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 longterm contract with 20th Century Fox They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions for whom she made One Million Years BC 1966 Although Welch had only three lines of dialogue in the film images of her in the doeskin 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 mid1960s was partly credited with ending Hollywoods vigorous promotion of the blonde bombshell123 Her love scene with Jim Brown in 100 Rifles also made cinematic history with their portrayal of interracial intimacy4 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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