Raquel Welch (1940-2023)
Former international sex symbol/actress Raquel Welch has died after a short illness. She was 82 years old. Over 50 years, her career spanned and has starred in over 30 movies and 50 television series and appearances.
She began her career in two films in 1966, one of which was the science-fiction movie "Fantastic Voyage" and the other was a prehistoric drama called "One Million Years B.C." The latter, however, despite her character having a handful of lines, catapulted Raquel's status as a sex symbol. After the success of "Voyage" and "B.C.", Raquel went on to star in several films, such as "Bedazzled" (which later got remade in 2000 with Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser) and "Myra Breckinridge". She also won a Golden Globe for Best Actress as Constance de Bonacieux in the 1973 "The Three Musketeers" remake. Raquel would reprise her role in the sequel "The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge".
Throughout the 90s, she appeared in various sitcoms, such as "Seinfeld", in which she played herself, alluding to the legendary diva she had become. Welch also guest starred in "Spin City", "Evening Shade", and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch". At the turn of the century, her famous roles continued in films like "Legally Blonde" opposite Reese Witherspoon, where she played Mrs Vindham Vandermark, the ex-wife of the late Hayworth Vandermark, whose murder Witherspoon's Elle Woods helps solve. The "sex symbol" moniker also stuck as the momentum for Welch continued to build. She has two children, including Tahnee Welch, who is also an actress.
