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. Her love scene with Jim Brown in 100 Rifles also made cinematic history with their portrayal of interracial intimacy. 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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Filmography
all 120
Movies 76
self 53
TV Shows 44
Voice 2
Narrator 1
Date My Dad (2017)
How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
The Ultimate Legacy (2015)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
House of Versace (2013)
Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good (2011)
The World of Peter Sellers (2009)
Welcome to the Captain (2008)
Forget About It (2006)
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002)
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Jim Brown: All-American (2002)
Tortilla Soup (2001)
Legally Blonde (2001)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints (2000)
The Early Show (1999)
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999)
Get Bruce! (1999)
What I Did for Love (1998)
Chairman of the Board (1998)
The View (1997)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
Spin City (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996)
Central Park West (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell (1995)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! (1994)
The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby (1993)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Torch Song (1993)
Tainted Blood (1993)
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
Seinfeld (1989)
Trouble in Paradise (1989)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
Scandal in a Small Town (1988)
Right to Die (1987)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
Raquel: Total beauty and fitness (1984)
Wogan (1982)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Of Muppets & Men (1981)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
Electric Blue 005 (1981)
From Raquel with Love (1980)
The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1980)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
Mork & Mindy (1978)
People Are Talking (1978)
Animal (1977)
The Prince and the Pauper (1977)
That's Hollywood (1976)
The Muppet Show (1976)
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
Donny & Marie (1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret (1975)
The Wild Party (1975)
Cher (1975)
Système 2 (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
The Four Musketeers (1974)
Dinah! (1974)
Really, Raquel (1974)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Last of Sheila (1973)
Bluebeard (1972)
Kansas City Bomber (1972)
Fuzz (1972)
Hannie Caulder (1971)
V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)
Sin (1971)
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Raquel! (1970)
Will the Real Mr. Sellers... (1969)
The Magic Christian (1969)
Flareup (1969)
Bracken's World (1969)
100 Rifles (1969)
Lady in Cement (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Bandolero! (1968)
The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO (1968)
The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968)
Bedazzled (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Fathom (1967)
The Oldest Profession (1967)
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream (1966)
The Queens (1966)
Do Not Disturb (1965)
A Swingin' Summer (1965)
Roustabout (1964)
The Baileys of Balboa (1964)
Bewitched (1964)
Shindig! (1964)
Wendy and Me (1964)
A House Is Not a Home (1964)
McHale's Navy (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Virginian (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Oscars (1953)
Today (1952)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
Right to Die
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1940-09-05
Deathday2023-02-15 (82 years old)
Birth NameJo Raquel Tejada
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
Height
RelationshipsAndré Weinfeld (1980-01-01 - 1990-01-01), Patrick Curtis (1967-01-01 - 1972-01-01)
ChildrenTahnee Welch
FatherArmando Carlos Tejada Urquizo
MotherJosephine Sarah Hall
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known Asラクエル・ウェルチ, Jo Raquel Welch, Jo Raquel Tejada
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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