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Raquel Welch
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 s…
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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.
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2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2022
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2017
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2017
Date My Dad
TV show Rosa
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2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie Self (archive)
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2017
How to Be a Latin Lover
Movie Celeste
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2015
The Ultimate Legacy
Movie Sally May Anderson
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2013
House of Versace
Movie Lucia
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2011
Hollywood Invasion
Movie self
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2008
Welcome to the Captain
TV show Charlene Van Ark
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2006
Forget About It
Movie Christine DeLee
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2006
The Dish on Dolls
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2006
Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
Movie Self
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2004
The Best of So Graham Norton
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2003
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Movie Self
- 2003
More credits
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2002
CSI: Miami
TV show Vina Navarro
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2002
8 Simple Rules
TV show Jackie
- 2002
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2002
Heart of the Festival
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2002
Jim Brown: All-American
Movie Self
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2001
Tortilla Soup
Movie Hortensia
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2001
Legally Blonde
Movie Mrs. Windham Vandermark
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2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2000
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Movie Self - Hostess
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1999
The Early Show
TV show Self
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1999
Get Bruce!
Movie Self
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1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1998
Hollywood Squares
TV show Self - Panelist
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1998
What I Did for Love
Movie Jacqueline
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1998
Chairman of the Board
Movie Grace Kosik
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1997
The View
TV show Self
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1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV show Vesta
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1996
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
TV show Self - Presenter
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1996
Spin City
TV show Abby Lassiter
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1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV show
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1995
Central Park West
TV show Dianna Brock
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1995
Trailer Camp
Movie (Archival)
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1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV show La Madrastra (voice)
- 1995
