
Raquel Welch
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.

Raquel!
1970

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999

From Raquel with Love
1980

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000

Mickey's 50
1978

Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022

Night of 100 Stars II
1985

Right to Die
1987

Jim Henson Idea Man
2024

Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004

Of Muppets & Men
1981

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001

Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
1984

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985

The Last of Sheila
1973

How to Be a Latin Lover
2017

Legally Blonde
2001

The Three Musketeers
1973

Fantastic Voyage
1966