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Biography

Raquel Welch was born Jo Raquel Tejada on 5 September, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois. With ambitions to be a performer from a young age,…more

Born

9/5/1940, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Jo Raquel Tejada

Gender

Female

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Star (6)

Role
- Welcome to The Captain
  Charlene Van Ness
  - S 1: Ep 5 Mr. Big Meeting
    3/3/08
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Wrecking Crew
    2/25/08
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Letter
    2/18/08
  - S 1: Ep 2 Weekend at Saul's
    2/11/08
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    2/4/08
- Retrosexual: The '80s
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Hotties
    11/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Turn Ons
    11/18/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Taboos
    11/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Teen Sex
    11/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sex Sells
    11/14/04
- American Family
  Aunt Dora
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Flowers and the Songs
    7/11/04
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Night Sun
    7/4/04
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Child
    6/27/04
  - S 2: Ep 10 Victory
    6/20/04
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Burning Fire
    5/30/04
  - + 30 More Credits
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 10 Dudley Moore
    3/14/99
- Central Park West
  Dianna Brock [episodes 14 - 21]
  - S 2: Ep 8 Episode 21
    6/28/96
  - S 2: Ep 7 Episode 20
    6/26/96
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 19
    6/21/96
  - S 2: Ep 5 Episode 18
    6/19/96
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode 17
    6/14/96
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Hollywood Palace
  billboard girl (1st season)
  - S 7: Ep 11 Hosts: George Gobel & Vikki Carr
    12/27/69
  - S 7: Ep 10 Host: Perry Como (1969 Christmas Show)
    12/20/69
  - S 7: Ep 9 Host: Flip Wilson / Friends of Distinction
    12/13/69
  - S 7: Ep 8 Host: Anthony Newley / Lulu / Dyan Cannon
    12/6/69
  - S 7: Ep 7 Host: Diahann Carroll / Stevie Wonder / Robert Culp
    11/29/69
  - + 186 More Credits
Guest Star (52)

Role
- CSI: Miami
  Vina Navarro
  - S 10: Ep 16 Rest In Pieces
    3/11/12
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 128 Raquel Welch/Carl Edwards
    3/8/12
  - S 6: Ep 130 Raquel Welch/Anna Torv/Brian McFadden
    4/7/10
  - S 4: Ep 65 Raquel Welch/Antonio Gates/Lyle Lovett
    1/29/08
- CBS This Morning
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 32 February 14, 2012
    2/14/12
- TMZ
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 220 Episode #3.220
    5/20/10
  - S 1: Ep 130 February 7, 2008
    2/7/08
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 56: Ep 14 January 18, 2007
    1/18/07
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee
  - S 3: Ep 10 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies 20 - 1
    1/5/06
  - S 3: Ep 9 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies 40 - 21
    1/4/06
  - S 3: Ep 7 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies 80 - 61
    1/2/06
  - S 3: Ep 6 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies 101 - 81
    1/1/06
- 8 Simple Rules
  Jackie
  - S 3: Ep 10 Vanity Unfair
    12/3/04
- Spin City
  Abby Lassiter
  - S 5: Ep 6 Balloons over Broadway
    11/22/00
  - S 2: Ep 19 A River Runs Through Me
    3/18/98
  - S 2: Ep 2 Porn in the U.S.A.
    10/1/97
- So Graham Norton
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 7 FY2K: Graham Norton Live
    12/31/99
- Biography
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 2 Raquel Welch: Beyond the Fantasy.
    8/2/99
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  Vesta
  - S 1: Ep 7 Third Aunt From the Sun
    11/8/96
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 3: Ep 112 Show #0551
    2/29/96
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Diana Stride
  - S 2: Ep 14 Top Copy
    2/19/95
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 198 June 20, 1994
    6/20/94
  - S 5: Ep 244 August 17, 1993
    8/17/93
  - S 5: Ep 181 May 19, 1993
    5/19/93
  - S 2: Ep 183 May 16, 1990
    5/16/90
  - S 1: Ep 84 January 2, 1989
    1/2/89
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 144 Show #0144
    4/21/94
- The Flintstones
  Shelly Millstone
  - S 7: Ep 12 Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby
    12/5/93
- Evening Shade
  Cynthia Gibson
  - S 4: Ep 9 Small Town Girl
    11/15/93
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 19 Show #1761
    3/4/93
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance(on tape)
  - S 7: Ep 1 Laugh-In's 25th Anniversary
    2/7/93
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 13 September 24, 1992
    9/24/92
  - S 2: Ep 112 March 6, 1990
    3/6/90
- People's Choice Awards
  Herself
  - S 16: Ep 1 The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/90
- Seinfeld
  Herself
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself
  - S 39: Ep 1 The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/20/87
- Mork & Mindy
  Captain Nirvana
  - S 2: Ep 12 Mork vs. The Necrotons (2)
    11/18/79
  - S 2: Ep 11 Mork vs. The Necrotons (1)
    11/18/79
- The Muppet Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 11 Raquel Welch
    11/30/78
- Dinah!
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 52 November 27, 1978
    11/27/78
  - S 1: Ep 140 May 17, 1975
    5/17/75
- Dick Clark's Live Wednesday
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 5 October 25, 1978
    10/25/78
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 1 Show #2801
    10/8/76
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 18 Raquel Welch/Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian
    4/24/76
- Cher
  Special Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 2 Show 2
    2/16/75
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 76 Week of December 30, 1974
    12/30/74
- Parkinson (1971)
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 20 Morecambe & Wise, Raquel Welch
    11/11/72
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Performer
  - S 5: Ep 1 Episode #93
    9/13/71
- This is Tom Jones
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 24 March 19, 1970
    3/19/70
- The David Frost Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 19 September 25, 1969
    9/25/69
  - S 3: Ep 62 December 22, 1970
    12/22/70
  - S 2: Ep 226 July 16, 1970
    7/16/70
- Bracken's World
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Fade In
    9/19/69
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 12 June 20, 1969
    6/20/69
  - S 6: Ep 208 August 2, 1972
    8/2/72
  - S 4: Ep 124 June 25, 1970
    6/25/70
  - S 4: Ep 104 May 27, 1970
    5/27/70
  - S 4: Ep 103 May 26, 1970
    5/26/70
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 184 May 21, 1969
    5/21/69
  - S 1: Ep 64 July 13, 1967
    7/13/67
- The Dean Martin Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 30 Jimmy Stewart / Raquel Welch / Victor Borge
    4/24/69
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 82 December 24, 1968
    12/24/68
  - S 5: Ep 130 March 1, 1968
    3/1/68
- The Bob Hope Show
  Herself
  - S 18: Ep 6 January 18, 1968
    1/18/68
  - S 43: Ep 3 Bob Hope: The First 90 Years
    5/14/93
  - S 36: Ep 2 The Bob Hope Christmas Show
    12/15/85
  - S 29: Ep 6 May 14, 1979
    5/14/79
  - S 28: Ep 4 The Bob Hope Special From Palm Springs
    2/13/78
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Hollywood Palace
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 4 Host: Sammy Davis Jr. / Diana Ross & Supremes
    9/26/67
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 18: Ep 35 EPISODE #859
    4/30/67
- The Academy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 39: Ep 1 The 39th Annual Academy Awards
    4/10/67
  - S 55: Ep 1 The 55th Annual Academy Awards
    4/11/83
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Academy Awards
    4/3/78
  - S 47: Ep 1 The 47th Annual Academy Awards
    4/8/75
  - S 46: Ep 1 The 46th Annual Academy Awards
    4/2/74
  - + 2 More Credits
- Shindig
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Show 54: September 23, 1965 Jerry Lee Lewis, Raquel Welch, The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things
    9/23/65
- Shivaree
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Show 34: September 18, 1965
    9/18/65
- American Bandstand
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 47 The Hondells / Freddy Cannon / Raquel Welch
    7/31/65
- The Baileys of Balboa
  Beverly
  - S 1: Ep 19 Sam and the Invisible Man
    2/11/65
- The Rogues
  Miss France
  - S 1: Ep 14 Hugger-Mugger, by the Sea
    12/20/64
- Bewitched
  Stewardess
  - S 1: Ep 9 Witch or Wife?
    11/12/64
- McHale's Navy
  Lt. Wilson
  - S 3: Ep 4 McHale, The Desk Commando
    10/6/64
- The Virginian
  Saloon Girl
  - S 3: Ep 1 Ryker
    9/16/64
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- Seinfeld
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 22 The Summer of George
    5/15/97

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- Raquel was inspired to take up ballet after seeing the 1948 motion picture "The Red Shoes" with her father.
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- Raquel took classical ballet for ten years, and had once planned on becoming a professional ballerina. This dream was shattered after her teacher told her she didn't have the proper body type. Raquel was heartbroken as she not only looked up to her as a mentor, but she admitted to having a romantic crush on her throughout her childhood.
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- Raquel was chosen as one of People Magazine's annual "100 Most Beautiful People in the World," in the Beauty Over 60 portion, in May 2007.
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- Raquel: Behind every successful man is a woman holding a brush and shovel cleaning up the shit he's too full of himself to notice.
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- Raquel: (presenting the Oscar for Visual Effects) My name is Raquel Welch. I am here for Visual Effects. And I have two of them.
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- Raquel: (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 dock worker in drag.
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