One Million Years B.C. and Fantastic Voyage, has died. She was 82.“The legendary bombshell actress of film, television, and stage, passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness,” Welch’s rep confirmed in a statement to “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.” Born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940, in Chicago, Welch began her career as a weather forecaster on local San Diego station KFMB before appearing on sitcoms such as Bewitched and the Elvis Presley musical Roustabout in the early ’60s.
But it was 1966—and the deerskin bikini she wore in One Million Years B.C.—that helped Welch break out. Roles in Bedazzled, Fathom, and Myra Breckinridge followed.
In 1974, she won a Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or comedy for The Three Musketeers. Her later credits included guest appearances on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Seinfeld, as well as a supporting role in .
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