Raquel Welch ~ Layarstar

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 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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	19.852
Birthday	1940-09-05
Place of Birth	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As	ラクエル・ウェルチ, Jo Raquel Welch, Jo Raquel Tejada,

Fantastic Voyage

The Three Musketeers

One Million Years B.C.

Fuzz

The Prince and the Pauper

Hannie Caulder

The Magic Christian

Chairman of the Board

Animal

The Four Musketeers

The Last of Sheila

Jim Brown: All-American

Bluebeard

Kansas City Bomber

Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

Myra Breckinridge

Lady in Cement

Tortilla Soup

100 Rifles

Fathom

Bedazzled

Get Bruce!

The Oldest Profession

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

Sin

Flareup

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

The Wild Party

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand

A House Is Not a Home

Legally Blonde

Tainted Blood

Right to Die

Forget About It

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen

A Swingin' Summer

The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby

The Ultimate Legacy

Raquel!

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Trouble in Paradise

The Queens

Electric Blue 005

How to Be a Latin Lover

Bandolero!

The Legend of Walks Far Woman

Scandal in a Small Town

House of Versace

Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream

The World of Peter Sellers

Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

From Raquel with Love

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

Torch Song

And the Oscar Goes To...

Will the Real Mr. Sellers...

Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue!

The Muppets Go Hollywood

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

Really, Raquel

Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

What I Did for Love

Night of 100 Stars III

Roustabout

Night of 100 Stars II

Do Not Disturb

Of Muppets & Men

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

The Kid Stays in the Picture

Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret

Raquel: Total beauty and fitness

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Jim Henson Idea Man