WORD LISTSRaquel Welch (1940–2023) Tribute ListMon Feb 20 19:23:08 EST 2023
By Vocabulary.com (NY)
 Raquel Welch was an American actress and model, who first won attention for her role in Fantastic Voyage (1966). She then made One Million Years B.C. (1966). Other film credits included Bandolero! (1968) and The Three Musketeers (1974) for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy. She also had successful roles in television movies, like The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1980) and Right to Die (1987) in which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television Film. Her legacy is summarized through film quotes and biographic articles for this tribute.
  
fathom
Reporter: Señorita, how did you ever get a name like Fathom?
Fathom Harvill: A fathom is six feet. Papa was hoping for a tall son. Papa was disappointed. – Fathom
microscope
Cora: I think it's very exciting. We're going to see things no one has ever seen before. Not just something under a microscope. Think about it.
– Fantastic Voyage
apologize
K.C. Carr: I just want a little piece of the action so I don't have to apologize every time I turn around, that's all.
– Kansas City Bombers
musket
Constance: No. Oh, my poor husband. Without him I feel so helpless.
– The Three Musketeers
incapable
Hortensia: Just remember, when you're as pretty as you are a man is incapable of telling the truth.
– Tortilla Soup
heroine
US actress Raquel Welch, often credited with paving the way for modern day action heroines in Hollywood films, has died at the age of 82.
– BBC
prehistoric
She came onto the movie scene in 1966 with the sci-fi film "Fantastic Voyage" and the prehistoric adventure "One Million Years B.C.," the latter of which established Welch as a sex symbol.
– Variety
discomfort
Despite her public image, however, she long expressed discomfort with the representation of her body, once saying she "was not brought up to be a sex symbol, nor is it in my nature to be one".
– BBC
reprise
The Chicago-born actress went on to star as Constance de Bonacieux in the 1973 movie "The Three Musketeers." Welch won a best actress Golden Globe award for her performance, and reprised her role as de Bonacieux in the 1974 sequel "The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge."
– CNN
sequel
The Chicago-born actress went on to star as Constance de Bonacieux in the 1973 movie "The Three Musketeers." Welch won a best actress Golden Globe award for her performance, and reprised her role as de Bonacieux in the 1974 sequel "The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge."
– CNN
milieu
TV movies became a positive milieu for Raquel as she developed sound vehicles for herself such as The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1980) and Right to Die (1987), earning a Golden Globe nomination for the latter project.
– IMDB
nomination
TV movies became a positive milieu for Raquel as she developed sound vehicles for herself such as The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1980) and Right to Die (1987), earning a Golden Globe nomination for the latter project.
– IMDB |
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