Raquel Welch

2023 - 2 - 16

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Guardian"

Raquel Welch: a life in pictures (The Guardian)

The American actor has died at the age of 82. In 1966, her appearances in Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years BC, wearing a fur bikini, ...

In 1966, her appearances in Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years BC, wearing a fur bikini, shot her to stardom. The American actor has died at the age of 82.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "ABC News"

Actress Raquel Welch, sex symbol of 1960s, dies aged 82 (ABC News)

Raquel Welch, the film actress whose sultry, curvaceous looks made her a leading sex symbol of the 1960s and 70s, has died at age 82.

The Golden Globe winner starred in about 30 films and 50 television series in a career spanning five decades. - The Golden Globe winner starred in about 30 films and 50 television series - Photos of her in a fur bikini in One Million Years BC made her a bestselling pin-up

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Sydney Morning Herald"

Raquel Welch, sex symbol of 1960s, dies age 82 (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The film actor known for her sultry, curvaceous looks came to the wide attention of moviegoers for her role in the 1966 sci-fi adventure Fantastic Voyage.

She was also nominated for a Globe in 1988 for the TV movie Right to Die. (The Jo in her name was from her mother, Josephine). She returned to the Great White Way in 1997 in Victor/Victoria. Playboy crowned her the “most desired woman” of the ’70s, despite never being completely naked in the magazine. It turned out that I was the Bo Derek of the season, the lady in the loin cloth about whom everyone said, ‘my god, what a bod,’ and they expected to disappear overnight.” In 2013, she graced the No.2 spot on Men’s Health’s “Hottest Women of All Time” list.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "NEWS.com.au"

Actress Raquel Welch dead at 82 (NEWS.com.au)

Former actress and sex symbol Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82 after a brief illness, it's been confirmed. Francesca Bacardi – Page Six.

Welch received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994. She portrayed a diva-ish version of herself on the 1997 Seinfeld episode, “The Summer of George”. Welch’s final movie role was in 2017’s How To Be A Latin Lover. The couple divorced in 1964. “I was happy that I had got a break so I could have my career, but at the same time, it was like: ‘This isn’t me. “I’m not in a position to just say: ‘Oh, no, wait a minute. Born on September 5, 1940, Welch became interested in performing at a young age by taking part in ballet and beauty pageants. I was too scared to say anything about it because it was my first big movie with Fox, and I was in with a lot of heavyweights,” Welch told The Post in 2012 about her role as a medical team member trying to save an injured diplomat’s life. The Golden Globe winner, in more recent years, was involved in a very successful line of wigs. She said, ‘Darling, I just want you to know, I’m a big fan of yours. Her long resume also includes Bedazzled, Myra Breckinridge and a memorable turn on the sitcom Seinfeld. Raquel leaves behind her two children, son Damon Welch and her daughter, Tahnee Welch.”

Post cover
Image courtesy of "South Coast Register"

Actress Raquel Welch, sex symbol the 60s, dead at 82 (South Coast Register)

Raquel Welch, the film actress whose sultry, curvaceous looks made her a leading sex symbol of the 1960s...

she wrote in her autobiography, Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage. She played herself and mocked divas in an episode of Seinfeld, memorably attacking Elaine and rattling Kramer. She returned to the Great White Way in 1997 in Victor/Victoria. In 2013, she graced the No. In addition to acting, Welch was a singer and dancer. Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film One Million Years B.C.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "CNN"

Raquel Welch, 'Fantastic Voyage' star, has died at age 82 (CNN)

Raquel Welch, a veteran actress who rose to fame in the 1960s in the films "One Million Years B.C." and "Fantastic Voyage," has died, according to a ...

In the 90s, Welch appeared in various sitcoms, including “Seinfeld,” where she played herself as a nod to the legendary diva she had become. (The poster later became a central device in the acclaimed movie “The Shawshank Redemption.”) Windham Vandermark, ex-wife of the late Hayworth Windham, whose murder Witherspoon’s Elle Woods helps solve. Welch’s iconic roles continued into the turn of the century. Welch’s career in TV and film spanned decades. Welch also appeared in “Spin City,” as well as “Evening Shade” and “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.”

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Forbes"

Raquel Welch Dead: Actress And Silver Screen Siren Was 82 (Forbes)

After separating with her first husband James Welch, she moved with her two children to Dallas, where she began modeling for Neiman Marcus and worked as a ...

Also later in her career, she guest-starred on Lois & Clark, Seinfeld, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Spin City and CSI: Miami, and had a regularly scheduled role in the 2017 UPtv comedy Date My Dad. She also hosted her own primetime variety special, Raquel!!; appeared opposite Robin Williams in an episode of sitcom Mork & Mindy; and performed on Broadway in Woman of the Year in 1981. That same year she released the dance single This Girl's Back In Town. Next was a contract with 20th Century Fox, which in addition to the aforementioned Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C., led to roles in films like Shoot Loud...I Don’t Understand, Sex Quartet, and The Oldest Profession. Raquel Welch, who rose to fame for her role in the sci-fi themed Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C. in 1966, died today after a brief illness.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "BBC News"

Raquel Welch: US actress and model dead at 82 (BBC News)

US actress Raquel Welch, often credited with paving the way for modern day action heroines in Hollywood films, has died at the age of 82.

Performing a duet with her on The Muppet Show helped moi become the W-O-M-A-N I am today! Raquel Welch was one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever worked with. "She was elegant, professional and glamorous beyond belief," said Witherspoon. Actress and producer Viola Davis posted a clip of her singing "I'm a Woman" with Cher in 1975, writing: "You were ageless to me...iconic". Welch went on to address her image in her memoir, Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage, in which she opened up about her childhood, her early career woes as a single mother in Hollywood, and why she would never lie about her age. Despite her public image, however, she long expressed discomfort with the representation of her body, once saying she "was not brought up to be a sex symbol, nor is it in my nature to be one".

Post cover
Image courtesy of "ABC News"

Actor Raquel Welch, sex symbol of 1960s, dies aged 82 (ABC News)

Raquel Welch, the actor whose sultry, curvaceous looks made her a leading sex symbol of the 1960s and 70s, has died at age 82.

The Golden Globe winner starred in about 30 films and 50 television series in a career spanning five decades. - The Golden Globe winner starred in about 30 films and 50 television series - Photos of her in a fur bikini in One Million Years BC made her a bestselling pin-up

Post cover
Image courtesy of "ABC News"

Golden globe winner Raquel Welch dies aged 82 (ABC News)

Raquel Welch, the actor whose sultry, curvaceous looks made her a leading sex symbol of the 1960s and 70s, has died at age 82.

"Wrong. The Golden Globe winner starred in about 30 films and 50 television series in a career spanning five decades. - Photos of her in a fur bikini in One Million Years BC made her a bestselling pin-up

Post cover
Image courtesy of "TV Tonight"

Vale: Raquel Welch | TV Tonight (TV Tonight)

Screen goddess Raquel Welch, best known for One Million Years B.C., Fantastic Voyage and Myra Breckinridge, has died, aged 82. She died peacefully early on ...

In 1995, she was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the “100 Sexiest Stars in Film History”. 3 on their “100 Sexiest Stars of the Twentieth Century” list. She completed more than 30 films, including Fantastic Voyage and a Golden Globe win for The Three Musketeers, as well as some 50 television series in a career spanning five decades. In 2011, Time listed the image in the “Top Ten Bikinis in Pop Culture”. It took a green emerald ring for her appearance to woo her back on stage. Screen goddess, Raquel Welch, best known for One Million Years B.C., Fantastic Voyage and Myra Breckinridge, has died.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "InDaily"

Raquel Welch dies - InDaily (InDaily)

Welch died on Wednesday after a brief illness, according to her agent, Stephen LaManna of the talent agency Innovative Artists.

She played herself and mocked divas in an episode of Seinfeld, memorably attacking Elaine and rattling Kramer. She returned to the Great White Way in 1997 in Victor/Victoria. Please click below to help InDaily continue to uncover the facts. She was a divorced mother when she met former actor turned press agent, Patrick Curtis. In 2013, she graced the No. In addition to acting, Welch was a singer and dancer.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "9News"

Hollywood star Raquel Welch dies aged 82 (9News)

Hollywood actress Raquel Welch has died aged 82 after a short illness. She became a film icon and international sex symbol in the 1960s, and was perhaps ...

The actress, with more than 70 film and television credits, got her start as a spokesmodel on a variety show, Hollywood Palace, and had a small role in the Elvis Presley film Roustabout in 1964. The actress, with more than 70 film and television credits, made her mark on Hollywood after donning a prehistoric fur bikini in the 1966 film One Million Years B.C. She became a film icon and international sex symbol in the 1960s, and was perhaps best known for her role in films Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "7NEWS.com.au"

Raquel Welch, US actress and Fantastic Voyage star, dead at 82 (7NEWS.com.au)

Family members say the US actress, best known for Fantastic Voyage and more recently Legally Blonde, died after a brief illness.

[Cookie Guide](https://www.sevenwestmedia.com.au/cookies-guide). If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our [7plus >>](https://7plus.com.au/7bravo?utm_source=7NEWS&utm_medium=contextual-link-entertainment&utm_campaign=7bravo) [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/15/raquel-welch-actress-model-dead-dies-82/) the star died on Wednesday morning after a “brief illness”. [Raquel Welch](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity) has died aged 82.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "PerthNow"

Celebrities and colleagues remember Raquel Welch (PerthNow)

Reese Witherspoon and director Paul Feig have led the tributes to late actress Raquel Welch who has died after a short illness at 82.

"It was wild. A memorable encounter for which I'm grateful." Wild." Sending love to her family and her many fans." We'll never forget vous, Raquel!" "This is so sad.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Drive"

How Raquel Welch charmed her way into a multi-million dollar ... (Drive)

Hollywood icon Raquel Welch didn't just sizzle on screen, she also managed to score a classic Ferrari as a bonus for a pretty ordinary movie.

The poster photo is Welch's most recognised, featuring the star in a deer-skin bikini in a scene from the 1966 movie, One Million Years BC. Welch owned the 275 Spider, finished in Tour de France Blue over cream leather, for a number of years before it was sold to a couple in California who kept it for the next 30-odd years. Throw in the celebrity provenance, and that would have been one valuable bonus! Powered by a 3.3-litre V12 with six Weber twin-choke carburettors, the 275 produced 190kW at a sonorous 7000rpm. When new, the 275 GTS was priced from $US14,500, which at local inflation rates is the equivalent of $AU340,000. However, it did earn her a spectacular bonus.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Maitland Mercury"

Celebrities and colleagues remember Raquel Welch (The Maitland Mercury)

Reese Witherspoon has led tributes to Hollywood bombshell Raquel Welch, describing her as "elegant, professional and glamorous beyond...

"It was wild. A memorable encounter for which I'm grateful." Wild." Sending love to her family and her many fans." Thanks for being my friend, Raquel." "This is so sad.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "South Coast Register"

Celebrities and colleagues remember Raquel Welch (South Coast Register)

Reese Witherspoon has led tributes to Hollywood bombshell Raquel Welch, describing her as "elegant, professional and glamorous beyond...

"It was wild. A memorable encounter for which I'm grateful." Wild." Sending love to her family and her many fans." Thanks for being my friend, Raquel." "This is so sad.

Celebrities and colleagues remember Raquel Welch (Newcastle Herald)

Reese Witherspoon has led tributes to Hollywood bombshell Raquel Welch, describing her as "elegant, professional and glamorous beyond...

"It was wild. A memorable encounter for which I'm grateful." Wild." Sending love to her family and her many fans." Thanks for being my friend, Raquel." "This is so sad.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Guardian"

Raquel Welch obituary (The Guardian)

Star who shot to global fame in the 1960s in One Million Years BC and whose later roles showed her aptitude for comedy.

[Peter Cook](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-peter-cook-1567341.html) and [Dudley Moore](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/mar/28/guardianobituaries.media) in Bedazzled (1967), a comedy irreverently resetting the Faust legend in 1960s swinging London. Variety described Welch as “at best a pleasantly passable singer”, suiting “the costumes better than she does the vocal and acting requirements”. She also comically played a temperamental version of herself attacking Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) and Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in a 1997 episode of Seinfeld. But a technicality involving start dates and contract options ruled out the Bond film and she was cast in Fantastic Voyage (1966), a big-budget sci-fi submarine saga, clad in a wetsuit. She took top billing in Myra Breckinridge (1970), as a transgender movie critic, in a misjudged adaptation of Her last film was How to Be a Latin Lover (2017). In an updating of the [Katharine Hepburn](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jul/01/guardianobituaries.film)-Spencer Tracy 1942 movie of the same title, she gave a show-stopping performance as the TV news personality Tess Harding. In the event, she worked as a model and cocktail waiter in Dallas, Texas, before moving to Los Angeles. The performance won her a Golden Globe best actress award and she reprised the part in The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge (1974). She increasingly took roles on television and worked up an act as a nightclub singer that she took across the US. “It would be inaccurate to say that Miss Welch is a better actress than Miss Bacall, but certainly at this stage of her career she is a more animated musical personality.” Ursula Andress, who had emerged from the sea in another famous bikini for the 1962 James Bond film Dr No, had turned down the role of Loana.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "USA TODAY"

Witnesses in GA Trump probe suspected of lying, Raquel Welch ... (USA TODAY)

Witnesses in Georgia's Trump investigation are suspected of lying. What's that mean for the probe? Plus, Raquel Welch dies at 82: 5 Things podcast.

Celebrities remembered her yesterday, including Reese Witherspoon who tweeted, "She was elegant, professional, and glamorous beyond belief. Jayme, great insight on all of this. All right. But what corporate leaders and investors are seeing from research is that it's not just a moral issue, it's a business one. Overall, men outnumber women five to one among named executives, right? And for this story, we wanted to come up with a different way to measure who holds the most power because the way it's typically reported, companies show that they have hundreds of people in executive jobs, when really the most power is held by a handful of individuals at the top of those companies. What types of jobs are we talking about, Elisabeth, and what's the difference in terms of how gig workers file their taxes? So what does that mean for tax season? So much work now takes place in the so-called gig economy. Plus, a look at the latest debt ceiling timeline and how to do your taxes in the gig economy. Taylor Wilson: What's that mean for the probe?

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Hope Standard"

Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82 (Hope Standard)

Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film “One Million Years B.C.” would propel her to international sex symbol ...

She surprised many critics — and won positive reviews — when she starred in the 1981 musical “Woman of the Year” on Broadway, replacing a vacationing Lauren Bacall. It turned out that I was the Bo Derek of the season, the lady in the loin cloth about whom everyone said, ‘My God, what a bod’ and they expected to disappear overnight.” (The Jo in her name was from her mother, Josephine). Welch was a divorced mother when she met ex-actor turned press agent, Patrick Curtis. Welch’s breakthrough came in 1966’s campy prehistoric flick “One Million Years B.C.,” despite having a grand total of three lines. 2 spot on Men’s Health’s “Hottest Women of All Time” list.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "NPR"

Six must-see films with Raquel Welch, from 'Fantastic Voyage' to ... (NPR)

The veteran film, television and stage actress died Wednesday morning at the age of 82, after a brief illness.

This 1960s film follows scientist Jan Benes (Jean Del Val) as he develops a way to shrink humans and other objects for brief periods. In a career spanning nearly six decades, Welch started in the 1960s with appearances on TV shows such as The Virginian, McHale's Navy and Bewitched. Welch made film history in this 1969 Western, starring alongside African American actor and former professional football player Jim Brown. Welch only had a few lines, but her animal skin two-piece became part of pop culture history. The movie, set in 1912 in Sonora, Mexico, follows native revolutionary Yaqui Joe (played by Burt Reynolds) as he robs a bank to buy guns for the Yaqui people. The news was confirmed to NPR by her son, Damon.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "North Delta Reporter"

Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82 (North Delta Reporter)

Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film “One Million Years B.C.” would propel her to international sex symbol ...

She surprised many critics — and won positive reviews — when she starred in the 1981 musical “Woman of the Year” on Broadway, replacing a vacationing Lauren Bacall. It turned out that I was the Bo Derek of the season, the lady in the loin cloth about whom everyone said, ‘My God, what a bod’ and they expected to disappear overnight.” (The Jo in her name was from her mother, Josephine). Welch was a divorced mother when she met ex-actor turned press agent, Patrick Curtis. Welch’s breakthrough came in 1966’s campy prehistoric flick “One Million Years B.C.,” despite having a grand total of three lines. 2 spot on Men’s Health’s “Hottest Women of All Time” list.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "whynow"

Raquel Welch, a cinema icon, has died aged 82 (whynow)

Raquel Welch, an American actress and a model, died after a brief illness on 15 February. She was 82 years old.

Welch when I was a regular on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and she was awesome. Kind, funny and a true superstar whom I was pretty much in love with for most of my childhood. She won a Golden Globe in 1974 for The Three Musketeers and was nominated for another for the TV drama Right To Die in 1987. Welch was an icon of her time and paved the way for women in film, specifically in more action-packed roles. Feig called Welch “kind, funny and a true superstar”. 🕊️ Sending love to her family and her many fans ❤️ Loana was a full-rounded female character with both masculine and feminine qualities. Her role was revolutionary in providing the audience with a female hero to identify with. Welch also posed for Playboy in 1979 but never did a fully nude shoot. She also battles another warrior in the film, defeating her but refusing to deliver the killing blow. Her image was heavily used for promotion, thrusting Welch into a sex-symbol status. Her image perfectly encapsulated the changing times as women’s roles, both on- and off-screen, were going through major changes.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "FXStreet"

Retail Sales surge and Raquel Welch passes (FXStreet)

PPI due out today….Will that mimic the CPI? Try the Rigatoni Alla Vodka. Great retail sales report, rates go UP and the Nasdaq is the winner on the day ...

The market commentary is for informational purposes only and should not be deemed as a solicitation to invest or increase investments in BJAM products or the products of BJAM affiliates. In a deep pan – melt half a stick of butter and add a splash of olive oil, add the chopped garlic and the diced prosciutto. I continue to favor the STPN (Stuff that People Need) as the overweight with Aerospace/Defense, AI, Cybersecurity and SMID’s (small and Mid-Cap) as complements. I continue to think we will test 4000 again in the next couple of weeks and I think it holds. Today brings us the all-important PPI number – inflation at the producer level and that too is expected to be up m/m but down y/y – just like the CPI was supposed to be….Top line PPI demand at +0.4% up from -0.5% last month, y/y at +5.4% down from 6.2% last month. The PPI Ex food and energy up +0.3% m/m and down to 4.9% y/y….Now remember that the CPI was stronger in the y/y numbers – something that caught the markets by surprise – so expect investors to be looking for that in the PPI number….also – I wonder if we will start to hear about the Super Core PPI number – which – like the Super Core CPI number just eliminates sectors of the economy that economists ‘think’ disrupt the picture too much….in order to give them the result that want (and need) to support their narrative in the event that the report is ‘hotter’ than what they want. Again - We remain in the broader 4000/4200 range….and the longer we remain above 4100, the more 4000 becomes significant support in the event of a pullback…. Is it the soft landing that we all hoped for or is it all about to fall off the edge? And like I said – rates went UP on the back of that strong report – and stocks went up – which continues to be a bit counter intuitive….. By the end of the day – the Dow gained 40 pts, the S&P gained 11, the Nasdaq added 110, the Russell gained 22 and the Transports added 48 pts. You see rising prices push UP sales figures (because you spend more but buy less) – they are not adjusted for inflation, so you have to ask – Is the 3% jump as strong as it appears? The consumer is alive and well…..Retail Sales (seasonally adjusted)– which were expected to come in at +2% came in at +3%, and EX Autos and Gas it was even more dramatic….+2.6% vs.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Page Six"

Emily Ratajkowski, more pay tribute to Raquel Welch in iconic fur bikini (Page Six)

Emily Ratajkowski, Heidi Klum and Teresa Giudice posted photos of themselves re-creating Raquel Welch's iconic "One Million Years B.C." fur bikini after the ...

[explained on the “Shoot This Now” podcast](https://www.thewrap.com/emily-ratajkowski-gives-us-the-rundown-on-her-raquel-welch-tribute/) at the time. [Costume queen](https://pagesix.com/slideshow/heidi-klum-halloween-costumes-over-the-years/) Heidi Klum also [shared a pic](https://www.instagram.com/p/CotdjVaLi-m/?hl=en) of herself modeling a take on the two-piece on Wednesday night. [died this week](https://pagesix.com/2023/02/15/raquel-welch-dead-at-82/) at the age of 82 after a brief battle with an undisclosed illness. “Growing up Raquel Welch was such a beautiful & iconic woman to me (and everyone else on the planet). [captioned her post](https://www.instagram.com/p/CouRHncOOuv/) on Instagram. It’s just fun and kind of quirky,” the Inamorata swimwear designer

Post cover
Image courtesy of "Parade Magazine"

Teresa Guidice Pays Tribute to Raquel Welch With Iconic Fur Bikini ... (Parade Magazine)

The 'RHONJ' star resurfaced her recreation of Raquel Welch's 'One Million Years B.C.' look following the latter's death.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "The Australian Financial Review"

Raquel Welch: Sixties sex symbol collides with the woke 'n' woeful ... (The Australian Financial Review)

One Million Years BC? Hollywood glam looks positively fossilised in this puritan decade.

Despite the best efforts of her local teacher and doctor to persuade her that she is trapped in the wrong body and to bind her chest, Leda insists she wishes to not only remain a female but – much to the horror of her woke parents – intends to marry her high school boyfriend. Lady in Cement: During an ocean dive, a Miami detective, played by Frank Sinatra, discovers a naked woman’s body with her feet in a block of concrete on the seabed. Welch goes on the hunt and discovers there are more and more inexplicable deaths, all of them young, fit sportsmen in peak fitness. However, she is viewed with suspicion by the rest of the townsfolk when they learn her dark secret – she was born a girl and intends to remain a girl. The Prince and the Pauper: Young Harry is desperately jealous of his older brother, Wills, who is destined to be the next king. However, it all goes horribly wrong when Dudley Moore fails to use the correct pronouns and disgracefully refers to Raquel Welch as a “she”.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "MI6-HQ"

Raquel Welch (2023) (MI6-HQ)

The world's most visited unofficial James Bond 007 website with daily updates, news & analysis of all things 007 and an extensive encyclopaedia.

On Welch’s claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, the jury awarded Welch $1 million for her loss of income and $750,000 for damage to her reputation. Welch died on February 15th, 2023, at her home in Los Angeles, following a brief illness at the age of 82. The film was a hit and made her a star. In 1982, she was contracted to star in 'Cannery Row' for $250,000, but was fired by the producers a few weeks into production and replaced by 25 year-old Debra Winger. Welch argued that the allegation signaled to other filmmakers that she was not dependable. She is still virtually unknown.' We finally agreed to release her - which may or may not have done her a favour - and renewed our search for the ideal Domino." That’s not the outcome I was looking for.” MGM also took a bath on the film that caused all the trouble: 'Cannery Row' cost $11m to make but only recouped $5m at the domestic box office. Broccoli targeted the up-and-coming actress to play the role of Domino in the fourth James Bond film She landed the title role in a production of The Ramona Pageant in 1959 which led to a job as a weather presenter at a local San Diego television station. We went to Hollywood and signed her for the role. She decided to give up her drama classes due to family commitments and then separated from her husband and moved with her two children to Dallas, Texas, and became a model for Neiman Marcus. Her first two films were small: 'A House Is Not a Home' (1964) and 'Roustabout' (1964) with Elvis Presley.

Post cover
Image courtesy of "ABC News"

Cultural icon Raquel Welch has passed away (ABC News)

Since the 60's and 70's, Welch has defined and shaped the image of what a strong female lead looks like throughout her multi-faceted career.

Explore the last week