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.
Films (83)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
2017
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
The Ultimate Legacy
2015
House of Versace
2013
Forget About It
2006
The Dish on Dolls
2006
Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
2006
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
2003
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Heart of the Festival
2002
Jim Brown: All-American
2002
Tortilla Soup
2001
Legally Blonde
2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000
Get Bruce!
1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999
What I Did for Love
1998
Chairman of the Board
1998
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
1996
Trailer Camp
1995
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell
1995
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!
1994
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
1993
Torch Song
1993
Tainted Blood
1993
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Trouble in Paradise
1989
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Scandal in a Small Town
1988
Right to Die
1987
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
1984
Of Muppets & Men
1981
Electric Blue 005
1981
From Raquel with Love
1980
The Legend of Walks Far Woman
1980
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Mickey's 50
1978
Animal
1977
The Prince and the Pauper
1977
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976
Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret
1975
The Wild Party
1975
The Four Musketeers
1974
Really, Raquel
1974
The Three Musketeers
1973
The Last of Sheila
1973
1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel
1973
Bluebeard
1972
Kansas City Bomber
1972
Fuzz
1972
Hannie Caulder
1971
Sin
1971
Myra Breckinridge
1970
Raquel!
1970
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
1969
The Magic Christian
1969
Flareup
1969
100 Rifles
1969
Lady in Cement
1968
Bandolero!
1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
Bedazzled
1967
Fathom
1967
The Oldest Profession
1967
Lionpower from MGM
1967
One Million Years B.C.
1966
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
1966
Fantastic Voyage
1966
Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
1966
The Queens
1966
Do Not Disturb
1965
A Swingin' Summer
1965
Roustabout
1964
A House Is Not a Home
1964