Actor and model Raquel Welch passes away at age 82

Raquel Welch, a US actor who is frequently recognized for establishing the role of the contemporary action heroine in Hollywood movies, passed away at the age of 82. The star passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning after a brief illness, according to her management.

In the 1960s, Welch rose to fame as a worldwide icon owing to her role as a bikini-clad cavewoman in the 1966 movie One Million Years B.C. The divorced mother of two worked as both a model and a cocktail waiter for Neiman Marcus during a quick trip to Dallas, Texas. In 1974, she received a Golden Globe for The Three Musketeers.

Welch, who was born Jo-Raquel Tejada in 1940, grew up in California, where she competed in and won adolescent beauty pageants before working as a local weather forecaster.


In her biography Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage, Welch continued to confront her image. There, she talked about her upbringing, her struggles as a young single mother in Hollywood, and why she would never lie about her age.



Later in life, she also unveiled a jewellery and skincare brand, a Mac Cosmetics beauty line, and her own line of custom-made wigs.

Reese Witherspoon, an actress, was one of those paying tribute, tweeting that she "loved" collaborating with Raquel Welch on Legally Blonde.

Viola Davis, an actress and producer, uploaded a video of herself and Cher performing "I'm a Woman" in 1975 and said, "You were timeless to me...iconic."

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We'll never forget our dear buddy Raquel Welch, one of our favourite guests on The Muppet Show, the Disney series tweeted. She is survived by her daughter Latanne "Tahnee" Welch, who is also an actress, and her son Damon Welch.

FAQs:

1. What was the first movie of Raquel Welch?
   Fantastic Voyage (1966)
2. What was the last movie Raquel Welch was in?
   How to Be a Latin Lover (2017).