Tahnee Welch was born in 1961 in San Diego, California, daughter of
father James Welch and mother Raquel Tejada (actress
Raquel Welch), and the younger sister of
Damon Welch. Most of her childhood
was spent between Spain, England and Italy, returning to an all-girls
school in the United States.
At 16 she dropped out of school and left home. After a couple of years
of odd jobs, she moved to New York and studied acting. In the 1980s she
began her acting career in Italy, where she was cast in the lead role
in Ein bißchen verliebt (1984),
opposite one of Italy's most famed icons, the beautiful
Virna Lisi, and newcomer
Claudio Amendola. It became a favorite
of the Italian public and is aired regularly on Italian television.
Shortly after returning to New York she was cast in
Ron Howard's summer blockbuster
Cocoon (1985), with veteran actors
Jessica Tandy,
Hume Cronyn and
Maureen Stapleton. Despite the
blockbuster success of "Cocoon", she continued her career in Italy and
Germany for several years, enjoying great success starring in the
mini-series
Giulia Aus dem Leben einer Schriftstellerin (1989),
directed by legendary theater actor/director
Enrico Maria Salerno and
co-starring one of Italy's most celebrated film stars,
Fabio Testi, and
Laura Antonelli.
Tahnee has appeared in the American indie pictures
The Moviemaker (1995),
based on Howard Korder's play;
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996),
directed by Mary Harron; and
Sue - Eine Frau in New York (1997), directed by
Amos Kollek.
