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Raquel Welch

American actress (1940-2023) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82

Jo Raquel Welch was an American actress. Welch first gained 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).

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A life in dates

2023Died15 February 20232015The Ultimate LegacyFilm, Sally May Anderson2003Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per SecondFilm20028 Simple RulesSeries, Jackie1999Get Bruce!Film1997The ViewSeries1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorFilm1993Intimate PortraitSeries1982Champs-ElyséesSeries1980The Legend of Walks Far WomanFilm, Walks Far Woman1977AnimalFilm, Jane Gardner1976Mother, Jugs & SpeedFilm, Jugs1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries1974Dinah!SeriesThe Four MusketeersFilm, 1974Constance de Bonancieux1972BluebeardFilm, Magdalena1970Myra BreckinridgeFilm, Myra Breckinridge1968Bandolero!Film, Maria Stoner1966Fantastic VoyageFilm, Cora1964BewitchedSeries, StewardessRoustaboutFilm, 1964College Girl (uncredited)1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeries1952TodaySeries1944Golden Globe AwardsSeries1940Born5 September 1940

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Filmography 40

138 credits on file

Television 24

Awards

Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Golden Globe Awards

About this person

Although Welch had only three lines of dialogue in the film, images of her in a 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.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2023 · aged 82