Editing Raquel Welch (section)

==== Television ====

In 1982, Welch starred in the Western ''[[The Legend of Walks Far Woman]]'' for [[NBC]].<ref name="Collins-1982">{{Cite news |last = Collins |first = Glenn |date = May 28, 1982 |title = Walks Far Woman radical departure for Raquel Welch |work = The Shreveport Journal |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118736522/walks-far-woman-radical-departure-for/ |access-date = February 16, 2023 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date = February 16, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230216093201/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118736522/walks-far-woman-radical-departure-for/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Billed as her "first TV movie dramatic debut", Welch played a 19th-century Native American woman in Montana.<ref name="Collins-1982" /> In the summer of 1982, Welch was among the candidates considered for the role of [[Alexis Carrington]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] primetime drama ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]'', along with Elizabeth Taylor and [[Sophia Loren]], before the producers settled on [[Joan Collins]].<ref>{{Cite news |last = Edelstein |first = Andy |date = April 30, 2006 |title = Take 5: 'Dynasty' rises again |work = Newsday |url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/279958745 |access-date = February 17, 2023|archive-date = February 17, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230217100653/https://www.proquest.com/docview/279958745/784F8DC5DEAC41E1PQ/16 |id = {{ProQuest|279958745}} |url-status = live }}</ref>

[[File:Raquel Welch.jpg|thumb|upright=.9|alt=Welch in a dark scoop top, wide belt, and tuxedo-styled jacket, hair styled up|Welch at the 39th Emmy Awards Governor's Ball in September 1987]]
In 1987, Welch starred in the television drama ''[[Right to Die (film)|Right to Die]]'', an "unglamorous" role in which she portrayed a college professor and mother of two stricken with [[Lou Gehrig's disease]], and asks to die with dignity.<ref name="Buck-1987">{{Cite news |last = Buck |first = Jerry |date = October 12, 1987 |title = Raquel Welch looks anything but glamorous in fact-based drama |work = The Macon Telegraph |agency = Associated Press |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118826580/raquel-welch-looks-anything-but/ |access-date = February 17, 2023 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date = February 17, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230217100650/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118826580/raquel-welch-looks-anything-but/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

Welch starred in the made-for-television films ''[[Scandal in a Small Town]]'' (1988), ''[[Trouble in Paradise (1989 film)|Trouble in Paradise]]'' (1989), and ''[[Torch Song (1993 film)|Torch Song]]'' (1993).<ref>Hanauer, Joan. (April 9, 1988). [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/04/09/Raquel-shows-off-her-best-asset-her-IQ/5144576561600/ Raquel shows off her best asset{{snd}}her IQ.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926052011/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/04/09/Raquel-shows-off-her-best-asset-her-IQ/5144576561600/|date=September 26, 2018}} UPI. Retrieved August 7, 2018.</ref> In 1995, she was a guest star in [[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman season 2|''Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'']].<ref name="TV Guide-1995">{{Cite news |title = Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman season 2 episodes |work = TV Guide |url = https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/lois-and-clark-the-new-adventures-of-superman/episodes-season-2/1030005460/ |access-date = February 17, 2023 |archive-date = February 17, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230217100650/https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/lois-and-clark-the-new-adventures-of-superman/episodes-season-2/1030005460/ |url-status = live }}</ref> In the Season 2 episode "Top Copy", Welch played a television reporter and assassin who threatens to expose Clark's identity as Superman.<ref name="TV Guide-1995" /><ref>{{Cite news |date = May 8, 1995 |title = TV Listings |work = The Sydney Morning Herald |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118825392/tv-listings/ |access-date = February 17, 2023 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date = February 17, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230217100650/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118825392/tv-listings/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

In 1996, Welch joined the cast of the night-time soap opera ''[[Central Park West (TV series)|Central Park West]]'', after CBS had already slated it for cancellation, as creator [[Darren Star]] made a final attempt to save the show by boosting its ratings late in its first season.<ref>{{Cite news |last = Schleier |first = Curt |date = June 5, 1996 |title = Too little, too late? |work = Fort Worth Star-Telegram |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118825572/too-little-too-late/ |access-date = February 17, 2023 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date = February 17, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230217100721/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118825572/too-little-too-late/ |url-status = live }}</ref> She was a guest star on the American comedy series ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]'' (1997), playing Sabrina's flamboyant Aunt Vesta from the realm called the Pleasuredome.<ref>{{Cite news |last = Duffy |first = Mike |date = March 14, 1997 |title = TV Weekend – What's worth watching |work = Detroit Free Press |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118826116/tv-weekend-sabrina-the-teenage-witch/ |access-date = February 17, 2023 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date = February 17, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230217100651/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118826116/tv-weekend-sabrina-the-teenage-witch/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

Welch acted in the Season 8 finale of the comedy series ''[[Seinfeld]]'', titled "[[The Summer of George]]" (1997), playing an exaggerated and highly temperamental version of herself.<ref name="Gettell-2023">{{Cite magazine |last = Gettell |first = Oliver |date = February 15, 2023 |title = Remembering Raquel Welch's iconic 'Seinfeld' episode |magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] |url = https://ew.com/tv/remembering-raquel-welch-seinfeld-episode/ |access-date = February 17, 2023 |archive-date = February 16, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230216091259/https://ew.com/tv/remembering-raquel-welch-seinfeld-episode/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last = Dickie |first = George |date = November 21, 2004 |title = NBC special, DVD release inspire 'Seinfeld' top 10 episode list |work = The Tribune |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118742750/the-summer-of-george/ |access-date = February 16, 2023 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date = February 16, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230216155223/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118742750/the-summer-of-george/ |url-status = live }}</ref> In the episode, ranked by [[Zap2it]] as one of the top 10 episodes of ''Seinfeld'', series character [[Cosmo Kramer|Kramer]] is forced to fire Welch from the lead role in a fictional [[Tony Award]]-winning musical called "Scarsdale Surprise", while the character [[Elaine Benes|Elaine]] gets into a "catfight" with her after a chance encounter on the street.<ref name="Gettell-2023" /> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote, "By delivering a pitch-perfect performance as a fire-breathing prima donna, Welch also poked fun at her reputation (fairly earned or not) for being difficult to work with."<ref name="Gettell-2023" />

[[File:Raquel Welch 2000.jpg|thumb|upright=.9|Welch in 2000]]
In 2002, Welch co-starred in the [[PBS]] series ''[[American Family (2002 TV series)|American Family]]'', a story about a Mexican American family in [[Eastside Los Angeles|East Los Angeles]], with [[Edward James Olmos]].<ref name="Navarro-2002">{{Cite news |last = Navarro |first = Mireya |date = June 12, 2002 |title = I, Latina |work = The Albuquerque Tribune |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118742495/i-latina-raquel-welch-reclaims-her/ |access-date = February 16, 2023 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date = February 16, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230216155732/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118742495/i-latina-raquel-welch-reclaims-her/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Her role as Aunt Dora, the "drama queen of the family", marked the first time in her 40-year career that Welch had acknowledged her heritage as a [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latina]].<ref name="Navarro-2002" />

[[File:RaquelWelchApr2010.jpg|thumb|upright=.9|alt=Welch during an appearance in April 2010|Welch in 2010]]
In 2008, Welch appeared in ''[[Welcome to The Captain]]'' on [[CBS]], playing a "sultry actress"; according to one critic, she was "spoofing herself".<ref>{{Cite news |last = Bobbin |first = Jay |date = February 3, 2008 |title = Welch spoofs herself in Welcome to the Captain |work = The Buffalo News |url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118742539/welch-spoofs-herself-in-welcome-to-the/ |access-date = February 17, 2023 |via = [[Newspapers.com]] |archive-date = February 17, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230217100651/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118742539/welch-spoofs-herself-in-welcome-to-the/ |url-status = live }}</ref> She guest starred on ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' in 2012 and played Aunt Lucia in the 2013 [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] original movie ''[[House of Versace]]''. In 2015, she portrayed Miss Sally May Anderson in the television drama ''The Ultimate Legacy''.<ref>{{Cite web |title = The Ultimate Legacy – Full Cast & Crew |url = https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-ultimate-legacy/cast/2000364642/ |access-date = February 16, 2023 |website = TV Guide |archive-date = February 17, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230217100651/https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-ultimate-legacy/cast/2000364642/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

Welch played the mother-in-law of [[Barry Watson (actor)|Barry Watson]]'s character in a Canadian sitcom titled ''[[Date My Dad]]'' (2017) where she reunited with [[Robert Wagner]] on screen, five decades after starring together in ''The Biggest Bundle of Them All''.<ref>Nolasco, Stephanie. (October 26, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/raquel-welch-talks-working-with-robert-wagner-meeting-elvis-presley-and-frank-sinatra Raquel Welch talks working with Robert Wagner, meeting Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.]  Fox News. Retrieved October 28, 2017.</ref>