Raquel Welch

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday: September 5, 1940

The last of the Hollywood sex symbols, Raquel Welch began appearing in films in the mid-1960s and enjoyed a run as pin-up girl after capturing the public's imagination clad in a well-tailored fur bikini in the prehistoric fantasy "One Million Years BC" (1966). Who would have known she was a single mother of two? Her packagers never let on. They just continued to push the fantasy, creating an uphill battle for her to earn any respect as a serious actor. Welch ornamented a number of lightweight vehicles before bombing in the title r…more

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Actor

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Raquel
Hispanic Heritage Awards
Trouble in Paradise
Rachel Baxely
Funny Papers
Little Orphan Annie/Brenda Starr/Dragon Lady

Writer

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Career Milestones

2002 to 2004
Played Aunt Dora on the television series "American Family," also starred Edward James Olmos and Sonia Braga
2001
Co-starred with Hector Elizondo in "Tortilla Soup", a remake of "Eat Drink Man Woman" set in L.A.'s Latino community
2001
Had supporting role in "Legally Blonde"
2000
Had featured role in the TV pilot "An American Family", written and directed by Gregory Nava; series picked up for airing by PBS in 2001-2002
1998
Portrayed Grace Kosik in "Chairman of the Board"