantastic Voyage | Cora | 1966-08-24 |
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Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream | 1966-07-06 | |
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One Million Years B.C. | Loana | 1966-11-24 |
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Le fate | Elena ("Fata Elena") | 1966-04-21 |
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Spara forte, più forte, non capisco | Tania Montini | 1966-10-26 |
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Do Not Disturb | Woman In Lobby (uncredited) | 1965-12-22 |
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A Swingin' Summer | Jeri Mason | 1965-04-01 |
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A House Is Not a Home | Call Girl | 1964-08-12 |
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Roustabout | College Girl (uncredited) | 1964-11-11 |
