Personal Info
Birth date
1940-09-05 (84 Years)
Day of death
2023-02-15
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
ラクエル・ウェルチ
Jo Raquel Welch
Jo Raquel Tejada
راکوئل ولش
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.
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The View
4.5
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Seinfeld
8.257
Overview:
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.What's My Line?
6.9
Overview:
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.The Dick Cavett Show
6.7
Overview:
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.Spin City
7.1
Overview:
Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary; a sexist, boorish chief of staff; an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs; a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant; and an idealistic young speechwriter. Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.Golden Globe Awards
7
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
7.812
Overview:
On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.Hollywood Squares
7.2
Overview:
On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head writer Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Mull, and Caroline Rhea as regular panelists and Brad Garrett, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wallace, Kathy Griffin and various others as semi-regular panelists. Shadoe Stevens returned to announce, although he was not given a square on the panel as he had been when John Davidson was host.Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
7
Overview:
A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With the unknowing help of Lois Lane, Clark Kent created Superman there in Metropolis after finding work at the world-famous Daily Planet newspaper, where he meets fellow reporter Lois Lane.Intimate Portrait
4.5
Overview:
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.The Bob Hope Show
7
Overview:
The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, "The Chevy Show with Bob Hope." When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, "The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)". In addition, he performed in "Specials" for many years. It is the longest running variety program in television's history with a record of 45 years of televised entertainment.Wetten, dass..?
5.3
Overview:
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.Bewitched
7.864
Overview:
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.Tony Awards
5.1
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.Mork & Mindy
7.1
Overview:
A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards with is never the same.The Virginian
6.5
Overview:
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.Today
5.6
Overview:
Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and is the fifth-longest running American television series. Originally a two-hour program on weekdays, it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007. Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Morning America. Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when it was beaten by Good Morning America yet again. In 2002, Today was ranked #17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time.Wogan
4.5
Overview:
Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6
Overview:
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.Dinah!
6.667
Overview:
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show about cooking, crafts and occasionally music. This format lasted until May of 1974. When the show came back in October of 1974 the format had changed drastically to a variety talk show which was called Dinah. and went on until 1981. This show was also known as "Dinah and Friends" during the summer of 1976.McHale's Navy
6.7
Overview:
An experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander into the U.S. Navy Reserve at the start of World War II. McHale was made the Skipper of the Torpedo Patrol (PT) Boat #73 stationed at the U.S. Naval Installation on the island of Taratupa in the Southwest Pacific. The 73 'Family' included, among others, a con man and amateur Magician, a womanizing hunk, a dedicated Family man, a guitar-playing, moonshine-making Tennessee good ol' boy, and even a deserter from the Japanese Navy, who was an excellent cook.The Oscars
7
Overview:
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.Donny & Marie
6.5
Overview:
Donny & Marie is an American variety show which aired on ABC from January 1976 to January 1979. The show stars brother and sister pop duo Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond. Donny had first become popular singing in a music group with his brothers, The Osmonds, and Marie was one of the youngest singers to reach #1 on the Billboard Country Music charts. The siblings were offered a weekly show by ABC-TV President Fred Silverman after he saw the duo co-host a week on The Mike Douglas Show which followed their series of popular remakes of oldies, such as "I'm Leaving It Up To You", "Morning Side Of The Mountain", "Deep Purple" and "Make The World Go Away". Donny and Marie were the youngest entertainers in TV history to host their own variety show. A year later, The Keane Brothers would break this record.Shindig!
6.2
Overview:
Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a disc jockey in Los Angeles at the time who also created the show along with his wife Sharon Sheeley and production executive Art Stolnitz. The original pilot was rejected by ABC and David Sontag, then Executive Producer of ABC, redeveloped and completely redesigned the show. A new pilot with a new cast of artists was shot starring Sam Cooke. That pilot aired as the premiere episode.Acting
2024Jim Henson Idea Man as Self (archive footage)
2017Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite as Self (archive footage)
2017Date My Dad (10 Episodes) as Rosa
2017How to Be a Latin Lover as Celeste
2015The Ultimate Legacy as Sally May Anderson
2014And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
2013House of Versace as Lucia
2011Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good as Self
2008Welcome to the Captain (5 Episodes) as Charlene Van Ark
2006Forget About It as Christine DeLee
2006Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds as Unknown
2004Los Angeles Plays Itself as Michele in Flareup (archive footage)
2003Sex at 24 Frames Per Second as Self
20028 Simple Rules (1 Episode) as Jackie
2002The Kid Stays in the Picture as Self (archive footage)
2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema as Unknown
2002Jim Brown: All-American as Self
2001Tortilla Soup as Hortensia
2001Legally Blonde as Mrs. Windham Vandermark
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
2000Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints as Self - Hostess
1999The Early Show (1 Episode) as Self
1999Get Bruce! as Self
1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998Hollywood Squares (5 Episodes) as Unknown
1998What I Did for Love as Jacqueline
1998Chairman of the Board as Grace Kosik
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1 Episode) as Vesta
1996Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (6 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
1996Spin City (3 Episodes) as Abby Lassiter
1996E! True Hollywood Story (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen as Narrator
1995Central Park West (21 Episodes) as Dianna Brock
1995Trailer Camp as (Archival)
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1 Episode) as La Madrastra (voice)
1995Legends in Light: The Photography of George Hurrell as Self
1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror as Self
1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Raquel Welch (uncredited)
1994Fertile La Toyah Video Magazine #2: The Kinky Issue! as Unknown
1993The Flintstones: Hollyrock a Bye Baby as Shelly Millstone (voice)
1993Intimate Portrait (1 Episode) as Self
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 Episode) as Diana Stride
1993Torch Song as Paula Eastman
1993Tainted Blood as Elizabeth Hayes
1990Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1989Seinfeld (1 Episode) as Raquel Welch
1989Trouble in Paradise as Rachel Baxley
1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage)
1988Scandal in a Small Town as Leda Beth Vincent
1987Right to Die as Emily Bauer
1985Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story as Raquel Welch
1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984Raquel: Total beauty and fitness as Unknown
1982Wogan (1 Episode) as Self
1982Champs-Elysées (1 Episode) as Self (Vidéoclip) (archive footage)
1981Of Muppets & Men as Self
1981Entertainment Tonight (1 Episode) as Self
1981Wetten, dass..? (1 Episode) as Self
1981Electric Blue 005 as Self (archive footage)
1980From Raquel with Love as Self
1980The Legend of Walks Far Woman as Walks Far Woman
1979The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self
1978Mickey's 50 as Self
1978Mork & Mindy (2 Episodes) as Captain Nirvana
1977Animal as Jane Gardner
1977The Prince and the Pauper as Lady Edith
1976The Muppet Show (1 Episode) as Self - Special Guest Star
1976Mother, Jugs & Speed as Jugs
1976Donny & Marie (1 Episode) as Self
1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Self - Host
1975Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret as Unknown
1975The Wild Party as Queenie
1975Cher (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1975Système 2 (1 Episode) as Self
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1 Episode) as Self
1974The Four Musketeers as Constance de Bonancieux
1974Dinah! (1 Episode) as Self
1974Really, Raquel as Herself
1973The Three Musketeers as Constance de Bonancieux
1973The Last of Sheila as Alice
19731,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel as Loana
1972Bluebeard as Magdalena
1972Kansas City Bomber as K.C. Carr
1972Fuzz as Det. Eileen McHenry
1971Hannie Caulder as Hannie Caulder
1971V.I.P. Schaukel (1 Episode) as Self
1971Sin as Elena
1970Myra Breckinridge as Myra Breckinridge
1970Raquel! as Self
1969Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? as Unknown
1969The Magic Christian as Priestess of the Whip
1969Flareup as Michele
1969Bracken's World (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969100 Rifles as Sarita
1968Lady in Cement as Kit Forrest
1968The Dick Cavett Show (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1968Bandolero! as Maria Stoner
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1 Episode) as Self
1968The Biggest Bundle of Them All as Juliana
1967Bedazzled as Lilian Lust
1967Fathom as Fathom Harvill
1967The Oldest Profession as Nini (segment "La belle époque")
1966One Million Years B.C. as Loana
1966Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand as Tania Montini
1966Fantastic Voyage as Cora
1966Salvador Dalí's Fantastic Dream as Unknown
1966The Queens as Elena ("Fata Elena")
1965Do Not Disturb as Woman In Lobby (uncredited)
1965A Swingin' Summer as Jeri Mason
1964Roustabout as College Girl (uncredited)
1964The Baileys of Balboa (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964Bewitched (1 Episode) as Stewardess
1964Shindig! (1 Episode) as Self - Singer
1964Wendy and Me (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964A House Is Not a Home as Call Girl
1962McHale's Navy (1 Episode) as Lt. Wilson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (4 Episodes) as Self
1962The Virginian (1 Episode) as Saloon Girl
1961The Mike Douglas Show (1 Episode) as Self
1956Tony Awards (2, 1 Episode) as Self - Presenter, Self - Performer
1953The Oscars (2 Episodes) as Self
1952Today (1 Episode) as Self
1950The Bob Hope Show (3 Episodes) as Self
1950What's My Line? (1 Episode) as Self - Mystery Guest
1944Golden Globe Awards (1, 1, 1, 2 Episode) as Self - Presenter, Self - Host, Self - Nominee, Self - Audience Member
Crew
1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror ... Thanks