she is dead Rachel Walch, iconic film actress and Hollywood sex symbol. He was 82 years old. Death came after a short illness. This is reported by the American website TMZ.
Jo Rachel Tejadathe actress’ real name, made famous by her roles in Hallucinating Journey and A Million Years Ago, both from 1966. In the second film in particular, Welch only had a handful of lines, but it was her look – a simple, skimpy suede- Bikini – which made her a sex symbol.
From there, the actress exploded, making her one of the most desirable female stars of the ’60s and ’70s, which made her want to get one Golden Globes as best actress for the role of Constanze Bonacieux in The Three Musketeers, 1974.
In 1995, Empire magazine named her one of the “100 sexiest stars in the history of cinema”. Playboy ranked it third in their “100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th Century.” In 1975 she appeared on the Cher show and performed the song I’m a Woman with Cher.
The beginnings
Born in Chicago, Illinois to a Bolivian father, she moved with her family to suburban San Diego, California at the age of two. She studied dance and took part in numerous beauty pageants.
Welch made her acting debut at age 24 in small parts in the 1964 film Madame P… And Her Girls From Russel Roussewith protagonists Shelley Winters And Robert Taylorand next to it Elvis Presley in The Carnival Singer by John Reichbut after some television experiences, such as The Virginian and Bewitched, also in 1964, she entered the fantasy of the sixties generations for the role of Dralle Loana a million years ago by Don Chaffey.
The career
The actress has also managed to be appreciated as a performer in intense or dramatic roles, earning two nominations for Golden Globes and won Best Actress in the aforementioned The Three Musketeers directed by Richard Lesterwith an all-star cast included Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Charlton Heston, Christopher Lee And Faye Dunaway.
Given the film’s success, Welch reprized the role in the 1974 sequel Milady, again directed by Lester. In the years that followed, the actress starred in Wild Party (1975). James IvoryThe Prince and the Pauper (1977) by Richard Fleischer and The Beast (1977) by Claude Zidinext to Jean-Paul Belmondo.
In 1987, she received her second Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie for When to Die By Paul Wendkosthis time without winning the prize.
private life
Raquel Welch had four husbands: James Walch (from ’59 to ’64), whom she divorced after having two children, one of whom is an actress Tahnee Welch, Born in 1961 and Damon Walch. The second husband was Patrick Curtis (from ’67 to ’72), Andre Weinfeld (from 1980 to 1990) and Richard Palmer (from 1999 to 2004).