Raquel Welch
Acting
Born: Sep 05, 1940 — Died: Feb 15, 2023
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Plays Itself | Michele in Flareup (archive footage) | 2004 | 7.6 |
| Jim Brown: All-American | Self | 2002 | 5.02 |
| Tortilla Soup | Hortensia | 2001 | 6.442 |
| Get Bruce! | Self | 1999 | 6.545 |
| Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1999 | 9.0 |
| Chairman of the Board | Grace Kosik | 1998 | 3.669 |
| Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell | Self | 1995 | 2.0 |
| Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror | Self | 1994 | 7.308 |
| Of Muppets & Men | Self | 1981 | 7.333 |
| The Prince and the Pauper | Lady Edith | 1977 | 6.058 |
| Animal | Jane Gardner | 1977 | 6.102 |
| The Four Musketeers | Constance de Bonancieux | 1974 | 6.442 |
| The Three Musketeers | Constance de Bonancieux | 1973 | 6.763 |
| The Last of Sheila | Alice Wood | 1973 | 6.961 |
| Fuzz | Det. Eileen McHenry | 1972 | 5.48 |
| Bluebeard | Magdalena | 1972 | 5.398 |
| Kansas City Bomber | K.C. Carr | 1972 | 6.059 |
| Hannie Caulder | Hannie Caulder | 1971 | 6.211 |
| Sin | Elena | 1971 | 5.5 |
| Myra Breckinridge | Myra Breckinridge | 1970 | 4.602 |
| The Magic Christian | Priestess of the Whip | 1969 | 5.691 |
| 100 Rifles | Sarita | 1969 | 5.921 |
| Lady in Cement | Kit Forrest | 1968 | 6.183 |
| The Biggest Bundle of Them All | Juliana | 1968 | 5.559 |
| Fathom | Fathom Harvill | 1967 | 5.986 |
| Bedazzled | Lilian Lust | 1967 | 6.2 |
| The Oldest Profession | Nini (segment "La belle époque") | 1967 | 5.031 |
| Fantastic Voyage | Cora | 1966 | 6.673 |
| One Million Years B.C. | Loana | 1966 | 6.138 |
| Do Not Disturb | Woman In Lobby (uncredited) | 1965 | 5.589 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1940 |
| From | Chicago, Illinois, USA |