Raquel Welch dies at 82

Published February 16, 2023
A 2014 file photo shows Raquel Welch at an awards ceremony in Beverly Hills.—Reuters
A 2014 file photo shows Raquel Welch at an awards ceremony in Beverly Hills.—Reuters

LOS ANGELES: Raquel Welch, the film actress whose sultry, curvaceous looks made her a leading sex symbol of the 1960s and ‘70s, died at age 82 on Wednesday.

Welch came to the wide attention of moviegoers for her role in a 1966 sci-fi adventure, Fantastic Voyage.

It was followed by her iconic appearance later that year in the prehistoric drama One Million Years B.C.

Although Welch had just a few lines of dialogue in B.C, images of her memorable appearance in a fur-skinned bikini made her a bestselling pinup that transformed her into a global sex symbol.

Published in Dawn, February 16th, 2023

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