“Her career spanned over 50 years starring in over 30 films and 50 television series and appearances. “Raquel Welch, the legendary bombshell actress of film, television and stage, passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness,” said a statement from her company, Media Four.
Welch would also crop up on shows such as ‘Spin City’, ‘Evening Shade, ‘Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman’, ‘Sabrina, the Teenage Witch’, ‘Seinfeld’ and a 2004 episode of ‘8 Simple Rules.’ She was a series regular, playing a former soap star on CBS’ short-lived 2008 comedy 'Welcome to the Captain’. Just as active on the small screen as well as the big one, Welch formed more than one production company, and delivered a series of successful TV movies, including ‘ The Legend of Walks Far Woman’ and medical drama ‘ Right to Die’, for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination. Related Article: ' Legally Blonde 3' in the Works, Reese Witherspoon to Star and Produce TV work
“At least I wasn’t one of those mincing little girls I never wanted to be that.” “I liked that there was something very superhero about her,” Welch told The Los Angeles Times in 2016, referring to her role as Loana the cave girl. That same year, she appeared scantily clad in strips of fur in the prehistoric fantasy ‘ One Million Years B.C.,’ which made her into an international sex symbol, and saw her image plastered on bedroom walls across the world. By 1966 she was among the stars of ‘ Fantastic Voyage’, a sci-fi adventure in which a group of scientists is miniaturized to locate and destroy a blood clot threatening the life of a colleague. Yet her career truly took off after a screen test at, and the studio signed her to a contract. That year she also made an uncredited appearance in the Elvis Presley movie ‘ Roustabout.’ She did some TV guesting work and appeared in the beach party movie ‘ A Swingin’ Summer’ in 1965. She made her screen debut as one of the call girls in Russel Rouse’s movie “ A House Is Not a Home’ in 1964.
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