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Raquel Welch

1940-09-05 (84 years old) in 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 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.

Movies

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Jim Henson Idea Man
78 %|May 18, 2024
Documentary
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How to Be a Latin Lover
69 %|Mar 6, 2017
Comedy
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The Ultimate Legacy
56 %|Dec 4, 2015
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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And the Oscar Goes To...
70 %|Feb 1, 2014
Documentary, TV Movie
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House of Versace
57 %|Oct 4, 2013
TV Movie
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Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good
0 %|Jul 29, 2011
Documentary, Music
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Forget About It
52 %|Oct 14, 2006
Drama, Comedy
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Los Angeles Plays Itself
76 %|Jul 28, 2004
Documentary
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Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
52 %|Sep 23, 2003
Documentary, History
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
66 %|Aug 16, 2002
Documentary
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Jim Brown: All-American
50 %|Mar 22, 2002
Documentary
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Tortilla Soup
62 %|Aug 24, 2001
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Legally Blonde
68 %|Jul 13, 2001
Comedy, Romance
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Get Bruce!
62 %|Jan 1, 1999
Comedy, Documentary
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Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
0 %|Jan 1, 1999
Documentary
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What I Did for Love
50 %|Jun 17, 1998
Comedy, Romance
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Chairman of the Board
37 %|Mar 13, 1998
Comedy
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Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
47 %|Jan 1, 1996
Documentary
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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
64.75 %|Mar 18, 1994
Comedy, Crime
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The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby
62.88 %|Dec 5, 1993
Family, Animation
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Torch Song
50 %|May 23, 1993
Drama
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Tainted Blood
54 %|Mar 3, 1993
Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
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Night of 100 Stars III
40 %|May 21, 1990
Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
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Trouble in Paradise
40 %|May 16, 1989
Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
60 %|May 16, 1988
Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary
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Scandal in a Small Town
50 %|Jan 1, 1988
Drama, TV Movie
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Right to Die
78 %|Aug 12, 1987
TV Movie, Drama
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Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
67 %|Apr 16, 1985
Comedy, Family
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Night of 100 Stars II
80 %|Mar 10, 1985
Comedy, Music, TV Movie, Documentary
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Raquel: Total beauty and fitness
70 %|Jan 1, 1984
Documentary
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Of Muppets & Men
80 %|Oct 31, 1981
Documentary
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Electric Blue 005
20 %|Jan 1, 1981
Documentary
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From Raquel with Love
0 %|Nov 23, 1980
Music
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The Legend of Walks Far Woman
46 %|Aug 24, 1980
Western, Drama, TV Movie
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The Muppets Go Hollywood
63 %|May 16, 1979
TV Movie, Family, Comedy, Music
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Animal
62 %|Oct 5, 1977
Comedy
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The Prince and the Pauper
61 %|Jun 3, 1977
Drama, Adventure
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Mother, Jugs & Speed
55 %|May 26, 1976
Comedy
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The Wild Party
51 %|Mar 1, 1975
Comedy, Drama
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The Four Musketeers
64 %|Oct 31, 1974
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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Really, Raquel
0 %|Mar 8, 1974
Music, Comedy
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The Three Musketeers
68 %|Dec 11, 1973
Action, Adventure, Romance, Family
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The Last of Sheila
70 %|Jun 14, 1973
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Bluebeard
54 %|Sep 1, 1972
Thriller, Horror, Comedy
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Kansas City Bomber
59 %|Aug 2, 1972
Drama
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Fuzz
54 %|Jul 14, 1972
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Hannie Caulder
62 %|Nov 8, 1971
Drama, Western, Crime
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Sin
62 %|Jan 1, 1971
Drama
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Myra Breckinridge
45 %|Jun 24, 1970
Comedy, Drama
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Raquel!
100 %|Apr 26, 1970
TV Movie
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Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
0 %|Dec 18, 1969
Documentary
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The Magic Christian
57 %|Dec 12, 1969
Comedy
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Flareup
54 %|Nov 10, 1969
Thriller
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100 Rifles
58 %|Mar 26, 1969
Adventure, Action, Western, War
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Lady in Cement
62 %|Nov 19, 1968
Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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Bandolero!
65 %|Jun 1, 1968
Romance, Western
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The Biggest Bundle of Them All
57 %|Jan 17, 1968
Comedy, Crime
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Bedazzled
62 %|Oct 30, 1967
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
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Fathom
61 %|Aug 25, 1967
Action, Comedy, Drama
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The Oldest Profession
51 %|Apr 7, 1967
Comedy, Drama
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One Million Years B.C.
60.650000000000006 %|Nov 24, 1966
Adventure, Fantasy
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Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
54 %|Oct 26, 1966
Fantasy, Comedy, Crime
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Fantastic Voyage
67 %|Aug 24, 1966
Science Fiction, Adventure
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Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream
0 %|Jul 6, 1966
Documentary
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The Queens
54 %|Apr 21, 1966
Comedy
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Do Not Disturb
56 %|Dec 22, 1965
Comedy, Romance
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A Swingin' Summer
40 %|Apr 1, 1965
Comedy, Romance
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Roustabout
59 %|Nov 11, 1964
Music, Romance
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A House Is Not a Home
45 %|Aug 12, 1964
Drama

Series

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Date My Dad
65 %|Jun 2, 2017
Drama
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Welcome to the Captain
30 %|Feb 4, 2008
Comedy
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The Early Show
57 %|Nov 1, 1999
News
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Parkinson
0 %|Jan 9, 1998
Talk
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The View
45 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
78 %|Sep 27, 1996
Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Kids
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Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
0 %|Sep 27, 1996
Documentary
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Spin City
70.39 %|Sep 17, 1996
Comedy, Drama
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E! True Hollywood Story
81 %|Aug 21, 1996
Documentary
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Central Park West
46 %|Sep 13, 1995
Drama, Soap
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Intimate Portrait
45 %|Nov 14, 1993
Documentary
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
69.73 %|Sep 12, 1993
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy
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Seinfeld
82.78999999999999 %|Jul 5, 1989
Comedy
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Wogan
45 %|May 4, 1982
Talk
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Champs-Elysées
62 %|Jan 16, 1982
Talk
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Entertainment Tonight
35 %|Sep 15, 1981
News
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Wetten, dass..?
55 %|Feb 14, 1981
Drama, Reality, Comedy, Talk
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Mork & Mindy
70 %|Sep 14, 1978
Comedy, Family
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The Muppet Show
80 %|Sep 5, 1976
Kids, Comedy, Family
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Donny & Marie
65 %|Jan 23, 1976
Comedy, Talk
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Saturday Night Live
69 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
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Cher
50 %|Feb 16, 1975
actor
Système 2
0 %|Jan 19, 1975
Reality
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
60 %|Jan 12, 1975
Talk
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Dinah!
60 %|Oct 21, 1974
actor
V.I.P. Schaukel
60 %|May 9, 1971
Talk, Documentary
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Bracken's World
50 %|Sep 19, 1969
Drama
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The Dick Cavett Show
66 %|Jun 6, 1968
Talk
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
64 %|Sep 9, 1967
Comedy
actor
The Baileys of Balboa
65 %|Sep 19, 1964
Comedy
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Bewitched
78.74 %|Sep 17, 1964
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Drama
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Shindig!
62 %|Sep 16, 1964
Reality
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Wendy and Me
0 %|Sep 14, 1964
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McHale's Navy
67 %|Oct 11, 1962
Comedy, Family
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
73.60000000000001 %|Oct 1, 1962
Talk
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The Virginian
64 %|Sep 19, 1962
Western, Drama
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The Mike Douglas Show
48 %|Dec 11, 1961
Comedy, Talk
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The Flintstones
74 %|Sep 30, 1960
Family, Animation, Comedy, Kids
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Tony Awards
50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953
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Today
58 %|Jan 14, 1952
News, Talk
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The Bob Hope Show
70 %|Apr 9, 1950
Comedy, Family, Talk
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What's My Line?
66 %|Feb 2, 1950
Family, Comedy
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Golden Globe Awards
68 %|Jan 20, 1944
Talk
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Golden Globe Awards
68 %|Jan 20, 1944
Talk
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Golden Globe Awards
68 %|Jan 20, 1944
Talk