Raquel Welch, international icon who starred in ‘Fantastic Voyage,’ dies at 82
LOS ANGELES — Raquel Welch had only three lines in the 1966 film “One Million Years B.C.,” but her doeskin bikini did all the talking anyway, launching her as an international icon almost over night.
Welch died Wednesday, according to her management company, Media Four. She was 82.
“Raquel Welch, the legendary bombshell actress of film, television and stage, passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness,” said a statement from Media Four. “Her career spanned over 50 years starring in over 30 films and 50 television series and appearances. The Golden Globe winner, in more recent years, was involved in a very successful line of wigs.”
Welch was a La Jolla beauty queen turned single mom, but to the world, she was an exotic actor
