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 A new reigning '60s international sex symbol took to the cinematic throne as soon as Raquel Welch emerged from the sea in her purposely depleted, furry prehistoric bikini. Tantalizingly wet with her garb clinging to all the right amazonian places, One Million Years B.C. (1966), if nothing else, captured the hearts and libidos of modern men (not to mention their teenage sons) while producing THE most definitive and best-selling pin-up poster of that time. After a major dry spell following the death of Marilyn Monroe in 1962, the auburn-maned Ms. Welch effortlessly assumed Marilyn's place and forever wiped away the notion that enduring sex goddesses came only in one form -- bottled blonds.She was born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, the first of three children of Bolivian-born Armando Carlos Tejada, an aerospace engineer, and his Yankee wife Josephine Sarah (Hall). The family moved to San Diego, California (her father was transferred) when Raquel was only two. Taking dance lessons as a youngster, she grew up to be quite a knockout and nailed a number of teen beauty titles ("Miss Photogenic," "Miss La Jolla," "Miss Contour," "Miss Fairest of the Fair" and "Miss San Diego").With her sights set on theater arts, she studied at San Diego State College on a scholarship starting in 1958 and married her first husband, high school sweetheart James Welch, the following year. They had two children Damon Welch (born 1959), who later became an actor/production assistant, and actress Tahnee Welch (born 1961). Tahnee went on to take advantage of her own stunning looks as an actress, most notably with her prime role in Cocoon (1985).Off campus, Raquel became a local TV weather girl in San Diego and eventually quit college. Following the end of her marriage in 1962 (she and Welch didn't divorce until 1964), she packed up her two children and moved to Dallas, Texas, where she modeled for Neiman-Marcus and worked as a barmaid for a time.Regrouping, she returned to California (Los Angeles) and made the rounds of film/TV auditions. She found work providing minor but sexy set decoration on the small screen (Bewitched (1964), McHale's Navy (1962) and The Virginian (1962)) as well as the large screen (Elvis Presley's Roustabout (1964) and Doris Day's Do Not Disturb (1965)). Caught in the midst of the "beach party" craze, it's not surprising to find out that her first major film role was A Swingin' Summer (1965), which concentrated more on musical guests The Righteous Brothers and Gary Lewis & The Playboys than on Raquel's outstanding assets. But 20th Century-Fox certainly took notice and signed her up.With her very first film under contract (actually, she was on loan out to Britain's Hammer Studios at the time), she took on the remake of One Million B.C. (1940) in the Carole Landis starring role and the rest is history. Raquel remained an international celebrity in her first few years of stardom. In England, she was quite revealing as the deadly sin representing "lust" for the comedy team of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in their vehicle Bedazzled (1967), and as the title secret agent in the sexy spy spoof Fathom (1967). In Italy, she gained some exposure in primarily mediocre vehicles opposite such heartthrobs as Marcello Mastroianni.Back in the U.S., however, she caused quite a stir in her groundbreaking sex scenes with black athlete Jim Brown in the "spaghetti western" 100 Rifles (1969), and as the transgender title role in the unfathomable Myra Breckinridge (1970). Adapted from Gore Vidal novel, she created some unwelcome notoriety by locking horns with 77-year-old diva Mae West on the set. The instant cult movie was a laughingstock to all concerned and certainly didn't help Raquel's attempt at being taking seriously as an actress.Box office bombs abounded. Try as she might in such films as Kansas City Bomber (1972) and The Wild Party (1975), which drew some good reviews for her, her sexy typecast gave her little room to breathe. With determination, however, she partly offset this with modest supporting roles in larger ensemble pieces. She showed definite spark and won a Golden Globe for the swashbuckler The Three Musketeers (1973), and appeared to good advantage in the mystery thriller The Last of Sheila (1973). She planned on making a comeback in Cannery Row (1982), even agreeing to appear topless (which she had never done before), but was suddenly fired during production without notice. She sued MGM for breach of contract and ultimately won a $15 million settlement, but it didn't help her film career and only helped to label her as trouble on a set.TV movies became a positive milieu for Raquel as she developed sound vehicles for herself such as The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1980) and Right to Die (1987), earning a Golden Globe nomination for the latter project. She also found a lucrative avenue pitching beauty products in infomercials and developing exercise videos �� la Jane Fonda.Raquel took advantage of her modest singing and dancing abilities by performing in splashy Las Vegas showroom acts and starring in such plausible stage vehicles as "Woman of the Year" and "Victor/Victoria." Still a dazzler broaching age 70, Raquel continued to show up here and there and could still turn heads. She even spoofed her own diva image on occasion, most memorably on Seinfeld (1989). Into the millennium, she co-starred in the Hispanic-oriented TV series American Family (2002) and the short-lived comedies Welcome to the Captain (2008) and Date My Dad (2017), along with the movies Tortilla Soup (2001), Legally Blonde (2001), Forget About It (2006) and How to Be a Latin Lover (2017).Divorced four times, Raquel's three subsequent husbands were producer/agent Patrick Curtis (who produced her TV special, Raquel (1970)), director Andr�� Weinfeld (who directed her in several fitness videos) and pizza parlor owner Richie Palmer, who was 14 years her junior.She died on February 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. Her time of death is listed as 2:25 a.m.. Her family confirmed that she died at home. Her death certificate also lists Alzheimer's as one of the underlying causes of death.
Bio:
A new reigning '60s international sex symbol took to the cinematic throne as soon as Raquel Welch emerged from the sea in her purposely depleted, furry prehistoric bikini. Tantalizingly wet with her garb clinging to all the right amazonian places, One Million Years B.C. (1966), if nothing else, captured the hearts and libidos of modern men (not to mention their teenage sons) while producing THE most definitive and best-selling pin-up poster of that time. After a major dry spell following the death of Marilyn Monroe in 1962, the auburn-maned Ms. Welch effortlessly assumed Marilyn's place and forever wiped away the notion that enduring sex goddesses came only in one form -- bottled blonds.She was born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, the first of three children of Bolivian-born Armando Carlos Tejada, an aerospace engineer, and his Yankee wife Josephine Sarah (Hall). The family moved to San Diego, California (her father was transferred) when Raquel was only two. Taking dance lessons as a youngster, she grew up to be quite a knockout and nailed a number of teen beauty titles ("Miss Photogenic," "Miss La Jolla," "Miss Contour," "Miss Fairest of the Fair" and "Miss San Diego").With her sights set on theater arts, she studied at San Diego State College on a scholarship starting in 1958 and married her first husband, high school sweetheart James Welch, the following year. They had two children Damon Welch (born 1959), who later became an actor/production assistant, and actress Tahnee Welch (born 1961). Tahnee went on to take advantage of her own stunning looks as an actress, most notably with her prime role in Cocoon (1985).Off campus, Raquel became a local TV weather girl in San Diego and eventually quit college. Following the end of her marriage in 1962 (she and Welch didn't divorce until 1964), she packed up her two children and moved to Dallas, Texas, where she modeled for Neiman-Marcus and worked as a barmaid for a time.Regrouping, she returned to California (Los Angeles) and made the rounds of film/TV auditions. She found work providing minor but sexy set decoration on the small screen (Bewitched (1964), McHale's Navy (1962) and The Virginian (1962)) as well as the large screen (Elvis Presley's Roustabout (1964) and Doris Day's Do Not Disturb (1965)). Caught in the midst of the "beach party" craze, it's not surprising to find out that her first major film role was A Swingin' Summer (1965), which concentrated more on musical guests The Righteous Brothers and Gary Lewis & The Playboys than on Raquel's outstanding assets. But 20th Century-Fox certainly took notice and signed her up.With her very first film under contract (actually, she was on loan out to Britain's Hammer Studios at the time), she took on the remake of One Million B.C. (1940) in the Carole Landis starring role and the rest is history. Raquel remained an international celebrity in her first few years of stardom. In England, she was quite revealing as the deadly sin representing "lust" for the comedy team of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in their vehicle Bedazzled (1967), and as the title secret agent in the sexy spy spoof Fathom (1967). In Italy, she gained some exposure in primarily mediocre vehicles opposite such heartthrobs as Marcello Mastroianni.Back in the U.S., however, she caused quite a stir in her groundbreaking sex scenes with black athlete Jim Brown in the "spaghetti western" 100 Rifles (1969), and as the transgender title role in the unfathomable Myra Breckinridge (1970). Adapted from Gore Vidal novel, she created some unwelcome notoriety by locking horns with 77-year-old diva Mae West on the set. The instant cult movie was a laughingstock to all concerned and certainly didn't help Raquel's attempt at being taking seriously as an actress.Box office bombs abounded. Try as she might in such films as Kansas City Bomber (1972) and The Wild Party (1975), which drew some good reviews for her, her sexy typecast gave her little room to breathe. With determination, however, she partly offset this with modest supporting roles in larger ensemble pieces. She showed definite spark and won a Golden Globe for the swashbuckler The Three Musketeers (1973), and appeared to good advantage in the mystery thriller The Last of Sheila (1973). She planned on making a comeback in Cannery Row (1982), even agreeing to appear topless (which she had never done before), but was suddenly fired during production without notice. She sued MGM for breach of contract and ultimately won a $15 million settlement, but it didn't help her film career and only helped to label her as trouble on a set.TV movies became a positive milieu for Raquel as she developed sound vehicles for herself such as The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1980) and Right to Die (1987), earning a Golden Globe nomination for the latter project. She also found a lucrative avenue pitching beauty products in infomercials and developing exercise videos �� la Jane Fonda.Raquel took advantage of her modest singing and dancing abilities by performing in splashy Las Vegas showroom acts and starring in such plausible stage vehicles as "Woman of the Year" and "Victor/Victoria." Still a dazzler broaching age 70, Raquel continued to show up here and there and could still turn heads. She even spoofed her own diva image on occasion, most memorably on Seinfeld (1989). Into the millennium, she co-starred in the Hispanic-oriented TV series American Family (2002) and the short-lived comedies Welcome to the Captain (2008) and Date My Dad (2017), along with the movies Tortilla Soup (2001), Legally Blonde (2001), Forget About It (2006) and How to Be a Latin Lover (2017).Divorced four times, Raquel's three subsequent husbands were producer/agent Patrick Curtis (who produced her TV special, Raquel (1970)), director Andr�� Weinfeld (who directed her in several fitness videos) and pizza parlor owner Richie Palmer, who was 14 years her junior.She died on February 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. Her time of death is listed as 2:25 a.m.. Her family confirmed that she died at home. Her death certificate also lists Alzheimer's as one of the underlying causes of death.
Tivia:
Raquel Welch kicks men in the groin in 15 of her films, more than any other living actress.She was a cousin of Lidia Gueiler, who was President of Bolivia, from 1979 to 1980, and was the country's first female head of state; and of general Luis Garc��a Meza, who was the subsequent President of Bolivia, from 1980 to 1981. She was also a niece of economist and politician Jos�� Luis Tejada Sorzano, another Bolivian president.Had a notorious backstage feud with the indomitable Mae West on the set of Myra Breckinridge (1970).She was crowned Miss La Jolla and Miss Southern California before dropping out of college in San Diego, California where she had an acting scholarship, to get married to her high-school sweetheart, James Welch, at age 18.Revealed that her first marriage was the best of her four.Her impressive figure gave the impression that she was rather tall and statuesque. She was actually about 5' 6".Dated football player Joe Namath; Paramount executive Robert Evans; actors Warren Beatty, Richard Burton, Sean Connery and Freddie Prinze; musicians Bob Dylan and Alice Cooper; and costume designers Bob Moore Jr. and Ron Talsky.Was considered for the lead in Barbarella (1968) - that eventually went to Jane Fonda.Worked as a cocktail waitress, TV weather girl and fashion model before acting.Broke her wrist in a Los Angeles car crash. (August 30, 2003)Was considered for the title role in Norma Rae (1979) but Sally Field was cast instead (she went on to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance and won).Auditioned for the role of Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island (1964).Among her many beauty contest titles were "Miss Photogenic", "Miss Contour" and "Miss Maid of California" - all won while she was in her teens.In 1970, she accepted the Oscar for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" on behalf of Goldie Hawn, who wasn't present at the awards ceremony.Kept her heritage under wraps until she was established.Dated champion boxer Gary Stretch when she was 56 and he was 31. Gary was younger than her two children, Damon Welch and Tahnee Welch. Raquel was also born the same year as Gary's father, Ron Stretch. Their brief romance ended because of their age difference. (1996)After Welch starred in One Million Years B.C. (1966) for Hammer Films, they planned a vehicle for her called Mistress of the Seas, a biopic of 18th century pirate Anne Bonney, "The true story of Anne Bonney who slashed her way to fame and fortune alongside the most dreaded scourges of the Caribbean!" This was canned for financial reasons. Surviving poster artwork depicts Welch with a pistol in one hand and a cutlass in the other, very scantily clad.Was promoted as a sex symbol by her then-husband Patrick Curtis, a film producer and Hollywood press agent formerly engaged to Linda Evans.20th Century Fox wanted her to change her name to Debbie Welch, because they thought Raquel was too difficult to pronounce.Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.Second husband, producer Patrick Curtis, reportedly was one of several infants who took turns playing the baby of Olivia de Havilland in Gone with the Wind (1939).She was the daughter of Josephine Sarah (Hall) and Armando Carlos Tejada-Urquizo. Her father was from La Paz, Bolivia, with Spanish ancestry. Her mother was from Chicago, and was mostly of English heritage, with deep roots in New England, and ancestry from the Mayflower.As of 2013, celebrity spokesperson for Foster Grant sunglasses since the 1960s.Has appeared with Christopher Lee in four films: The Magic Christian (1969), Hannie Caulder (1971), The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974).Was named "The Worst Actress of All Time" in Harry Medved and Michael Medved's 1980 book "The Golden Turkey Awards", beating out Candice Bergen, Mamie Van Doren, and even Vera Ralston. Interestingly, her co-star in Bluebeard (1972), Richard Burton, was named "The Worst Actor of All Time" in the same book.Her grunting in One Million Years B.C. (1966) was dubbed by Nikki Van der Zyl.Is the 21st great-granddaughter of King Edward I.She was fired from Cannery Row (1982) and replaced by Debra Winger. She then sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and won a $10 million judgment.She was one of the pin-ups on the cell in The Shawshank Redemption (1994). The other two were Rita Hayworth and Marilyn Monroe.Ten months after the large age gap brought her relationship with Gary Stretch to an end, she hooked up with Los Angeles restaurateur Richie Palmer, who is 14 years her junior. Richard left his fianc��e, actress Cathy Moriarty for Raquel after they met in October 1997 at Ago, the West Hollywood restaurant owned by Robert De Niro.Turned down roles in Valley of the Dolls (1967), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Lenny (1974), The Towering Inferno (1974), and Heroes (1977).Graduated from La Jolla High School, La Jolla, California. (June 1958)Has a younger brother, James Stanford Tejada, and a younger sister, Gayle Carole Tejada, an ovarian cancer survivor.Has appeared with Sybil Danning in four films: Bluebeard (1972), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974) and Crossed Swords (1977).In 2010 she started a relationship with American Idol (2002) producer Nigel Lythgoe following Lythgoe's split from Priscilla Presley, who was linked to Raquel's ex-husband, Richie Palmer, that same year.Partly credited with ending Hollywood's run in the late 1960s of promoting the "Blonde Bombshell".Is one of 23 actresses who did not receive an Oscar nomination for their Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical Golden Globe-winning performance; hers being for The Three Musketeers (1973). The others, in chronological order, are: June Allyson for Too Young to Kiss (1951), Ethel Merman for Call Me Madam (1953), Jean Simmons for Guys and Dolls (1955), Taina Elg and Kay Kendall for Les Girls (1957), Marilyn Monroe for Some Like It Hot (1959), Rosalind Russell for A Majority of One (1961) and Gypsy (1962), Patty Duke for Me, Natalie (1969), Twiggy for The Boy Friend (1971), Barbra Streisand for A Star Is Born (1976), Bernadette Peters for Pennies from Heaven (1981), Kathleen Turner for Romancing the Stone (1984) and Prizzi's Honor (1985), Miranda Richardson for Enchanted April (1991), Jamie Lee Curtis for True Lies (1994), Nicole Kidman for To Die For (1995), Madonna for Evita (1996), Ren��e Zellweger for Nurse Betty (2000), Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Amy Adams for Big Eyes (2014), Awkwafina for The Farewell (2019), Rosamund Pike for I Care a Lot (2020) and Rachel Zegler for West Side Story (2021).Mentioned in the song "Glory of the '80s" by Tori Amos, and in John Lennon's "We're All Water".Her third ex-husband, Andr�� Weinfeld, had a property on the private island of Mustique.Former flame Ron Talsky designed her clothes for the films Kansas City Bomber (1972) and The Last of Sheila (1973).Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#18). (1995)Miss Fairest of the Fair, San Diego, Ca. (1957)Estranged husband Richie Palmer owns the Mulberry Street Pizzeria in Beverly Hills.Son Damon Welch married the daughter of England and Yorkshire cricket legend Fred Trueman.Met Andr�� Weinfeld, who became her third husband when she was filming Animal (1977) in Paris.Born at 2:04pm-CDT.Her favorite fashion designer was Bob Mackie who had worked with her for over 50 years.Mentioned in the theme song of the 1980s television series The Fall Guy (1981).Suffered a mid-trimester miscarriage in February 1983. The baby was due in August.Profiled in the book "Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973" by Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul (McFarland, 2002). |
| Name: |
Raquel Welch |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Model rank: |
432 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:40:35 |
| Height: |
5' 6' (1.68 m) |
| Biography: |
A new reigning \'60s international sex symbol took to the cinematic throne as soon as Raquel Welch emerged from the sea in her purposely depleted, furry prehistoric bikini. Tantalizingly wet with her garb clinging to all the right amazonian places, O |
| Trivia: |
Raquel Welch kicks men in the groin in 15 of her films, more than any other living actress.She was a cousin of Lidia Gueiler, who was President of Bolivia, from 1979 to 1980, and was the country's first female head of state; and of general Luis Garc��a Meza, who was the subsequent President of Bolivia, from 1980 to 1981. She was also a niece of economist and politician Jos�� Luis Tejada Sorzano, another Bolivian president.Had a notorious backstage feud with the indomitable Mae West on the set of Myra Breckinridge (1970).She was crowned Miss La Jolla and Miss Southern California before dropping out of college in San Diego, California where she had an acting scholarship, to get married to her high-school sweetheart, James Welch, at age 18.Revealed that her first marriage was the best of her four.Her impressive figure gave the impression that she was rather tall and statuesque. She was actually about 5' 6".Dated football player Joe Namath; Paramount executive Robert Evans; actors Warren Beatty, Richard Burton, Sean Connery and Freddie Prinze; musicians Bob Dylan and Alice Cooper; and costume designers Bob Moore Jr. and Ron Talsky.Was considered for the lead in Barbarella (1968) - that eventually went to Jane Fonda.Worked as a cocktail waitress, TV weather girl and fashion model before acting.Broke her wrist in a Los Angeles car crash. (August 30, 2003)Was considered for the title role in Norma Rae (1979) but Sally Field was cast instead (she went on to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance and won).Auditioned for the role of Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island (1964).Among her many beauty contest titles were "Miss Photogenic", "Miss Contour" and "Miss Maid of California" - all won while she was in her teens.In 1970, she accepted the Oscar for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" on behalf of Goldie Hawn, who wasn't present at the awards ceremony.Kept her heritage under wraps until she was established.Dated champion boxer Gary Stretch when she was 56 and he was 31. Gary was younger than her two children, Damon Welch and Tahnee Welch. Raquel was also born the same year as Gary's father, Ron Stretch. Their brief romance ended because of their age difference. (1996)After Welch starred in One Million Years B.C. (1966) for Hammer Films, they planned a vehicle for her called Mistress of the Seas, a biopic of 18th century pirate Anne Bonney, "The true story of Anne Bonney who slashed her way to fame and fortune alongside the most dreaded scourges of the Caribbean!" This was canned for financial reasons. Surviving poster artwork depicts Welch with a pistol in one hand and a cutlass in the other, very scantily clad.Was promoted as a sex symbol by her then-husband Patrick Curtis, a film producer and Hollywood press agent formerly engaged to Linda Evans.20th Century Fox wanted her to change her name to Debbie Welch, because they thought Raquel was too difficult to pronounce.Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.Second husband, producer Patrick Curtis, reportedly was one of several infants who took turns playing the baby of Olivia de Havilland in Gone with the Wind (1939).She was the daughter of Josephine Sarah (Hall) and Armando Carlos Tejada-Urquizo. Her father was from La Paz, Bolivia, with Spanish ancestry. Her mother was from Chicago, and was mostly of English heritage, with deep roots in New England, and ancestry from the Mayflower.As of 2013, celebrity spokesperson for Foster Grant sunglasses since the 1960s.Has appeared with Christopher Lee in four films: The Magic Christian (1969), Hannie Caulder (1971), The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974).Was named "The Worst Actress of All Time" in Harry Medved and Michael Medved's 1980 book "The Golden Turkey Awards", beating out Candice Bergen, Mamie Van Doren, and even Vera Ralston. Interestingly, her co-star in Bluebeard (1972), Richard Burton, was named "The Worst Actor of All Time" in the same book.Her grunting in One Million Years B.C. (1966) was dubbed by Nikki Van der Zyl.Is the 21st great-granddaughter of King Edward I.She was fired from Cannery Row (1982) and replaced by Debra Winger. She then sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and won a $10 million judgment.She was one of the pin-ups on the cell in The Shawshank Redemption (1994). The other two were Rita Hayworth and Marilyn Monroe.Ten months after the large age gap brought her relationship with Gary Stretch to an end, she hooked up with Los Angeles restaurateur Richie Palmer, who is 14 years her junior. Richard left his fianc��e, actress Cathy Moriarty for Raquel after they met in October 1997 at Ago, the West Hollywood restaurant owned by Robert De Niro.Turned down roles in Valley of the Dolls (1967), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Lenny (1974), The Towering Inferno (1974), and Heroes (1977).Graduated from La Jolla High School, La Jolla, California. (June 1958)Has a younger brother, James Stanford Tejada, and a younger sister, Gayle Carole Tejada, an ovarian cancer survivor.Has appeared with Sybil Danning in four films: Bluebeard (1972), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974) and Crossed Swords (1977).In 2010 she started a relationship with American Idol (2002) producer Nigel Lythgoe following Lythgoe's split from Priscilla Presley, who was linked to Raquel's ex-husband, Richie Palmer, that same year.Partly credited with ending Hollywood's run in the late 1960s of promoting the "Blonde Bombshell".Is one of 23 actresses who did not receive an Oscar nomination for their Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical Golden Globe-winning performance; hers being for The Three Musketeers (1973). The others, in chronological order, are: June Allyson for Too Young to Kiss (1951), Ethel Merman for Call Me Madam (1953), Jean Simmons for Guys and Dolls (1955), Taina Elg and Kay Kendall for Les Girls (1957), Marilyn Monroe for Some Like It Hot (1959), Rosalind Russell for A Majority of One (1961) and Gypsy (1962), Patty Duke for Me, Natalie (1969), Twiggy for The Boy Friend (1971), Barbra Streisand for A Star Is Born (1976), Bernadette Peters for Pennies from Heaven (1981), Kathleen Turner for Romancing the Stone (1984) and Prizzi's Honor (1985), Miranda Richardson for Enchanted April (1991), Jamie Lee Curtis for True Lies (1994), Nicole Kidman for To Die For (1995), Madonna for Evita (1996), Ren��e Zellweger for Nurse Betty (2000), Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Amy Adams for Big Eyes (2014), Awkwafina for The Farewell (2019), Rosamund Pike for I Care a Lot (2020) and Rachel Zegler for West Side Story (2021).Mentioned in the song "Glory of the '80s" by Tori Amos, and in John Lennon's "We're All Water".Her third ex-husband, Andr�� Weinfeld, had a property on the private island of Mustique.Former flame Ron Talsky designed her clothes for the films Kansas City Bomber (1972) and The Last of Sheila (1973).Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#18). (1995)Miss Fairest of the Fair, San Diego, Ca. (1957)Estranged husband Richie Palmer owns the Mulberry Street Pizzeria in Beverly Hills.Son Damon Welch married the daughter of England and Yorkshire cricket legend Fred Trueman.Met Andr�� Weinfeld, who became her third husband when she was filming Animal (1977) in Paris.Born at 2:04pm-CDT.Her favorite fashion designer was Bob Mackie who had worked with her for over 50 years.Mentioned in the theme song of the 1980s television series The Fall Guy (1981).Suffered a mid-trimester miscarriage in February 1983. The baby was due in August.Profiled in the book "Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973" by Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul (McFarland, 2002). |
| Trademarks: |
Natural auburn hair
Her enormous breasts
Seductive deep voice |
| Quotes: |
Once you get rid of the idea that you must please other people before you please yourself, and you begin to follow your own instincts - only then can you be successful. You become more satisfied, and when you are, other people will tend to be satisfied by what you do.
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Being a sex symbol was rather like being a convict. The mind is an erogenous zone.
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[In 1973] I couldn't stand that my husband was being unfaithful. I am Raquel Welch - understand?
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Americans have always had sex symbols. It'a time-honored tradition and I'm flattered to have been one. But it's hard to have a long, fruitful career once you've been stereotyped that way. That's why I'm proud to say I've endured.
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[on Mae West] I do think she was a spectacular talent. There's no question she was a comedic genius, but I did, in person, actually feel like she was some kind of a dockworker in drag. |
| Salaries: |
Bluebeard (1972) - $150,000
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Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966) - $60,000 |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
(1997) Stage: Starred in "Victor/Victoria" on Broadway (replaced Julie Andrews).
(1982) Stage: Starred in "Woman of the Year" on Broadway (replaced Lauren Bacall).
Stage: Starred in George Bernard Shaw's "The Millionairess& |
| Spouse: |
Richie Palmer (July 17, 1999 - 2004) (divorced)Andr�� Weinfeld (July 5, 1980 - August 27, 1990) (divorced)Patrick Curtis (February 14, 1967 - January 6, 1972) (divorced)James Westley Welch (May 8, 1959 - |
| Children: |
Tahnee WelchDamon Welch |
| Parents: |
Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo
Josephine Sarah Hall |
| Relatives: |
James Stanford Tejada (Sibling)
Gayle Carole Tejada (Sibling) |
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