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Raquel Welch
Being a sex symbol was rather like being a convict.
— Raquel Welch
RAQUEL WELCH was the sex goddess of the sixties without ever appearing in a decent movie. After having two kids, a divorce, a job as a cocktail waitress, and a nose job, the voluptuous twenty-four-year-old tried to break into films. She had no success until meeting (and later marrying and divorcing) Patrick Curtis, a press agent—who, incidentally, had played Olivia de Havilland’s infant in Gone With the Wind. Merchandising Raquel’s sexy superwoman face and figure, Curtis won her a movie contract and arranged a European publicity tour. Welch was an instant international sensation, becoming one of the most successful women in Hollywood. Her wooden acting ability limited her choice of roles, and her career began losing steam about the time she lost the lead in Cannery Row to a rising Debra Winger (she later sued and won). Taking a cue from Farrah Fawcett, she won points by looking drab in a serious TV movie, Right To Die, and roared back with a vengeance in the nineties with her infomercials and exercise videos. In 1997, Welch inherited Julie Andrews’ lead cross-dresser role in the seemingly interminable and troubled Broadway production of Victor/Victoria—Welch managed to drive the abandoned vehicle into the ground within a month.
Occupation: Actress
Date of Birth: September 5, 1940
Place of Birth: Chicago, Ill., USA
Sign: Sun in Virgo, Moon in Scorpio
Relations: Ex-husbands: James Welch, Patrick Curtis, Andre Weinfeld; fiance: Richard Palmer; kids: Damon, Tahnee (both with Welch)
Education: High school.
Raquel Welch: Credits
MOVIES
Actor
Chairman of the Board — 1998
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult — 1994
Trouble in Paradise — 1989
Scandal in a Small Town — 1988
Right To Die — 1987
The Legend of Walks Far Woman — 1982
Crossed Swords — 1977
L’Animal/Stuntwoman — 1977
Mother, Jugs and Speed — 1976
The Four Musketeers — 1975
The Wild Party — 1974
The Three Musketeers — 1974
The Last of Sheila — 1973
Hannie Caulder — 1972
Bluebeard — 1972
Fuzz — 1972
Kansas City Bomber — 1972
Restless — 1971
Myra Breckinridge — 1970
The Beloved/Sin — 1970
Flareup — 1969
The Magic Christian — 1969
100 Rifles — 1969
Bandolero! — 1968
Lady in Cement — 1968
The Oldest Profession — 1967
Fathom — 1967
The Biggest Bundle of Them All — 1967
Bedazzled — 1967
One Million Years B.C. — 1966
Fantastic Voyage — 1966
Shoot Loud, Louder. . . I Don’t Understand — 1966
The Queens/Le Fate — 1966
A Swingin’ Summer — 1965
A House Is Not a Home — 1964
Roustabout — 1964
Producer
Hannie Caulder — 1972
BOOKS
The Raquel Welch Total Beauty and Fitness Program
Raquel: The Raquel Welch Total Beauty and Fitness Program — 1982
TV
spin city — 1997 (Series; appearance)
Seinfeld — 1997 (Series; guest appearance)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — 1996 - 1997 (Series; multiple appearances)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — 1996 (Episodes)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — 1995 (Episode; voice of Cinderella)
Central Park West — 1995 (Series)
Torch Song — 1993 (Movie)
Tainted Blood — 1993 (Movie)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — 1993 (Episode)
Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby — 1993 (Movie; voice only)
Trouble in Paradise — 1988 ( )
Scandal in a Small Town — 1988 (Movie)
Right To Die — 1987 (Movie)
The Legend of Walks Far Woman — 1982 (Movie)
Raquel! — 1980 (Special)
Mork & Mindy — 1978 (Episode)
Really Raquel — 1974 (Special)
Raquel — 1970 (Special)
The Rogues — 1964 (Episode)
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Topics: Actress, Celebrities
Tags: Hannie Caulder, Raquel, Really Raquel, Spin City
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