Raquel Welch
Known for Acting · 134 credits
- Born
- 1940-09-05
- Died
- 2023-02-15
- 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
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (50)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
CSI: Miami
2002
as Vina Navarro
Seinfeld
1989
as Raquel Welch
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Host / Self - Nominee / Self - Audience Member
Bewitched
1964
as Stewardess
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Diana Stride
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Vesta
Wogan
1982
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self (Vidéoclip) (archive footage)
The Virginian
1962
as Saloon Girl
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Spin City
1996
as Abby Lassiter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer / Self - Presenter
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Jackie
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
Mork & Mindy
1978
as Captain Nirvana
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as La Madrastra (voice)
Film '72
1971
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
McHale's Navy
1962
as Lt. Wilson
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Système 2
1975
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Bracken's World
1969
Cher
1975
as Self - Guest
Shindig!
1964
as Self - Singer
Central Park West
1995
as Dianna Brock
Wendy and Me
1964
The Early Show
1999
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Baileys of Balboa
1964
Welcome to the Captain
2008
as Charlene Van Ark
Date My Dad
2017
as Rosa
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
1996
as Self - Presenter
Movies (84)
Legally Blonde
2001
as Mrs. Windham Vandermark
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Raquel Welch (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1973
as Constance de Bonancieux
One Million Years B.C.
1966
as Loana
Fantastic Voyage
1966
as Cora
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
as Celeste
Animal
1977
as Jane Gardner
The Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Lady Edith
100 Rifles
1969
as Sarita
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Bandolero!
1968
as Maria Stoner
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Four Musketeers
1974
as Constance de Bonancieux
Hannie Caulder
1971
as Hannie Caulder
Roustabout
1964
as College Girl (uncredited)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003
as Self
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Myra Breckinridge
1970
as Myra Breckinridge
Fuzz
1972
as Det. Eileen McHenry
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Michele in Flareup (archive footage)
The Queens
1966
as Elena ("Fata Elena")
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Bedazzled
1967
as Lilian Lust
Bluebeard
1972
as Magdalena
The Ultimate Legacy
2015
as Sally May Anderson
Tortilla Soup
2001
as Hortensia
The Last of Sheila
1973
as Alice Wood
House of Versace
2013
as Lucia
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
1993
as Shelly Millstone (voice)
Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
2006
as Self
The Magic Christian
1969
as Priestess of the Whip
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976
as Jugs
Fathom
1967
as Fathom Harvill
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
Flareup
1969
as Michele
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
The Oldest Profession
1967
as Nini (segment "La belle époque")
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chairman of the Board
1998
as Grace Kosik
Scandal in a Small Town
1988
as Leda Beth Vincent
Kansas City Bomber
1972
as K.C. Carr
Lady in Cement
1968
as Kit Forrest
A House Is Not a Home
1964
as Call Girl
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
1966
as Tania Montini
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Do Not Disturb
1965
as Woman In Lobby (uncredited)
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
Forget About It
2006
as Christine DeLee
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995
as Self
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
as Juliana
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Wild Party
1975
as Queenie
Raquel!
1970
as Self
The Legend of Walks Far Woman
1980
as Walks Far Woman
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self - Juliana (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
as Self
Torch Song
1993
as Paula Eastman
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
as Raquel Welch
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
as Self
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Brown: All-American
2002
as Self
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000
as Self - Hostess
Trouble in Paradise
1989
as Rachel Baxley
A Swingin' Summer
1965
as Jeri Mason
From Raquel with Love
1980
as Self
Of Muppets & Men
1981
as Self
Sin
1971
as Elena
Electric Blue 005
1981
as Self (archive footage)
What I Did for Love
1998
as Jacqueline
Hollywood Invasion
2011
as self
Right to Die
1987
as Emily Bauer
Tainted Blood
1993
as Elizabeth Hayes
1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel
1973
as Loana
Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret
1975
as Self
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
Really, Raquel
1974
as Herself
Trailer Camp
1995
as (Archival)
Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
1966
The Dish on Dolls
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
1984
About Raquel Welch
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 Be… With 134 credits spanning from 1944 to 2024, Raquel Welch has appeared in 84 films and 50 TV shows.
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- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) — as Raquel Welch (uncredited)
- The Three Musketeers (1973) — as Constance de Bonancieux
- One Million Years B.C. (1966) — as Loana
- Fantastic Voyage (1966) — as Cora
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