[post_page_title]Raquel Welch then[/post_page_title]
After some small film roles, a best-selling poster of Welch made her an instant pin-up girl, and from there, her popularity grew significantly. She starred in popular films such as The Beloved in 1970 and Hannie Caulder in 1971.
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She also played a role in Kansas City Bomber, during which she broke her wrist doing her own stunts, which halted the filming for six weeks. The film wasn’t a critical success, but no doubt boosted Welch’s reputation for her own acting.
[post_page_title]Raquel Welch today[/post_page_title]
Her career continued throughout the 90s and somewhat into the 2000s. In 2001, Welch played Mrs. Windham-Vandermark in Legally Blonde and Hortensia in Tortilla Soup.
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She also played Christine DeLee in Forget About It in 2006 and Celeste Birch in How to Be a Latin Lover in 2017. She has also been in the television series’ 8 Simple Rules, Welcome to The Captain, CSI: Miami, House of Versace, and Date My Dad, along with a few others in recent years.