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