Jo Raquel Tejada
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Sep 5, 1940 Chicago, IL |
| Died | Feb 15, 2023 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 82 |
Raquel Welch | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1959-present |
| Top Roles | College Girl, Kit Forrest, Cora, Fathom Harvill, Maria Stoner |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Adventure, Romance, Crime, Action |
| Top Topics | Period Piece, Swashbucklers, Book-Based |
| Top Collaborators | Christopher Lee, Burt Reynolds, Charlton Heston, Graham Stark |
| Shares birthday with | Darryl F. Zanuck, Luella Gear, Gloria Holden see more.. |
Raquel Welch Overview:
Legendary actress, Raquel Welch, was born Jo Raquel Tejada on Sep 5, 1940 in Chicago, IL. Welch died at the age of 82 on Feb 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA .
HONORS and AWARDS:
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Welch was never nominated for an Academy Award.
BlogHub Articles:
(1940-2023)
By Dan Day, Jr. on Feb 19, 2023 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blogwas the very first sex symbol I was aware of--and even as a little kid, I knew why she was a sex symbol. How could you not?If you were not around during the 1970s, it would be hard for you to understand how much of a cultural impact had back then. She wasn't just Raquel Wel... Read full article
Skydives and Spies in "Fathom"
By Rick29 on May 3, 2018 From Classic Film & TV CafeLike many males from my generation, I was smitten with during my teenage years. Yes, I had a poster of her on my bedroom wall (well, technically the back of the door). However, it wasn't the famous one showing her as the world's sexiest cave woman in One Million Years, B.C. Instead, my ... Read full article
Happy Birthday
By monty on Sep 5, 2010 From Noir and Chick FlicksHappy Birthday to the sexy superstar as she turns 70 today. And I must say she looks fabulous. She was born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, the first of three children born to Bolivian Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo, an aerospace engineer, and his Irish-Amer... Read full article
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Raquel Welch Quotes:
Fathom Harvill: A fathom is six feet. Papa was hoping for a tall son. Papa was disappointed.
Maria Stoner: Mr. Carter, I was a whore at the age of 13 and my family never went hungry.
Fathom Harvill: The name's Fathom Harvill.
Mike, Owner of Casa Miguel: Fathom? How'd you get a name like Fathom?
Fathom Harvill: It's short for Elizabeth.
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