Most Recent Role: Charlene Van Ness on Welcome to the Captain
Alias Name(s): Raquel Welsh, Raquel Tejada, Raquel Welsh-Palmer, Raquel Welsh-Curtis, Raquel Welsh-Weinfeld
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday: 9-5-1940
Birth Name: Jo Raquel Tejada
Alias Name(s): Raquel Welsh, Raquel Tejada, Raquel Welsh-Palmer, Raquel Welsh-Curtis, Raquel Welsh-Weinfeld
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday: 9-5-1940
Birth Name: Jo Raquel Tejada
Most Recent Appearance
Mr. Big Meeting
Monday 3 March 2008 on CBS
Marty lands Josh a job with the president of Paramount, while Uncle Saul insists on helping with the pitch. Meanwhile Astrid stands in for Jesus while he checks the smoke detectors.
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's various contest titles include: "Miss Photogenic", "Miss Contour" and "Miss Maid of California," which she received while she was still in her teens.
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Raquel is one of the bombshells shown in the 1994 movie "The Shawshank Redemption."
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Raquel once worked as a cocktail waitress.
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Raquel had a notorious backstage feud with the indomitable Mae West on the set of 1970's "Myra Breckinridge."
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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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Raquel: The mind is an erogenous zone.
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Raquel: Once you get rid of the idea that you must please other people before you please yourself, and you begin to follow your own instincts - only then can you be successful. You become more satisfied, and when you are, other people will tend to be satisfied by what you do.
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Other Appearances
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American Family (2002)
Aunt Dora |
Central Park West
Dianna Brock [episodes 14 - 21] |
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E! True Hollywood Story
Herself |
Retrosexual: The '80s
Herself |
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The Hollywood Palace
billboard girl (1st season) |
Welcome to the Captain
Charlene Van Ness |
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8 Simple Rules
Vanity Unfair Jackie |
American Bandstand
The Hondells / Freddy Cannon / Raquel Welch Guest |
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Bewitched
Witch or Wife? Stewardess |
Biography
Raquel Welch: Beyond the Fantasy. Herself |
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Bracken's World
Fade In Herself |
Cher
Show 2 Special Guest Star |
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Seinfeld
The Summer of George Herself |
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Stars In
American Family (2002)
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E! True Hollywood Story
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Welcome to the Captain
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Welcome to the American Family guide at TV.com! The creators of El Norte and Selena bring you a series about an American-Latino family who attempt to live a normal life in LA. The Head of... more Central Park West
Central Park West was created by Darren Star, the man behind such hits as "Melrose Place" and "Sex and the City". Perhaps the most sophisticated prime time soap ever made, Central Park West... more
E! True Hollywood StoryWant the inside scoop on Tinseltown's steamiest secrets? Watch E!'s Emmy-nominated documentary series for the real Story on the shows, the stars and the secrets of the Hollywood elite. more Retrosexual: The '80s
This series goes "retro" and throws in the sex that was prevalent to the decade of 80's. In the five hours of the show (broken down into hourly themed segments) the series revisits all the popular... more The Hollywood Palace
Welcome to The Hollywood Palace guide at tv.com. The Hollywood Palace was an hour-long variety show that ran on the ABC-TV network from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Instead of a... more
Welcome to the CaptainThis single-camera comedy follows the life of Josh, a writer, and how his life changes after he moves into an old Hollywood apartment building. "The Captain" is the building and it is home to a... more
