Raquel Welch broke out in One Million Years B.C thanks to her bombshell beauty and outstanding talent, and has left behind an impressive legacy, including a Golden Globe for her performance in 1974’s The Three Musketeers and a fun role in 2001's Legally Blonde.
Raquel died at the age of 82 in 2023, but her acting talents have been passed on to her two children, who have their own successful careers in show business. Find out how they’ve built on her legacy to carve something of their own.
© Ron Galella Collection via GettyTahnee Welch is Raquel's only daughter and her youngest child
Who is Tahnee Welch?
Tahnee Welch is the youngest child and only daughter of actress and model Raquel.
Latanne Welch, or Tahnee as she is commonly known, was born in 1961 in San Diego. It's reported that Tahnee left school at the age of 16 after being cast in several Italian movie roles before breaking into larger US features.
Tahnee appeared alongside her mother, and brother Damon, in The Beloved in 1971.
The former actress dated Jared Harris, known for roles in The Crown and Mad Men, between 1991 and 1996 but never married.
© Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesRaquel Welch's daughter takes after her mother with both acting and modelling credits
What has she been in?
Tahnee is best known for her role as Kitty in the 1985 sci-fi comedy Cocoon, which follows a group of seniors who swim in a pool of revitalising alien cocoons, and its 1988 sequel Cocoon: The Return.
She has modelled for publications including Vogue, Italian Vogue, British GQ and was featured on the cover of Playboy in 1995.
Stepping away from fantasy in 1996, Tahnee took on the role of Viva in I Shot Andy Warhol. The feature followed the events leading up to the artist’s attempted assassination, exploring the story of Valerie Solanas, who wrote a screenplay hoping Andy Warhol would agree to produce it but, after he continually ignored her, attempted to kill the 1960s pop artist.
© Getty ImagesDamon and his sister have carried on their mother's acting legacy
Who is Damon Welch?
Tahnee’s older brother Damon was born in San Diego in 1959. Like his sister and mother, he also pursued an entertainment career, but while they were comfortable in front of the lens, Damon stepped behind it, taking on a producer role.
Damon was married to Rebecca Trueman, daughter of cricket legend Fred Trueman. The pair married in June 1991 and divorced two years later in 1993.
© Getty ImagesDamon and his sister share their mother's affinity for show business
What has he been in?
Damon worked as part of the production crew on J-Men Forever, a 1979 spoof feature that used clips from Republic Pictures serials to tell the tale of a villain attempting to take over the world.
He also worked on productions associated with his mother, such as Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness and I Am Raquel Welch, the latter of which he was credited as the executive producer.
Like his sister, Damon had an uncredited acting role in 1971’s The Beloved, in which his mother starred.
