US actress Raquel Welch dies aged 82 American actress and model Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82. The actress is often credited with paving the way for modern-day action heroines in Hollywood films. She became an international sex symbol in the 1960s, with roles including a bikini-clad cavewoman in the 1966 film One Million Years B.C and a role in 1974’s The Three Musketeers – for which she won a Golden Globe. Welch passed away on Wednesday morning, following a brief illness, her manager said. Born in California, her career started in beauty pageants and modelling before…
