Rest in peace. Actress Raquel Welch, who helped redefine the traditional image of the Hollywood sex symbol with her portrayals of strong women in dozens of movies in the 1960s and ’70s, died on Wednesday, February 15, at age 82.
LOS ANGELES, USA – Actress Raquel Welch, who helped redefine the traditional image of the Hollywood sex symbol with her portrayals of strong women in dozens of movies in the 1960s and ’70s, died on Wednesday, February 15, at age 82.
Her death following a brief illness was confirmed in a statement released by Jane McKnight, her Los Angeles-based manager., playing a member of a miniaturized medical team injected into the body of an injured diplomat and memorable for the skin-tight diving suit she wore in one scene where she was attacked by antibodies.
Her success in that film was followed by an iconic appearance later the same year in the prehistoric fantasy dramadepicting cavemen and women coexisting with dinosaurs. Although Welch had just a few lines of dialogue instill photos of her appearance in a deer-skinned bikini made her a best-selling pinup and a global symbol.
She was born Jo Raquel Tejada in Chicago. Her father was an aeronautical engineer from Bolivia. Her family moved to California when she was young. She later studied ballet before entering a series of beauty contests. She briefly earned a living as a model and cocktail waitress before applying for film roles and breaking into the movie business with small 1964 roles in the dramaShe went on to a career spanning more than half a century, appearing in more than 30 films and 50 television series, and as an entrepreneur was involved in a successful line of wigs,
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