Hollywood actress Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82.
She “passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness”, her management company said.
She had two children – son Damon and daughter Tahnee.
Welch won a Golden Globe in 1975 for her role in The Three Musketeers.
One of her best-known roles was in One Million Years BC, released in 1966, in which her only costume was a deer skin bikini.
A publicity still of her in the two piece became a best-selling poster.
In 2011, Time magazine put it at number six in the “top 10 bikinis in pop culture”.
Welch at the premiere of The Flight of the Phoenix in London in 1966. Pic: AP
Alongside her acting career, Welch was seen as a sex symbol, with Playboy magazine calling her the “most desired woman” of the 1970s.
There were lots of TV appearances, from 1964 and 2017, and in the early 1980s she was on Broadway, starring on the New York stage in Woman of the Year, alongside Lauren Bacall.
Her management company, Media Four, said in a statement: “Raquel Welch, the legendary bombshell actress of film, television and stage, passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness.
“Her career spanned over 50 years, starring in over 30 films and 50 television series and appearances.
“The Golden Globe winner, in more recent years, was involved in a very successful line of wigs.
“Raquel leaves behind her two children, son Damon Welch and her daughter, Tahnee Welch.”
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