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 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	Acting
Most Rating	17.548
Birthday	1940-09-05
Place of Birth	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As	ラクエル・ウェルチ, Jo Raquel Welch, Jo Raquel Tejada,

Fantastic Voyage

One Million Years B.C.

The Three Musketeers

Fuzz

The Prince and the Pauper

Do Not Disturb

Chairman of the Board

The Magic Christian

Hannie Caulder

Animal

The Last of Sheila

Of Muppets & Men

The Four Musketeers

Jim Brown: All-American

Bluebeard

Kansas City Bomber

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Myra Breckinridge

Lady in Cement

Tortilla Soup

100 Rifles

Fathom

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

Bedazzled

Get Bruce!

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

The Oldest Profession

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

The Kid Stays in the Picture

Sin

Flareup

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

The Wild Party

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand

The Queens

Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret

A House Is Not a Home

Scandal in a Small Town

The Legend of Walks Far Woman

Right to Die

Legally Blonde

What I Did for Love

Tainted Blood

Night of 100 Stars III

Roustabout

Raquel: Total beauty and fitness

Forget About It

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Night of 100 Stars II

A Swingin' Summer

The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby

The Ultimate Legacy

Jim Henson Idea Man

Raquel!

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Electric Blue 005

Trouble in Paradise

How to Be a Latin Lover

Bandolero!

House of Versace

Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

From Raquel with Love

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

Torch Song

And the Oscar Goes To...

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

Really, Raquel

1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel