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Jo Raquel Welch (née Tejada; September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023) was an American actress. Welch first garnered attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966), after which she signed a long-term contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hammer Film Productions, for whom she made One Million Years B.C. (1966). Although Welch had only three lines of dialogue in the film, images of her in the doe-skin bikini became bestselling posters that turned her into an international sex symbol. She later starred in Bedazzled (1967), Bandolero! (1968), 100 Rifles (1969), Myra Breckinridge (1970), Hannie Caulder (1971), Kansas City Bomber (1972), The Last of Sheila (1973), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Wild Party (1975), and Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976). She made several television variety specials. Through her portrayal of strong female characters, helping her break the mold of the traditional sex symbol, Welch developed a unique film persona that made her an icon of the 1960s and 1970s. Her rise to stardom in the mid-1960s was partly credited with ending Hollywood's vigorous promotion of the blonde bombshell.[1][2][3] Her love scene with Jim Brown in 100 Rifles also made cinematic history with their portrayal of interracial intimacy.[4] She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1974 for her performance as Constance Bonacieux in The Three Musketeers and reprised the role in its sequel the following year. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television Film for her performance in Right to Die (1987). Her final film was How to Be a Latin Lover (2017). In 1995, Welch was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History". Playboy ranked Welch No. 3 on their "100 Sexiest Stars of the Twentieth Century" list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raquel Welch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Raquel Welch
Sydney Prosser
for Sydney Prosser in American Hustle (1975)
Suggested by lump0324
Set in 1975, we’re introduced to Irving Rosenfeld, a brilliant but slovenly con artist, and his seductive “British” partner, Sydney Prosser, who adopts the alias Lady Edith Greensly. Their lucrative loan-scamming operation is busted by ambitious, volatile FBI agent Richie DiMaso, who subsequently forces the pair to cooperate in a high-stakes sting operation targeting corrupt politicians. This operation, nicknamed Abscam, requires Irving and Sydney to use their skills to lure unsuspecting targets, most notably the sincere but desperate New Jersey Mayor Carmine Polito, into accepting bribes from a fictional, wealthy Arab Sheikh. As the operation escalates, the personal and professional lines blur. Complications mount due to the unpredictable behavior of Irving's highly unstable wife, Rosalyn, whose careless talk and jealousy threaten to expose the entire operation to the mafia. Agent DiMaso's increasing self-importance and recklessness also push the boundaries of legality, putting Irving and Sydney in genuine danger. Ultimately, Irving must out-hustle the FBI, the politicians, and even his own wife, by orchestrating a final, layered con that ensures his and Sydney's survival, resulting in a lighter sentence and their collective escape from the tangled mess.
