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Raquel Welch

Raquel Welch

Acting

Born September 5, 1940, 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.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (58)
  • 2024Jim Henson Idea Man — Self (archive footage)
  • 2017Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite — Self (archive footage)
  • 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive footage)
  • 2006Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds — Self
  • 2006The Dish on Dolls — Self (archive footage)
  • 2004The Best of So Graham Norton — Self (archive footage)
  • 2003Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second — Self
  • 2002Heart of the Festival — Self (archive footage)
  • 2002Jim Brown: All-American — Self
  • 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
  • 2000Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints — Self - Hostess
  • 1999Get Bruce! — Self
  • 1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Early Show — Self
  • Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
  • The View — Self
  • Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen — Self - Presenter
  • 1995Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell — Self
  • The World of Hammer — Self (archive footage)
  • Intimate Portrait — Self
  • 1990Night of 100 Stars III — Self
  • 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 1985Night of 100 Stars II — Self
  • Champs-Elysées — Self (Vidéoclip) (archive footage)
  • Wogan — Self
  • 1981Electric Blue 005 — Self (archive footage)
  • Entertainment Tonight — Self
  • 1981Of Muppets & Men — Self
  • Wetten, dass..? — Self
  • 1980From Raquel with Love — Self
  • 1979The Muppets Go Hollywood — Self (uncredited)
  • 1978Mickey's 50 — Self
  • Donny & Marie — Self
  • The Muppet Show — Self - Special Guest Star
  • Cher — Self - Guest
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
  • People's Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
  • 1975Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret — Self
  • Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
  • Système 2 — Self
  • Dinah! — Self
  • 1974Really, Raquel — Herself
  • Film '72 — Self
  • V.I.P. Schaukel — Self
  • 1970Raquel! — Self
  • 1969Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? — Self
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self
  • The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
  • 1967Lionpower from MGM — Self - Juliana (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Shindig! — Self - Singer
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
  • The Mike Douglas Show — Self
  • Tony Awards — Self - Performer, Self - Presenter
  • The Oscars — Self
  • Today — Self
  • The Bob Hope Show — Self
  • What's My Line? — Self - Mystery Guest
  • Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter, Self - Host, Self - Nominee, Self - Audience Member
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