Raquel Welch: US actress and model dead at 82
Golden Globe winner Welch has been credited with paving the way for action heroines in Hollywood.
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US actress Raquel Welch, often credited with paving the way for modern day action heroines in Hollywood films, has died at the age of 82.
The Hollywood star passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning after a brief illness, her manager said.
Welch became an international sex symbol in the 1960s, widely remembered for playing a bikini-clad cavewoman in the 1966 film One Million Years BC.
