Actress Raquel Welch Dies at 82
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
American actress Raquel Welch has died at 82.
Known for her roles in such films as Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C. — where she famously donned a doe-skin bikini that made her an international sex symbol — Welch won a Golden Globe in 1974 for her role The Three Musketeers.
She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTPlayboy in 1998 named the 100 sexiest female stars of the 20th century, and Welch came in third — after Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield. Brigitte Bardot was fourth.
“Throughout her career, Ms. Welch was publicly admired more for her anatomy than for her dramatic abilities,” reported The New York Times. “She even called her 2010 book — a memoir cum self-help guide — “Beyond the Cleavage.”
In Rhode Island, she appeared on the cover of a Ross-Simons catalog.
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