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Raquel Welch’s life and career in photos
Legendary bombshell Raquel Welch, who became a global icon almost overnight following her small but memorable role in the fantasy bio “One Million Years B.C.,” died onsdag på engelska . She was
During a career that spanned more than fem decades, her roles ranged from a transgender woman in Michael Sarne’s adaptation of Gore Vidal’s satirical novel “Myra Breckinridge” to the sandig roller derby movie “Kansas City Bomber” to her Golden Globe-winning performance in the star-studded comedy “The Three Musketeers.”
Here’s a look at Raquel Welch’s life and career in photos.
Raquel Welch during promotion of her book “Beyond the Cleavage,” photographed at her home on March 25,
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Michael Richards as Kramer and Raquel Welch as herself in an episode of “Seinfeld” from
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Raquel Welch arrives at the Women in spelfilm pre-Emmy event at Scarpetta at the Montage hotel in Beverly Hills.
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Raquel Welch's Life in Photos
Raquel Welch's Early Life
Jo Raquel Tejada, a.k.a. Raquel Welch, was born on Sept. 5, , in Chicago to Bolivian-born engineer Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo and his American wife, Josephine Sarah Halland.
Raquel Welch in 'One Million Years B.C.'
Shooting her star-making movie One Million Years B.C. in the Canary Islands in the late s, "it was freezing cold," she recalled. "They had to put hot coals below the cameras so they wouldn't ice up." As for that famous fur bikini, "I still have it in storage," she shared. "It's not like I wear it to the beach."
However, she added, after finding fame, "I didn't know whether to cry because I was so frightened or be thrilled."
Raquel Welch's Workout Routine
The actress told PEOPLE the secret to her fabulous physique was "10 years of classical ballet," but added, "I never enjoyed being photographed that much.
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Raquel Welch's Career In Photos
Early s: Rise to Fame
Welch, who went by Jo Raquel Tejada before hitting the big screen, was born in Chicago and later moved to San Diego with her family when she was two. She always knew she wanted to be a performer, and she took dance classes, joined beauty pageants, and even attended San Diego State College on a theater scholarship to support this dream. After a divorce from her high school sweetheart, James Welch, Welch moved herself and her two children to Dallas.
Fantastic Voyage
Before breaking into screen acting, Welch was a television weather presenter, Neiman Marcus model, stage actor, and cocktail waitress. After landing minor roles in the early s, she finally gained attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage. Her work in this film got her a contract with 20th Century Fox.
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One Million Years B.C.
was a very busy year for the actress—she also starred in One Mil