- Michel Lipchitz / Associated PressThe American actress Raquel Welch, in for an American television programme, in front of journalists in Paris, on January 15, 1970. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
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NBCNBC112 4/15/97 SEINFELD -- "The Summer of George" -- TELECAST DATE: Thurs., May 15 (9-9:30 p.m. ET) -- PICTURED: (l-r) Michael Richards, Raquel Welch -- RAQUEL WELCH GUEST-STARS IN SEASON FINALE - When Kramer (Richards) unexpectedly wins a Tony Award, he finds himself acting as Raquel Welch's (as herself, "Kansas City Bomber") producer in the Broadway show she's headlining. -- NBC PHOTO: Chris Haston.![Raquel Welch, starring in Broadway’s ‘Woman of the Year,’ poses...]()
David Handschuh / Associated PressRaquel Welch, starring in Broadway’s ‘Woman of the Year,’ poses with sailors from the ship Salpan and a few marines on Saturday, July 3, 1982 matinee in New York. The servicemen were in New York to participate, July 4 Harbor Festival, and caught Ms. Welch’s show, where she replaced Lauren Bacall in the title role. (AP Photo/David Handschuh)![(Original Caption) Photo shows Raquel Welch in an exotic bathing...]()
Bettmann / Bettmann Archive(Original Caption) Photo shows Raquel Welch in an exotic bathing suit standing over people sleeping on the ground in this movie still. "20th Century Fox resents Stanley Donen's 'Bedazzled.' Panavision" Movie released in 1967.![Raquel Welch publicity portrait for the film 'One Million Years...]()
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APYoung Hollywood actress Raquel Welch touches the beard Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni is growing for his role in a new film Shoot Loud, Louder....I Don't Understand, which will be shot in Rome under the direction of Italian playwright-actor-director Eduardo de Filippo and starring Welch and Mastroianni. The picture was taken June 15, 1966, during a party on the set of the film when the press were briefed about the picture and introduced to the principal actors and actresses. (AP Photo/Mario Torrisi)![Actress Raquel Welch throws up her hands is dismay as...]()
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The American actress Raquel Welch, in for an American television programme, in front of journalists in Paris, on January 15, 1970. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
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Legendary bombshell Raquel Welch, who became a global icon almost overnight following her small but memorable role in the 1966 fantasy film “One Million Years B.C.,” died Wednesday. She was 82.
During a career that spanned more than five decades, her roles ranged from a transgender woman in Michael Sarne’s 1970 adaptation of Gore Vidal’s satirical novel “Myra Breckinridge” to the gritty 1972 roller derby movie “Kansas City Bomber” to her Golden Globe-winning performance in the star-studded 1973 comedy “The Three Musketeers.”
Here’s a look at Raquel Welch’s life and career in photos.
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