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
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.
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Born
Sep 05, 1940
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
Feb 15, 2023
Known For
Acting
Movies
84 acting
1 crew
Popularity
2.7
Known For
Legally Blonde
2001
as Mrs. Windham Vandermark
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
as Raquel Welch (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
1973
as Constance de Bonancieux
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
as Celeste
The Four Musketeers
1974
as Constance de Bonancieux
100 Rifles
1969
as Sarita
Fantastic Voyage
1966
as Cora
One Million Years B.C.
1966
as Loana
Hannie Caulder
1971
as Hannie Caulder
Bandolero!
1968
as Maria Stoner
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